Management
Vendors Doing Business with IRS Owe Nearly $600M in Back Taxes
Auditors find more than 1,100 delinquent businesses escaped agency’s controls.
Nextgov
Insurance Companies Are Making a $500 Million Bet on Obamacare
With HealthCare.gov basically fixed, insurers prepare a half-a-billion-dollar battle for new customers.
Oversight
Senators Eye Changes to Military Pension Provision in Budget Deal
The measure could be amended next year, before the pension cuts take effect.
Management
Leaders Do Matter -- But When Does Their Gender Matter Too?
Countries with ethnic diversity often have slow economic growth -- unless there is a woman in charge.
Pay & Benefits
NASA Stays at Top of Annual Best Agencies to Work List
Most federal employees are increasingly unhappy with their agencies.
Oversight
Rest Up From the Budget Fight, Because There's a Debt Ceiling One Around the Corner
Republicans are trying to figure out what they can get using the debt limit as leverage.
Pay & Benefits
Public-Private Sector Pay Gap Continues to Grow, But Not As Rapidly
Salary council says the typical fed earns 35.4 percent less than his private-sector counterpart.
News
These Awards Make Government Look Bad
It may be time to rethink the Obama administration's competition for cost-cutting ideas.
Defense
Tightening Security After Navy Yard Tragedy Becomes a Balancing Act
Security specialists encourage extra protections, but lean against expanding daily checks on employees.
Nextgov
What you Need to Know About Health IT Apps
The Veterans Affairs Department has begun rolling out custom-designed medical apps as part of a larger effort to make health care something patients can carry in their pockets.
Nextgov
HealthCare.gov Security Gaps Identified in Contractor Documents
It’s not clear how many of the vulnerabilities have since been addressed.
Nextgov
Microsoft Executive to Lead HealthCare.gov
Kurt DelBene takes the reins from Jeffrey Zients to lead the site out of crisis mode.
Oversight
Research on 'Zombie' Games and Romance Novels Makes Annual 'Wastebook'
Sen. Coburn’s latest list also calls NASA and State Department projects frivolous.
Management
Contractors Report Revenue Losses from Sequestration
Survey shows two-thirds of 220 firms were adversely affected.
Oversight
Senate Moves Ahead With Bipartisan Budget Deal
Chamber votes to debate bill that would increase pension contributions from new federal workers.
Oversight
Appropriators Will Work Through the Holidays to Avoid a Shutdown
Congress must pass a spending package implementing the budget deal by Jan. 15.
Management