Defense One
What Will $5 Billion in Military Cyber Spending Pay For?
The Pentagon is spending more on cybersecurity, but is it spending it in the right way? By Patrick Tucker
Defense One
Pentagon Wants to Keep Controversial War Budget Beyond Afghanistan
The war in Afghanistan is winding down, but the Pentagon hopes its war budget goes on. By Stephanie Gaskell
Pay & Benefits
Feds Petition for More Pay; Some Could Get It
Senior-level managers, scientific employees and EPA workers could be coming into more money soon.
Nextgov
CIA Accused of Hacking Senate Staffer Computers
The agency's watchdog is investigating whether agents spied on the Senate Intelligence Committee.
Management
The 3 Keys to Productivity
You’ll never have a sink full of dirty dishes if you follow Toyota’s productivity secrets.
Management
Watchdog: Agencies Struggle to Account for Senior Exec Training Costs
GAO says half of 26 agencies produced incomplete data on training and travel expenses.
Nextgov
Defense Health Agency Wants More Money for IT Operations in 2015
Agency also wants $91.3 million in research funds for new electronic health record.
Pay & Benefits
Fed Groups Offer Tepid Praise for Obama’s Budget
Federal employee advocates applaud funding boosts, but deride 1 percent raise proposal.
Oversight
Ex-IRS Official Silent as Congressional Hearing Turns Into Shouting Match
Lois Lerner again takes the Fifth as House panel leaders feud.
Management
How I Lead: By Making Wrong Turns and the Right Choices
Insights from Jim Hearn of the Army Corps of Engineers’ Northwestern Division.
Oversight
'It's Just Really Not the Place for Me': Congress's Brain Drain
Members are leaving the House to seek lower-prestige county and state posts where they feel they can make a bigger difference.
Oversight
Obama's New Budget Is All About the Midterm Elections
The president's proposal is packed with liberal ideas and includes few incentives for Republicans. That's exactly the point.
Management
How to End the Gender Pay Gap Once and for All
A Harvard economist makes the case that greater autonomy and work flexibility would bring us closer to equal pay
Pay & Benefits
TSP Rebounds in February
Federal retirement savings plan back in the black after weak January.
Pay & Benefits
Military Groups Brace for Battle Against Higher Health Care Costs
Lawmakers expected to stall on benefit cuts in midterm election year.
Nextgov
Air Force to Congress: Save the Space Fence
The proposal preserves development of new radars aimed at keeping vessels safe from deadly space trash.
Defense One
The Biggest Threat to the Pentagon’s Budget Is Entitlement Spending
Our failure to reform mandatory spending is adversely impacting our nation and our national security. By Rep. Scott Rigell
Oversight
Play of the Day: Obama's Manliness Scale
How does the American leader size up against Putin's machismo?
Defense One