Defense
Ex-Air Force Chief to Lead Effort to Slash Defense Headquarters Operations
Review aimed at 20 percent budget cut for the Office of the Secretary of Defense and elimination of overhead positions.
Nextgov
Twitter Breach Hits Cyber Education Director Who Formerly Ran the Federal E-Gov Office
Karen Evans' hijacked social media account published weight loss ads and privately sent her contacts malicious links.
Management
You May Think You Know How to Save Your Agency Money on Travel
Avoiding government-approved travel programs isn’t the answer.
Oversight
How Syria, a Hurricane, or Ben Bernanke Could Move the Debt Ceiling Deadline
Four possible paths to an early default.
Nextgov
A Key Element of SOPA Is Back
And so are the petitioners on We the People, as they try to keep YouTube song covers from becoming felonies.
Pay & Benefits
Money for Furloughed Feds Is Running Out
Nonprofit says it probably will have to stop handing out emergency loans next week to feds on unpaid leave.
Management
The 1936 Book That Every Manager Should Read
Dale Carnegie's "How to Win Friends and Influence People" taught one executive just that.
Nextgov
If You Want to Keep Female Employees, Let Them Work From Home
Survey showed 100 percent of women said remote work policies affected their decisions to stay with employers.
Defense One
U.S. No Longer Seeking U.N., NATO Permission to Strike Syria
Bypassing the United Nations and NATO, the United States is 'ready to strike' Syria with British, French and Arab support. By Kevin Baron
Nextgov
The Staggering Power of NSA Systems Administrators
Reflections on the Ex-PFC Wintergreens of the national-security state
Oversight
Analysis: If Washington Wants to Derail the US Economy, This Is the Way to Do It
Wrangling over US fiscal policy is more than political theater. It has real implications.
Oversight
With Fiscal Fights Looming, Can Simpson-Bowles Group Get Congress to Move?
Fix the Debt effort has the cash to make campaigns difficult for uncompromising members.
Management
Karl Rove-Backed Group Spoofs Obamacare Video Contest
Crossroads GPS submits an entry that doesn't really aim to promote the health care reform.
Management
The Cool Tool Helping Everyday Citizens Track Cyber Attacks in Real Time
A tool that helps you visualize how often data breaches occur.
Management
A Surprisingly Candid Chat Between Nixon and Brezhnev
Despite Cold War tensions, newly released tapes show the two found plenty of room for jokes in a 1973 meetings.
Nextgov
Silicon Valley Is Plucking Government IT Talent
Entrepreneurs and venture capitalists look to defense and intelligence agency employees.
Defense
Kerry: Syria's Chemical Attacks a 'Moral Obscenity'
Administration indicates it will respond to evidence that Assad regime was behind the attacks,
Management
Study: Less Time at the Office Doesn't Make People Happier
Shortening the workweek didn't improve people's job or life satisfaction.
Oversight