News

A Meeting of the Minds on the Future of Defense

Request an invitation to the Inaugural Defense One Summit.

Nextgov

Public Sentiment on HealthCare.gov Takes a Nosedive

There have been significantly more negative tweets about the online marketplace than positive ones since it launched.

Management

The Ultimate Success Factor

Success begins with character...and a long look in the mirror.

Pay & Benefits

Feds Who Received Unemployment During Shutdown Must Return Payments

Tens of thousands of federal employees filed for unemployment benefits while furloughed.

Pay & Benefits

Government Will Publish 2014 COLAs on Oct. 30

Next year’s cost-of-living adjustment for retirees is likely to be around 1.5 percent.

Management

IRS Requires More Than One Day to Resume Operations

Delays in phone and fax service are among the potential hiccups.

Nextgov

Hackers Blackmail Kids, Rob Cayman Islands, Mimic KFC Clientele

Just another week in ThreatWatch, our regularly updated index of noteworthy data breaches.

Nextgov

Cybersecure: Supreme Court Justices Only Send Each Other Memos on Paper

'It's very heavy ivory paper—it looks like it came out of the 1800s or something. But it seems to work pretty well,' Justice Kagan says.

Defense One

Pentagon Spokesman George Little To Retire

George Little, who came to DOD from the CIA with Leon Panetta, announced he will retire Nov. 15 to spend more time with his young family. By Kevin Baron

Oversight

House Stenographer Explains Her Outburst

Husband attributes outburst to a lack of sleep during hectic negotiations.

Oversight

Republicans Who Break From Pack Could Pave Way to More Productive Congress

Thirty GOP House members have gone against their conference to pass three separate pieces of major legislation this year.

Oversight

Play of the Day: Congress Learns... Something

The primary lesson from the shutdown: stop hiring stenographers prone to bouts of the crazies.

Nextgov

Did Politics Help Cause HealthCare.gov Failures?

Partisan rancor and heightened scrutiny may have caused less efficient site development.

Nextgov

Missing Source Code, Poor Search Tools Plague Obamacare Website

Follow key reporting on the Obama administration’s signature policy initiative.

Defense

Meet Jeh Johnson: Drone Lawyer and Obama's Secretary of Homeland Security Nominee

If his name doesn't sound familiar his pet issues will: Drones and the end of Don't Ask Don't Tell

Management

HHS Secretary Won't Quit Over Rocky Obamacare Rollout

Many Americans have tried and failed to buy insurance through the exchanges because the federal website has so many glitches.