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.
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.
Oversight
Play of the Day: We Can See Russian Soldiers From Our House
Putin continues his defense of the situation in Ukraine.
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
Nextgov
Hackers Dub Russians Nazis, Mine Harvard Dogecoins and Fix Women's Webcams
Just another week in ThreatWatch, our regularly updated index of noteworthy data breaches.
Management