Management

4 Tips for Crowdsourcing Federal Projects

How to set up a public forum for innovative ideas and technology.

Oversight

Six Ways Washington Will Stay the Same

What will happen after the midterm elections in November?

Management

Former U.S. Controller, Champion of Feds Goes to Private Practice

Danny Werfel, who last led the troubled IRS, joins Boston Consulting Group.

Defense One

The Myth Behind the Hollow Force

The disconnect lies in the difference between a smaller force and a hollow force. By Russell Rumbaugh

Defense

GAO Questions Affordability of F-35 Joint Strike Fighter

Total acquisition cost of $390 billion “may not be achievable,” watchdog warns.

Management

How to Become Productively Generous

What leaders can teach employees about helping without burning out.

Nextgov

U.S. Cloud Services Companies Are Paying Dearly for NSA Leaks

The agency could consider economic impacts of its practices.

Nextgov

Microsoft Offers Agencies Incentives to Drop Windows XP

Agencies upgrading to Windows 8 receive discounts and robust Office 365 cloud service.

Oversight

Opinion: The Feud Between the CIA and the Senate Is Not a Problem -- It's a Glimmer of Hope

Our adversarial, Madisonian system may be alive after all.

Oversight

House Republicans Determined to Produce a Budget

But putting one together that can pass won't be easy.

Oversight

Play of the Day: On Russia, News Media's Dirty Words

Fallon examines what you can and cannot say about the Russian news.

Defense One

Think the Pentagon Isn’t Serious About Asia? Think Again

Next month, Hagel hosts a 3-day summit of 10 defense ministers from ASEAN and beyond, and that’s something. By Brian Harding

Defense One

Why Aircraft Carrier Workers Deserve a Better Plan from the Pentagon

Predictable and stable work is what the aircraft carrier industrial base needs. By Rick Giannini and Darrell Grow

Defense One

Summits Are Nice but Obama Needs to Do More for Nuclear Security

The Obama administration started the Nuclear Security Summit convening this week. Now it needs to pick up the pace before terrorists get a bomb. By Joe Cirincione

Defense

Military Sexual-Assault Verdicts Revive Debate on Hill

Critics said the cases underscore the need for further reforms.

Management

IRS Reorganizes Division at Center of Controversy

Centralization of legal team comes as Republican lawmakers demand Lois Lerner’s testimony before Justice Department.

Management

The Optimal Office

How better design could fix your workday—and your life

Management

Analysis: Obama's Incredibly Underwhelming Executive Orders

Recent White House moves to help workers may be well-intentioned, but they will achieve little.

Defense One

‘Comprehensive Review’ of Military Medals to Begin in June

Why? Drones, for one thing. By Ben Watson