Management
Congress Tries to Cram in Border Response, VA Reforms Before Summer Recess
Hurdles remain before legislators leave for the summer.
Defense
How to Swindle Soldiers
A new report from ProPublica highlights three companies that have made a business out of suing service members.
Defense
Millions in Tax Debt Won’t Stop You from Qualifying for a Pentagon Security Clearance
83,000 contractors and feds owing a total of $730 million in unpaid taxes are eligible for clearances at Defense.
Oversight
The Most Famous Whistleblowers on Why They Leaked
Daniel Ellsberg and Edward Snowden on accountability in government.
Management
Five Lessons to Learn From The Wall Street Career of Ace Greenberg
Hard work beat a degree and other notes from the giant.
Defense
How Military Guns Make the Civilian Market
The U.S. Army plans to select a new standard-issue handgun. If history is a guide, similar pistols will soon start appearing at gun stores and crime scenes near you.
Management
EPA Chief Won't Ditch the Waters Rule, But She Is Digging for Answers
Gina McCarthy is reaching out to critics in the farm community and pledging to respond to their concerns.
Oversight
House GOP Leaders Prepare to Swap Titles—and Office Space
A reminder about the Capitol: "Nothing is more important here to people than real estate."
Nextgov
Hacker Breached NOAA Satellite Data from Contractor’s PC
Watchdog says it's a bad idea for personnel to access NOAA systems using personal computers
Oversight
Play of the Day: America's Totally Nonsensical Nuclear Stockpile
John Oliver looks at the quantity of American nukes.
Management
Why Intelligence Whistleblowers Can't Use Internal Channels
Too many are persecuted–and the wrongdoing that prompted them to speak out is too seldom addressed.
Management
Lawmakers Somehow Nail Down a Plan to Fix the VA System
Sen. Bernie Sanders and Rep. Jeff Miller will announce details this week.
Management
How Business Skills Can Develop Better Military Officers
Three things the Army could learn from corporate America.
Insights
Lawmakers and OPM Take Contractor to Task Over Security Clearance Lapses
The White House and Congress don't agree on much. But they both support more stringent oversight of those receiving security clearances -- as well as those who process them.
Employee Policy
Thousands of DOD clearance holders owe federal taxes
A new government audit determined that about 83,000 Defense Department employees and contractors with security clearances owed unpaid federal tax debt totaling more than $730 million.
Employee Policy
DOD agency looks for employee ride-sharing solution
An agency whose new northern Virginia headquarters has riled local authorities over traffic concerns is looking to make it easier for employees to help reduce congestion near the site.
Pay
Committee OKs pay hike for military, DOD civilians
The Senate Appropriations Committee has approved fiscal 2015 defense spending legislation that matches President Obama's 1 percent pay increase for military servicemembers and Defense Department civilian employees.
Route Fifty
Rhode Island to Unemployed: No Online Resumé, No Benefits
A new state mandate that claimants post their resumés online raises technical concerns.
Oversight
Top Obama Aide Concerned by Impeachment Threats
A recent poll found that 57 percent of Republicans want to impeach the President.
News