Management
Justice Department Will Work Around the Supreme Court's Voting Rights Act Ruling
Attorney General Eric Holder revealed that he is planning a series of measures that will challenge the state's autonomy when it comes to setting its own voting laws.
Defense One
Dispatch from Afghanistan: They Don't Want to Fight, Neither Do We
In Nangarhar Province, with the war clock ticking, commanders know the Afghans cannot fight on their own -- or simply will not. “There is no commitment to victory.” By Carmen Gentile
Nextgov
PTO Lets Some Managers Telework Full-Time
Program follows a successful trial run with 100 volunteers.
Nextgov
Five Ways to Create a Data-Driven Culture in Government
How to train your organization to base decision-making on evidence.
Nextgov
Analysis: How America's Top Tech Companies Created the Surveillance State
Cozy relationships with government go back decades.
Oversight
Halliburton Will Plead Guilty to Destroying Deepwater Horizon Evidence
Company will pay the maximum $200,000 statutory fine under the deal, face three years of probation, and be required to continue to participate in a federal investigation.
Management
Want to Add 1 Million Jobs to the Economy? Cancel the Sequester Next Fiscal Year
Repealing the cuts could boost near-term output and employment.
Management
What Detroit's Demise Says About America
Detroit native calls Motown's economic and social ills a warning for the nation.
Oversight
Analysis: Senator Julian Assange, Care of Edward Snowden
WikiLeaks head running for Australian Senate seat from the Ecuadorean Embassy in London.
Pay & Benefits
Mum’s the Word on Fed Pay Raise
Senate appropriators, like their House colleagues, remain silent on a possible 2014 pay hike for civilians.
Pay & Benefits
Bill to Limit Fed Bonuses Clears House Panel
Right to record any phone call with a fed also passes without Democrats' support.
Nextgov
NSA: Employee Privacy Laws Hamper Leak Detection
But don't change those laws, senior official says.
Defense One
Obama's Intel Workers Need New Policies for Secrets, not Snitches
In the Snowden fallout, the administration should focus on developing a happier intelligence workforce, not outing insider threats. By Marc Ambinder
Oversight
Commentary: On Spying, Obama Just Isn't That Into the Democratic Coalition
His alliance with House Republicans proves that partisanship isn't as all-encompassing as is sometimes implied.
Oversight
Obama to Nominate Caroline Kennedy as Ambassador to Japan
Kennedy would become the first female ambassador to the country.
Oversight
Sequestration, Furloughs Slow Down Review of Federal Regs
Cost-benefit analyses save money, regulatory chief says.
Oversight