Management
Americans Are Doing Less of This One Thing That Will Help You Get a Job
Fewer young people are volunteering, study shows.
Oversight
Play of the Day: Have You Taken Care of Your Bitcoin Lately?
Mt. Gox goes down and late-night hosts notice.
Nextgov
Industry Needs to Step Up to Protect the Power Grid From Cyber Attack
The Bipartisan Policy Center recommends a new governing body to improve security.
Nextgov
Are Conflicting Priorities Making Your Job Harder?
We want to know the toughest challenges you’ve faced in federal technology.
Defense One
Karzai Blasts Dempsey Over ‘Zero Option’ Remarks
Afghan President Hamid Karzai says Gen. Martin Dempsey’s comments are just ‘intimidation’ to get him to sign the troop deal. By Stephanie Gaskell
Management
Does a Republican Budget Put Paul Ryan in a Jam?
A spending plan could help or hurt House Republicans—and it looks like they're going to find out which it will be.
Management
Report: Agencies Should Learn to Share
Tight budgets and an increasingly complex world make collaboration on delivering services more important than ever, officials say.
Pay & Benefits
Union Brings ‘Fair Pay’ Pep Rally to Capitol
Maryland and Virginia lawmakers vow to fight pay cuts, fed bashing.
Pay & Benefits
The Incredible Shrinking Pay Raise in One Chart
Federal employees haven’t seen a pay boost above 2 percent since 2009.
Pay & Benefits
Senator To Focus on Federal Employee Pay, Morale
Montana Democrat Jon Tester calls Obama’s 1 percent pay raise proposal insufficient.
Management
The Pentagon Has to Learn a New Language: English
To communicate the effects of budget cuts, officials will now try to avoid both "Pentagon-speak" and hyperbole.
Management
Blame Open Plan Offices for Making Cold and Flu Season Worse
There's nowhere to hide from the guy with a cold.
Defense One
Gillibrand Links Military Sexual Assaults to PTSD and Suicide
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand opened a new dimension in the debate over military sexual assaults while continuing to apply pressure for her legislation. By Stacy Kaper
Nextgov
NSA Wants to Expand Phone Database—Because of Privacy Suits
The government says it needs to keep the phone data as evidence.
Nextgov
10,000 Year Nuclear Waste Storage Site Fails After 15 years
Maybe it’s time to develop another 10,000 year plan.
Nextgov
Workers Exposed to Radiation at Nuclear Weapons Waste Dump
Thirteen employees tested positive after Feb. 14 leak at the New Mexico site.
Oversight
New Nutrition Labels Will Make You Feel Guilty
The FDA wants to make sure you can't miss calorie amounts on food labels. But will that change your eating habits?
Management
Obama's Former Budget Ace Fights to Hide His Finances
Peter Orszag, slammed when he took a top job on Wall Street, is working furiously to keep his finances from the public eye.
Defense
How Should the U.S. Deal With Vladimir Putin?
Russia's wily president has outmaneuvered Western leaders for years. Is Barack Obama next?
Management