Defense
Senate Skittish Over Cutting Troops' Benefits
Lawmakers balk at proposed changes to health care, housing allowances, base amenities and pay for top brass.
Oversight
Play of the Day: The Crafty Case Against Health Care
The Daily Show looks at the Hobby Lobby case before the Supreme Court.
Pay & Benefits
Have a Clearance? You Can Earn a Lot More Outside Government
Cleared independent consultants typically make nearly $30,000 more annually than cleared feds.
Defense One
Big Data, Synthetic Biology and Space Planes Are the Weapons of the Future
DARPA’s FY15 budget is full of more money for cutting-edge capabilities like big data, synthetic biology and space planes. By Patrick Tucker
Oversight
House GOP Wants to Make It Nearly Impossible for Obama to Create New National Monuments
Critics have dubbed the bill the 'No More Parks Act.'
Nextgov
HealthCare.gov Visits Surge Ahead of Obamacare Enrollment Deadline
Consumers must try to sign up for a plan by March 31.
Management
IRS Chief Warns Delivering Documents to Congress Could Take Years
House Oversight chairman accuses Koskinen of violating subpoena.
Management
Must Every Federal Bureaucrat Speak Off the Record?
Even the most banal agencies resist transparency.
Nextgov
HealthCare.gov Bugs and 16 Other Ways to Qualify for an Obamacare Extension
The administration releases a long list of loopholes to the enrollment deadline.
Nextgov
Boehner Supports End to NSA Mass Surveillance
The House speaker backs moderate legislation from the Intelligence Committee.
Defense
FBI: Syria Is 'Metastasizing' Terrorist Threats Against U.S.
Comments arrive on the heels of reports that al-Qaida is setting up training camps within Syria.
Defense
At Least Russia and the U.S. Still Get Along in Outer Space
Ukraine crisis is just another blip for collaboration in space exploration.
Management
The Scant Science Behind Anything That Claims to Boost Your Brainpower
Researchers have yet to find conclusive evidence that brain training works.
Nextgov
Military Green Lights Amazon Cloud for Defensewide Use
Decision based on FedRAMP tests and additional security controls.
Pay & Benefits
Bill Would Give Feds a 3.3 Percent Pay Raise in 2015
Legislation would apply to both General Schedule and hourly workers.
Management
Want to Work in Science? Men Have the Advantage
How gender discrimination affects hiring.
Pay & Benefits
Do Cafeterias Need Better Vegetarian Options?
Hill aides campaign for a tastier menu in Capitol eateries.
Nextgov
IT Grads Rank 14 Agencies as Top Employers
NASA, NSA and the FBI compete with Google, Facebook and Amazon in new survey.
Defense