News
Collecting Personal Information: NSA Yes, IRS No
House intelligence chairman defends anti-terrorist data collection.
Nextgov
Get Ready for Your Close-Up: Your Next Job Interview Probably Won't Be in Person
More hiring managers are skipping face-to-face meetings, something many candidates say they prefer.
Defense One
Obama's Whistleblower Witchunt Won't Work at DOD
The U.S. has tried something like President Obama’s 'Insider Threat Program' before. It didn’t work then and it won’t work now. By Gabe Rottman
Management
Government Conferences Pay for Themselves, Industry Says
Study on productivity comes amid continued agency crackdown on travel.
Oversight
Pentagon’s Key Whistleblower Counselor Moves to Intel Community
Dan Meyer draws on experience to advocate trusting legitimate complainers.
Oversight
Senate Majority Whip: FISA Court Is 'Fixed' and 'Loaded'
Dick Durbin wants to add a civil-liberties advocate to the court's proceedings and to limit the NSA's data collection.
Management
Jack Lew: No Debt Limit Fight This Fall
'Congress can't let us default,' Treasury secretary says.
Oversight
What Took So Long for These 3 Senators to Get Presidential Buzz?
Hillary Clinton is a bigger obstacle than sexism for Warren, Gillibrand and Klobuchar.
Tech
America Is Split by the NSA, but Not Along the Usual Partisan Lines
Both parties sharply divided over data-mining revelations, Pew finds.
Nextgov
White House Employees’ Personal Email Hacked
Targeted campaign aims to extract social media team’s Gmail and Twitter logins.
Defense One
Sequester and the Supply Chain: 'Life or Death' for the F-35's Small Companies
As manufacturers lose orders and lay off employees, the price of top weapons programs will rise. The anatomy of the F-35 shows why. By Sara Sorcher
Management
4 Ways to Get Better People in the SES
The government needs to do better at getting the best people into the SES.
Management
Budget Officials to Agencies, Again: Show Us Your Programs Work
OMB memo seeks 'evidence and innovation' in fiscal 2015 budget requests.
Management
What You Can Learn From the Rise of "Moneyball Government"
What state, local, and international governments know about making smart decisions.
Oversight
Whistleblowers Blast NSA -- but Not Contracting -- for Leaks
Surveillance critics align themselves with Edward Snowden.
Nextgov
Pentagon and Environmentalists Unite in Opposition to Proposed Power Line Route
Project threatens operations at White Sands Missile Range and riparian areas in Arizona, critics say.
Defense One
More Americans Are Questioning Why We Went to Afghanistan in the First Place
A new poll shows an overwhelming majority of Americans are tired of the war in Afghanistan. By Matt Vasilogambros
Pay & Benefits
Justice Dept.’s Defense of Unpaid Attorney Positions Doesn’t Satisfy Union
AFGE says the United States fought the Civil War to do away with unpaid labor.
Management