News
How To Ruin Your Political Career: Run a Federal Agency
Apparently there’s no greater sin than turning into an “administration lifer.”
Oversight
The Uncontroversial Policies at the Heart of the Border Crisis
Behind the surge in unaccompanied minors at the U.S. border is a series of laws crafted over a decade.
Tech
Russia Says U.S. Secret Service Arrest of a Russian Hacker Was a 'Kidnapping'
DHS arrested Roman Valerevich Seleznev for hacking into U.S. retailers' computer systems in order to steal credit card information.
Oversight
If Hillary Clinton Doesn't Run, Who Would Lead the Democratic Field for President?
Other potential Democratic candidates like Elizabeth Warren and Andrew Cuomo are largely unknown among potential voters, according to a new poll.
Oversight
Play of the Day: Alternative Titles for Hillary Clinton's Hard Choices
Sales for Clinton's book have stalled.
Route Fifty
The Ultimate in Open Government: Unlocking the Laws
Forward-thinking public officials and open government advocates are updating outmoded, inflexible digital platforms that host local and state legal codes.
Management
Can Government Adopt the P&G Philosophy?
VA nominee fostered a performance culture at Procter & Gamble.
Management
Resetting Homeland Security: One Department, One Vision
Unity of effort promises to repair a decade of disjointed planning and budgets.
Retirement
Lawmakers ask: Where is phased retirement?
The chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee and several other members of the House are putting pressure on the Office of Personnel Management to implement the law that authorized phased retirement for federal employees.
Benefits
VA speeds up payment of burial benefits
The Department of Veterans Affairs announced new regulations under which it now can pay burial benefits automatically to most surviving spouses without a written application. The new rule became effective July 7, VA said.
Employee Policy
AFSCME endorses postal union's boycott
The American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees is the latest labor organization to endorse a boycott initiated by the American Postal Workers Union.
Defense One
If You Do This, the NSA Will Spy on You
A recent report reveals online behaviors that will get you tailed by the spies. By Patrick Tucker
Oversight
Why Democrats Are So Confident
Republicans are trending against a growing cultural majority, while Democrats are in tune with it.
Nextgov
Why the Government Is Probably About to Go on a Spending Spree
Agencies usually buy 39 percent of their IT in the fourth quarter of the fiscal year.
Defense
Why Isn't Obama Going to the Border?
If he goes, he will own the immigration crisis; if he doesn't, he's not showing leadership.
Nextgov
DEA Anticipates Awarding Contract for Sensitive Justice Cloud
Potential savings are a key motivator for the drug-fighting agency's move.
Defense
TSA Might Make You Turn Your Phone On to Prove It's Real
Move is part of a larger push to strengthen security on flights coming into the United States.
Management
DHS Headquarters Consolidation At Risk of Getting Even More Behind Schedule
Lawmakers look to slash funding for the project; House appropriators would cut more than Senate.
Pay & Benefits