Management
White House Has a Roach Problem
Pests are nothing new in a building that is 213 years old--and roaches aren't the worst of it.
Oversight
Analysis: Government Shutdown? Not This Time
Despite the posturing, Republicans are not motivated to hold the government hostage just yet.
Defense One
Joint Chief Adm. Greenert Evacuated From Navy Yard During Shooting
CNO Greenert was at the Navy Yard during Monday’s shooting, Defense One learned. The Joint Chief of Staff member was evacuated, briefed, and later visited with Navy families. By Kevin Baron
Nextgov
Health Agency Watchdog Doesn’t Have Time to Vet Obamacare Cyber Designs
'We are still trying to figure out what's the best use of our resources,' IG official says.
Nextgov
Analysis: The Internet of Things Will Save the U.S. From the Great Stagnation
It takes the Internet out of the world of abstraction and into industries—manufacturing, energy, transportation.
Oversight
Play of the Day: Putin's Sunday Funnies
The Russian leader appears in more than just the New York Times Op-Ed page.
Defense One
America Needs a Robust Crisis Response Force
With a sequestered budget, a force design of 174,000 is right sized to allow the Marine Corps to remain America’s crisis response force.
Nextgov
How to Keep NSA From Getting Between You and Your Googling
There are ways around the man in the middle.
Management
State Department Management Chief Under Fire for Statements on Kabul Security
Sen. McCaskill and nonprofit watchdog challenge assertion of effective protection.
Nextgov
Attendance Triples at Archives Event That Was Forced Online by Sequestration
Virtual genealogy fair proves far more popular -- and cheaper -- than Washington-based onsite version.
Oversight
Less Than 50 Percent of Americans Trust the Government to Do its Job
49 percent trust it on international issues, and 42 percent on domestic.
Management
Bipartisan Letter Suggests Pentagon Include Contractors in Staff Cuts
Lawmakers advise the Defense secretary to review all options before slashing the headquarters workforce by 20 percent.
Nextgov
Hackers Strike Hackers, Expose Fellow Military Staff, Skewer Global Security Firm
Just another week in ThreatWatch, our regularly updated index of noteworthy data breaches.
Management
Hack Your Mind: 23 Tricks to Learn Anything Better
Creating habits that boost your memory and attention span.
Oversight
Timeline: When to Expect a Possible Shutdown, and Other Key Fiscal Deadlines
Congress faces battles over appropriations, the debt ceiling and round two of the sequester.
Management
FBI Plans 10 Furlough Days for 2014
New director has vowed to raise awareness of sequestration’s impact.
Nextgov
Some Managers Hope the Next Administration Will Abandon Telework
Would $12 billion in savings change their minds?
Defense
Analysis: The U.S. Government Still Isn't Ready for a Catastrophic Terror Attack
If a major attack incapacitated the president, Congress, or Supreme Court, the nation would have no way to replace them -- despite 12 years of warnings.
Management