Oversight
Play of the Day: 'Religion Under Attack' in Arizona
Arizona's law gets the Daily Show treatment.
Nextgov
Boeing Enters the Super-Secure Smartphone Market With a Focus on Hardware
The Black looks and functions like a generic Android device but doubles as a classified information system capable of scanning for intrusions.
Defense One
How the Army Plans to Fight a War Across the Electromagnetic Spectrum
The Army’s first-ever electromagnetic warfare field manual shows that, for the military, IEDs and spam have a lot in common. By Patrick Tucker
Oversight
FDA on Defensive for Snooping on Employees’ Computers
Two reports detail efforts to monitor communications of scientists suspected of press leaks.
Nextgov
U.S. Border Drones Need 'Further Refined' Privacy Policies, DHS Chief Says
But security is still Jeh Johnson's priority, the department's new secretary tells Congress.
Pay & Benefits
Locality Pay Still in a Deep Freeze
While federal employees’ base pay appears to be headed for its second consecutive increase, locality rates have stayed the same for four years.
Pay & Benefits
More Than 134,000 Feds to Telework Next Week
Effort will save government more than $11 million, group says.
News
Democrats: The IRS Probe Has Cost Taxpayers $14 Million So Far
Price tag includes employee compensation, travel and IT upgrades.
Defense One
Here’s What the Pentagon Will Cut If Sequestration Happens Again in 2016
The Pentagon is gambling with Congress again over what another round of sequestration will cost the military – and this time, DOD’s threat is a bit more believable. By Stephanie Gaskell
Nextgov
House Passes Bill to Put More FOIA Processing Online
The legislation would also require agencies to publish documents requested three times or more.
Management
House Republicans Would Raise Small-Business Contract Goals
Bill comes as GAO calls agency performance data inadequate.
Management
Managing Tight Budgets—California Style
How the economic downturn set the stage for government innovation.
Tech
The White House Has Four Options For NSA Reform
Choices include having phone companies or another government agency retain private data.
Management
Exhibit to Showcase New Works by George W. Bush
Some of the 43rd president's never-before-seen paintings will be featured in early April at his presidential library in Dallas.
Management
The Real Challenge for Women Is Leaning Out
One writer argues that we should combat the culture of long hours and intensive parenting by just doing less. Can it work?
Nextgov
Why Drugs Need Horseshoe Crab Blood for FDA Approval
Everyone who has had an injection in the U.S. has been protected by the blood of a forgettable sea creature.
Oversight
Obamacare Enrollment Results Will Come Down to the Wire
The latest numbers indicate the health care law could sign up 7 million people by the March deadline.
Defense
The Pentagon's Push to Close Bases Is 'Dead on Arrival'
A top Defense official said the department is already hearing that its request is doomed.
Pay & Benefits
The Politics of Process Plague Senate Vets Bill
A rift between Democrats and Republicans over amendments is threatening legislation that would reverse an unpopular cut to veterans’ pensions.
Oversight