Management
Working From Home Seems More Legitimate If You Have a Kid
And dads, a study finds, are typically granted more leeway than moms.
Nextgov
Hacktivists Swipe Ferguson Officers’ Personal Data
It's unclear how much information was compromised.
Defense
British Intelligence Reportedly IDs James Foley's Executioner
"Jihad John" is believed to be Abdel-Majed Abdel Bary, a 23-year-old from London who went to Syria to join Islamist forces last year.
Employee Policy
Federal Coach: Treated poorly in the workplace?
Christine Porath is an associate professor at the McDonough School of Business at Georgetown University where she focuses on the effects of bad behavior within organizations and how leaders can create a more positive work environment. Porath spoke about her research with Tom Fox.
Benefits
VHA to use new method to fine-tune rural access to care
The Veterans Health Administration will move to what it says is a more accurate method for defining what constitutes urban, rural or highly rural areas.
Employee Policy
Security breach exposes info of 25,000 DHS employees
The company that performs background checks for the Department of Homeland Security experienced a breach of its systems' security, compromising personal information of at least 25,000 DHS employees.
Employee Policy
Federal corrections officer admits smuggling items into prison
A former Bureau of Prisons correctional officer and his wife admitted to taking bribes from the family of an inmate in exchange for bringing contraband into a federal prison.
Defense One
Obama, Iraq and the Coming War Powers Fight With Congress
To keep the U.S. fighting in Iraq, President Obama is quietly reconsidering the very Bush-era authorities he condemned. By Molly O’Toole
Route Fifty
Napa Quake Reminds California Officials of Unknown Seismic Risks
State has made slow progress to map its earthquake faults after tight budgets.
Oversight
How the White House Is Changing Obamacare to Comply With Hobby Lobby
HHS released new regulations on the law’s contraception mandate
Management
A Breakthrough in Federal Labor-Management Relations at the Pentagon?
From one union's perspective, the Defense Department is working with labor groups better than ever on personnel reform.
Nextgov
Hackers Taint the Caribbean, Smuggle Patient Data, and Bring Gaza to Delaware
Just another week in ThreatWatch, our regularly updated index of noteworthy data breaches.
Management
Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan Beg Each Other to Run for President
The two sat down for their first joint interview since the 2012 election on Fox News.
Nextgov
Will Court Move Clear the Way to Mass Government Hacking?
A single warrant could authorize federal officials to inject malware into hundreds of suspects’ -- and victims’ -- computers.
News
Is Pentagon’s ‘Security Cooperation’ Office Too Cooperative With Israel?
Officials complained the Defense Department is a little too eager to ship arms to the U.S. Ally.
Defense
White House Calls James Foley's Murder a 'Terrorist Attack'
"If you come after Americans, we're going to come after you, wherever you are."
Management
3 Tips for Adapting Programs to Rapidly Changing Technology
Road mapping can help you make informed guesses about where to invest.
Nextgov
Report: Todd Park to Step Down as Federal CTO
Park plans to move to Silicon Valley, where he will help recruit tech talent for government jobs.
Management
Hallway Feces Was Only the Beginning of EPA's Region 8 Problems
Publicly released emails detail a more widespread problem at the agency’s Denver office.
Nextgov