Nextgov
Security-Cleared Pros Don't Like Leaks -- or Wait Times
Survey respondents fear Snowden fallout could drag down the security clearance process.
Management
Government Should Operate More as a Single Enterprise, Report Says
Panelists favor cross-agency approach, not just during crises.
Defense
Friends of the Tsarnaev Brothers Indicted by Grand Jury
Two men allegedly tried to hide evidence after learning Dzhokhar Tsarnaev was a suspect.
Pay & Benefits
Feds See Jobs Decline While Overall US Job Creation Holds Steady, Gallup Says
Sequestration is the likely reason, polling service says.
Management
Strength vs. Warmth: The Balance the Best Leaders Find
Authors say good effective leaders need balance.
Management
SEC Chair Mary Jo White Is Edna Mode From The Incredibles
The SEC's spree of enforcement actions makes the parallels plain: Both are diminutive, bespectacled, and part of a crime-fighting organization.
Oversight
Analysis: How Secrecy Has Already Corroded Our Democracy in Concrete Ways
The renewal of the Patriot Act is a case study in how opaque policy and law destroy a people's ability to self-govern.
Oversight
Play of the Day: The President Cancels His Date With Putin
The Snowden affair and gay rights cause tension between the United States and Russia.
Management
Hostile Workplaces Are on the Rise, And They're Killing Productivity
Not much has changed since your days on the playground.
Oversight
Analysis: McCain May Be Our Only Hope for Forging Fiscal Deal
The Republican senator is the natural leader of the forces for pragmatic sanity in the party.
Nextgov
Trust Your Eyes, People: They're Better Than Gadgets
Another example of turning over basic brain functions to technology.
Management
Rule Would Boost Consideration of Contractor Past Performance
Pentagon, GSA and NASA seek to shorten comment period and ease agency access to data.
Management
Obama Chemical Safety Order Could Help Keep Peace Among Feuding Agencies
ATF, Chemical Board and others asked to better share accident information.
Nextgov
Military Illegally Aided ICE in Money Laundering Case, Civil Rights Lawyer Says
Special Operations Command applied data mining technologies to social media.
Management
Want to be More Productive? Clean Your Desk. More Creative? Trash It.
Study shows neat and tidy isn't necessarily best, the pros and cons of being organized.
Pay & Benefits
Senator Releases Hold on OPM Nominee
Coburn allows vote on Archuleta after Obamacare guidance is issued for congressional staff.
News
Obama on the Tonight Show: Diplomats ‘Don’t Get Enough Credit’
The president talks contracting, embassy security and infrastructure with Jay Leno.
Nextgov
Analysis: How Twitter Is Revolutionizing Washington Relationships
The capital is connecting with the country -- and itself -- 140 characters at a time.
Management