Defense One
10 Ways to Make the Internet Safe from Cyber Attacks
The guy who invests in startups for the CIA lays out how to avert a massive cyber attack. By Patrick Tucker
Oversight
GOP's 2016 Contenders Flock to the Iowa State Fair
The midterms are still not over, yet the presidential jockeying has begun.
Pay & Benefits
Phased Retirement is Finally Here
Feds can submit their applications to work part-time and receive half of their annuity beginning Nov. 6.
Defense
Why Won't Tommy Franks Talk About the Turmoil in Iraq?
Retired general says he is "not interested in self-aggrandizement."
Defense One
With Shrinking Budgets, Pentagon Should Rely More on Guard, Reserve Troops
The Pentagon must think more creatively about how to structure and when to use reserve forces. By Ret. Lt. Gen. David Barno
Management
About to Ask For a Raise? Listen to These Three Songs First
New research shows that music with heavy bass makes people feel far more confident.
Insights
New Identity Management System Unlikely to Prevent Future Mass Military Shootings
If the goal of the system is to prevent shootings like those at Fort Hood and Washington Navy Yard, the new interface will likely fall short.
Management
Edward Snowden Can Stay In Russia for Three More Years
The NSA leaker has been in legal limbo for the last week, ever since his initial political asylum grant expired on August 1.
Route Fifty
New York City Mayor Enlists His Family to Promote Food Composting
Watch Bill de Blasio’s kids show how the city’s Brown Bin program works.
Oversight
Two Parody Twitter Accounts That Perfectly Explain U.S. Politics
@GOPTeens and @SalonDotCom are the future of political satire.
Management
Obama Doesn't Want to Send the Secret Ebola Serum to Africa Anytime Soon
President says the deadly virus is "controllable if you've got a strong public health infrastructure in place."
Oversight
Play of the Day: Rand Paul's New Diet Could Work For All Republicans
It only takes three easy steps.
Nextgov
Spyware Maker Accused of Peddling to Autocrats is Gutted By Hacker
Clients, prices and tools of FinFisher-manufacturer Gamma Group leaked online.
Management
The Ideal Commute Is Not Actually No Commute
It's normal for people to want a little time to detach from the workplace.
Nextgov
Foreigners Probably Behind Break-in at DHS Background Check Contractor
Hack at USIS, already under fire for cutting corners, likely exposed information on agency employees.
Employee Policy
APWU backs lawmakers move to block postal closures
The American Postal Workers Union this week worked to rally support for an effort in the Senate to turn back the U.S. Postal Service's plan to shutter or consolidate 82 mail processing facilities across the country.
Retirement
OPM issues phased retirement regulations
The Office of Personnel Management on Aug. 7 issued its long-awaited final regulations on phased retirement. The new program will allow eligible full-time employees to work part-time while drawing a portion of their retirement benefits.
Benefits
VA bill signed into law
Legislation designed to bring much needed reforms to the Department of Veterans Affairs and to increase veterans' access to care was signed into law by President Obama in an Aug. 7 ceremony at Fort Belvoir, Va.
Pay & Benefits
Can You Accept That Gift? Take Our Quiz
14 questions to test your knowledge of when you can and cannot accept presents.
Oversight