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Senate Defense Bill Unearths NSA ‘Sharkseer’ Program
Lawmakers want to drop $30 million on an obscure National Security Agency cybersecurity program.
Management
Avoid These Three Traps and Become a More Decisive Leader
Coming up short on ingenuity, the other key measure of leadership decision making, can also be a blind spot for many people.
Management
Pentagon Will Review Its Health Care System to Avoid VA’s Mistakes
Defense secretary orders assessment to determine any weaknesses.
Nextgov
Snowden: I Was Trained as a Spy
NSA leaker tells NBC he is 'a technical expert' and that he 'worked undercover overseas.'
Nextgov
Cyberspying Indictments Will Not Stop China From Hacking U.S. Businesses, Insiders Say
The legal action may just encourage China to try harder to avoid detection, National Journal finds.
Management
Army Removes the Commander of Fort Bragg's Hospital Following Patient Deaths
Two patients in their 20s died unexpectedly after being treated at the facility.
Management
VA Resets Patient Waiting List Policies
Department will return to 30-day waiting lists before outsourcing appointments to non-VA facilities.
Management
What Happens When the Senior Scientists and Engineers Retire?
Agencies must foster STEMM talent, before it’s too late.
Benefits
DOD to review military healthcare system
Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel this week ordered a comprehensive review of the military health system.
Benefits
VA OIG releases interim report on Phoenix facility
An ongoing review of the Department of Veterans Affairs Phoenix Health Care System by the department's Office of Inspector General has identified 1,700 veterans who were waiting for a primary care appointment but were not on the facility's waiting list, according to an interim report issued by the OIG.
Retirement
Survey says feds like the TSP
A survey of Thrift Savings Plan participants conducted last fall shows that 87 percent of participants are satisfied with the retirement investment program. About 5,500 respondents participated.
Nextgov
What Exactly Those Data Brokers Know About You
At least nine companies know more about you than Google or Facebook.
Management
Justice Fires Back at Issa on Testimony Over IRS Probe
House Oversight panel had subpoenaed department’s election crimes prosecutor.
Management
House Defense Bill Would Raise Small Business Contracting Goals
Contractors group skeptical that current data is accurate.
Management
Widespread Discrimination Forces Agency to Create New Pass-Fail Performance Rating System
Agency will spend $5 million to address past disparities.
Management
Untying the Knots in the Federal Hiring Process
Much can be done to help agencies share expertise and attract young talent.
Management
Top Senior Execs to Be Honored Next Week, But Not With Bonuses
Group will host a State Department reception for 2013 presidential rank award finalists.
Defense One
Obama Wants All U.S. Troops Out of Afghanistan by 2017
President Obama wants to keep 9,800 troops in Afghanistan next year, then shrink to a ‘normal embassy presence’ by 2017. By Stephanie Gaskell
Defense