Management

4 Ways to Structure Your Agency for Change

Organizations are continuously inundated with change, so be ready for it.

Defense

Pentagon Spends $300,000 Per Year to Study Body Language of Putin, World Leaders

The program has never informed a Defense policy decision, a spokesman said.

Oversight

Play of the Day: Late-Night Shows Break Down the Gaffes of CPAC

The Conservative Political Action Conference provided entertaining speeches.

Defense One

The Internet Is the New Battleground, Assange Tells SXSW

Hackers, entrepreneurs and software developers gather in Austin to discuss how the NSA has helped and hurt the country. By Patrick Tucker

Pay & Benefits

Defense Unveils Options to Overhaul Military Retirement System

Possible proposals include providing lump-sum payments to personnel that would likely reduce overall compensation.

Nextgov

Pentagon Tries Again on Cyber Intelligence-Sharing Contract

Agency will recompete the $26 million job after a GAO ruling against the initial award.

Defense One

Dempsey Reassures NATO Allies on Ukraine

The chairman of the Joint Chiefs says he’s prepared to back up NATO militarily if things escalate in Ukraine. By Ben Watson

Management

It’s Time to Play Moneyball for Government

The fiscal 2015 budget is focused on funding programs that actually work.

Management

Majority of Millennials Prefer Big Government

Young Americans grow more liberal, but identify as independent, according to new study.

Management

Agencies Detail How Sequestration Disrupted Government in 2013

All the adverse effects of the mandatory budget cuts may not be known for years, according to GAO.

Nextgov

Sequestration Hit IT Contracts

More than three-fourths of agencies re-scoped information technology contracts to manage the arbitrary cuts.

Management

Yes, the Fed Makes Comic Books

They're like Superman, but for financial literacy.

Nextgov

TSA Halts Testing on Technology to Screen Passengers' Online Data

It's back to the drawing board for the airline security agency's fast-track prescreening plan.

Nextgov

Innovation Fellows: Round Three

Does your agency struggle to find talented midcareer IT professionals?

Management

Does Diversity in the Workplace Help or Hinder Teamwork?

It's not about what diversity adds, it's about what homogeneity takes away.

Defense

Democratic Senator Blames White House in Failure of Military Sexual-Assault Bill

Kirsten Gillibrand says legislation to strip commanders of their power to decide which sexual-assault cases are prosecuted would have succeeded if President Obama had pushed for it.

Defense One

Why Russia and China Won’t Join Forces Over Disputed Islands

Too much history, too much risk, too little gain to believe that Beijing or Moscow are aligning against Japan. By Yun Sun and Hana Rudolph

Management

Senator: Some Data on Contractor Past Performance is Missing or Inaccurate

Claire McCaskill says ‘clumsy’ databases aren’t helping agencies avoid incompetent contractors.