Management
The Most Productive Thing I’m Doing This Year—No Business Trips
A frequent flyer undertakes a bold experiment in self-preservation.
Nextgov
The Future of the Army: Fewer Soldiers, More Robots, More 'Lethality'
If Google is doing it, DARPA is also doing it, but with more lethality.
Nextgov
Hunting Licenses to Shoot at Drones: What Could Possibly Go Wrong?
Voters in Deer Trail, Colo., will decide on the initiative in April.
Management
Doing the Leadership Tango
Knowing the right moves requires managers to understand each employee’s unique style.
Management
The Postal Service’s Latest Problem: Dilapidated, Unsafe Buildings
Auditors say agency needs to better prioritize funding to repair run-down post offices.
Management
Watchdog: Pentagon’s Efficiency Effort Lacks Proper Metrics
Budget crunch constrains Defense’s ability to adequately track project aimed at saving the department $100 billion.
Management
Maybe Workers Should Just Take Turns Being CEO
Not every leader wants to stay at the top.
News
A Crusader for Limited Government to the End
Sen. Tom Coburn laments the laws he failed to stop.
Management
Interior Department Snags Capitol Hill Vet for Outreach Gig
John Blair, a former aide to Democratic Rep. Dan Kildee of Michigan, is now the department's director of intergovernmental and external affairs.
Nextgov
VA Software Upgrade Bares Beneficiary Medical and Financial Data
Officials took the joint Defense-Veterans Affairs e-Benefits website offline while they address the problem.
Advice And Comment
The Power Of Panels, Probes and Pardons
Federal investigations are on the rise since Watergate. But can they effect change in an era of polarized government?
Oversight
Obamacare Is a Powerful New Crime-Fighting Tool
An astonishing two-thirds of the 730,000 prisoners released each year have substance abuse or mental health problems. But no one has been willing to pay for their treatment—until now.
Defense
Iran Got Uninvited from the UN's Syria Peace Talks
Reports say that Secretary of State John Kerry personally lobbied Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon to rescind the invitation.
Management
It's Time to Eliminate Exploding Job Offers
Forcing applicants to make a quick decision doesn't succeed in landing high performers.
Oversight
Play of the Day: NSA Reform Is Doomed
The Daily Show is skeptical about the possibility of reform.
Pay & Benefits
What Will Congress Cut to 'Support Our Troops'?
Lawmakers are scrambling to avoid veterans' anger over spending cuts, but they can't decide how to pay for it.
Defense One
Deciphering Obama’s Necessary Message to the Intelligence Community
President Obama’s NSA speech was what the public, and intelligence workers, needed to hear. The president of one intelligence group explains why. By Joseph R. DeTrani
Management
Federal Offices in Washington Closed Tuesday
Snowfall expected in region starting midday.
News