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
Play of the Day: Toward a More Perfect Union?
Jon Stewart looks at the meaning of the term "free market."
Management
What Can We Learn From a 10-Year-Old About Making a Stand?
How a lemonade entrepreneur with heart raised $1 million to fight child slavery.
Defense One
Poll: 49 Percent of Americans Think Afghan War Was a Mistake
It's a significant change since 2002, when 93 percent of Americans supported the war in Afghanistan. By Dustin Volz
Nextgov
VA Needs to Embrace Tech-Savvy, Mobile Veterans
More than 30 percent of the agency's employees and half of its senior execs are eligible for retirement.
News
Women: Hot Guys Don’t Drive Mail Trucks
In poll, postal vehicles come in last in ratings of driver attractiveness.
Management
Watchdog Taps Contractors for Lessons on Rebuilding Afghanistan
Reconstruction still vital after U.S. troops leave in December, IG John Sopko says.
Defense One
The End of the New ICBM
Facing enormous cost estimates, advocates for the nuclear triad just threw in the towel on building a new intercontinental ballistic missile. By Stephen Young
Management
Negotiating Your Salary Without Playing Hardball
How to gain influence while keeping your integrity intact.
Nextgov
Edward Snowden Just Got Yet Another New Job
University of Glasgow students elect the former NSA contractor to represent them as rector.
Management
Federal Government Seeks Public Solution to Spending Less on Travel
GSA turns to crowdsourcing to better manage travel data and create more efficient policies.
Management
Big Breakthroughs Come in Your Late 30s
What the ages of Nobel Prize winners tell us about creativity
Defense
Security Insiders: High Time for Congress to Cave on Closing Military Bases
"But they won't," one Insider said.
Nextgov
Women Fleeing Science, Tech Fields
Women make up nearly half of college students in these fields, but a third of them feel stalled after graduation.
Pay & Benefits