Management
5 Myths About Introverts and Extroverts at Work
Leaders are coming out of the introvert closet in droves.
Defense One
This Is How America's Spies Could Find the Next National Security Threat
A recent breakthrough in online prediction markets promises a better glimpse of the future – paid for by U.S. intelligence. By Patrick Tucker
Defense One
The ‘House of Cards’ Lesson for the U.S. Military
In ‘House of Cards,’ the U.S. parks an aircraft carrier near China in a standoff. In real life, that may not be an option much longer. By Harry J. Kazianis
Nextgov
DHS Wants Facial Recognition Border Surveillance System
The department is exploring technology that would use various biometric matching techniques to track the exit of foreign visitors.
Nextgov
Radiation Levels Spiked for Navy Responders to Japan Nuke Disaster, Report Says
Officials maintain the worst-case exposure for crew members was less than 25 percent of the annual radiation exposure from natural sources.
Pay & Benefits
Military Families Are Using Food Stamps More Than Ever
Defense commissaries see spike in government assistance.
Nextgov
DHS Taps Contractors to Continue Supplying Biometric IDs
Temporary move comes as department reevaluates $103 million award to HP for developing iris and facial recognition credentials.
News
Watch Jerry Seinfeld Rip the Postal Service
It’s a “dazed and confused distant branch of the Cub Scouts,” comedian says.
Defense One
NATO Chief Tweets Ukraine Military In a Plea for Peace
NATO’s Gen. Breedlove uses Facebook and Twitter to beg new Ukraine military leaders for peace, after President Obama issues warning. By Kevin Baron
Oversight
IRS Senior Execs Took Improper Tax Deductions
Audit finds employees should have paid taxes on reimbursements for long-term travel.
Management
Why You Shouldn't Grade Employees' Performance on a Curve
Research says human performance doesn't follow a bell curve.
Management
'House of Cards' and a Brief History of Ruthless Pragmatism
Frank Underwood may be fictional but his philosophy isn’t—just ask Barack Obama or any master of political gamesmanship.
News
Have Feds Been Off the Job 25 Percent of the Time This Fiscal Year?
Putting statistics on snow days and the shutdown in perspective.
Management
The 5 Biggest Time Wasters for Chief Executives
Meetings and PowerPoints are among the things that are holding CEOs back.
Nextgov
Pentagon to Ask for More Cyber Spending in Next Budget
Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said the department would focus more on intelligence gathering, reconnaissance.
Management
The U.S. Government's Amazingly Wrong Forecast for This Winter
It predicted "above-normal" temperatures. Oops.
Nextgov
Moon Lasers Are Creating the Galaxy’s Fastest Internet
Want this article to load more quickly? Read it in space.
Oversight