Management

What Brings You Joy as a Leader?

In a hurried up, hectic workday, it’s easy to blow past the things that bring you joy as a leader.

Defense

Intelligence Leaders: Al-Qaida Is Not on Path to Defeat

"It is morphing and franchising itself, not only here but in other areas of the world," James Clapper said.

Oversight

Play of the Day: No Place Like Sochi

Stephen Colbert wonders about the mistakes at the Russian Olympics.

Management

Office Drama? Here Are 3 Ways to Defuse the Situation

Learning the art of constructive confrontation can preserve your staff’s morale.

Management

White House Delays Obamacare Mandate Again

New rules soften the law’s employer mandate, which has already been delayed by a year.

Oversight

The Path to Victory in 2014

The president’s languishing approval ratings point to different strategies for each party going into the midterms.

Nextgov

Five Things That Cost More Than Space Exploration

Does the U.S. spend too much on space exploration, or not enough?

Pay & Benefits

Union Leader: 'We’re Not Taking Crap From Nobody'

American Federation of Government Employees president J. David Cox says union will campaign aggressively in upcoming midterm elections.

Nextgov

How to Make Data-Based Hiring Decisions

Typical resumé fodder may not be predictive of an employee’s performance.

Oversight

Pentagon Going Full-Speed Ahead to Improve Ethics

Hagel, Dempsey address theory that wartime pace prompted transgressions.

Oversight

SEC Chief Given Waiver on Work for Former Client

Ethics office says contact between Mary Jo White and Credit Suisse was minimal.

Nextgov

DARPA Launches Project to Revolutionize Web Search

Memex system, inspired by a 1945 article in The Atlantic, will focus on topical searches and plumb ‘deep Web.’

Management

Women Pay a Steep Price for Their More Flexible Work Schedules

Economic research finds that pharmacists are the most egalitarian of professions with a seamless system of job sharing.

Management

Your Post Office Now Wants to Be Your Bank

USPS is thinking about financial services—debit cards and small loans. But first, America's banks would have to get on board, or at least out of the way.

Defense

Is Syria Now a Direct Threat to the United States?

The militancy nurtured by the civil war appears to be spreading—just as diplomacy falters.

Management

Time Running Out on Debt Ceiling

Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew says that Congress only has until Feb. 27 to raise the debt limit without risking default.