Management

This Former DEA Agent Is Going to Work in the Marijuana Business

The revolving door between business and government just made an unexpected turn.

Management

Three Agencies Will Move Offices to One World Trade Center

Leases for Army Corps, GSA and Customs and Border Protection will help rebuild lower Manhattan.

Management

Canada's Government Basically Never Closes for Snowstorms

Part of the reason is each department makes its own decision on a case-by-case basis.

Nextgov

Flying These Planes Cost $2 Million an Hour

Twenty turboprops for Afghanistan's Air Force cost $486 million, flew only 234 hours.

Oversight

Nominee to Lead IRS Criticizes Recent Agency Budget Cuts

Koskinen promises senators cooperation in probe of tax-exempt division.

Pay & Benefits

Will Feds Get Christmas Eve Off?

The holiday falls on a Wednesday this year, decreasing the likelihood of extra vacation.

Nextgov

This 6-Year-Old Wants to Be an Astronaut, So He's Petitioning the White House to Save NASA

Connor Johnson started by donating his allowance to the cause. Then he decided to do more.

Nextgov

Government's IT Skills Shortage Points to a Future of Failure

Agencies fall short when it comes to having the top-notch talent to effectively develop, leverage or understand technology.

Pay & Benefits

Defense Combat Pay, Bonus Authority At Risk

Bipartisan plan would fast-track legislation to avoid interruption of special military compensation.

Management

Does Divided Government Hinder or Help Federal Investigations?

Public service professor finds quality and quantity of probes has improved despite political gridlock.

Management

How I Lead: Bringing Openness to Clandestine Service

A Q&A with a senior National Intelligence Service executive.

Defense

Republican Discord Leaves Defense Policy Bill in Limbo

It's unclear whether lawmakers will support plan to fast-track the bill.

Oversight

Poll: Majority of Americans Say Bag Sequestration

61 percent of those surveyed would undo all or some of the automatic budget cuts.

Nextgov

The Federal Managers' Guide to Tech Trends in 2014

New tools and mandates are fueling unprecedented innovation in government, but they’re also creating new challenges.

Oversight

Can Democrats Recover From the Obamacare Catastrophe?

If Republicans don't flub the coming fiscal debates like they did in the fall, voters will focus squarely on the health care rollout.

Defense One

Hagel Softens on Troop Deal, Gives Karzai Until February - But Not April

Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel now says Afghanistan has to sign a troop deal by February’s NATO meeting. It’s not the April elections that worries him; it’s the runoffs. By Stephanie Gaskell