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Hackers Usurp Dad’s Xbox, Drone Strike Triathelete and Loot Call Center
Just another week in ThreatWatch, our regularly updated index of noteworthy data breaches.
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NASA Tries to Cash In on Russia Tensions
The space agency isn't letting the Crimean crisis go to waste.
Oversight
Play of the Day: GOP Candidates Promise to 'Kill' Obamacare
Watch GOP candidates use their guns to 'kill' the Affordable Care Act.
Pay & Benefits
Why Do Washington's Women Leaders Make Less?
What National Journal's 2014 salary survey says about the pay gap.
Insights
Smart Data for Smart Decision-Making
The federal government has begun realizing the promise of big data to enhance mission-effectiveness, but gaps in capabilities and understanding could hold agencies back from fully leveraging it.
Management
Adopting Best Practices Can Be a Bad Idea
Just because it worked somewhere else, doesn't mean it will work for your agency.
Employee Policy
Sibelius to resign; Obama to nominate OMB director to head HHS
President Obama announced his intention to nominate Director of the Office of Management and Budget Sylvia Mathews Burwell to head the Department of Health and Human Services.
Employee Policy
Senator to form whistleblower caucus
A long-time advocate of federal whistleblowers said he will form a caucus aimed at making sure whistleblower laws are enforced.
Employee Policy
Group announces Telework Week results
More than 163,000 pledges signed up for Telework Week last month—more than four times the number of workers who pledged to telework during the event in 2011.
Tech
HHS Secretary to be Replaced by OMB Chief
Kathleen Sebelius to resign in wake of failed Healthcare.gov launch.
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Senate Passes Bill Demanding Uniform Coding for Agencies' Spending Data
House lawmakers vow to get the DATA Act to the president's desk.
Defense
Commentary: Defense Civilian Layoffs Won’t be Pleasant, But They Are Necessary
The 15 percent cut mandated in the REDUCE Act would rebalance the Pentagon’s workforce.
Management
The Most Valuable Management Degree Doesn’t Exist
To make organizations more effective, we need data-driven leaders.
Oversight
Blowing the Whistle at Your Agency May Have Just Gotten Easier
Senator is creating a new caucus to ensure whistleblower protections are enforced.
Oversight
House Panel Holds Ex-IRS Official in Contempt
Oversight panel divides over whether Lerner waived Fifth Amendment rights.
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GSA Announces Plan to Simplify Federal Contracting
Initiative puts expert advice in specific acquisition categories.
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