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.

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.

Oversight

The Date for the Next Debt Ceiling Fight Has Been Set

Mark mid-October on your calendars.

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

Energy Secretary: Obama Not at 'War' With Coal

Moniz also described climate change as 'not debatable.'