Management

How Non-Profits and Think Tanks Are Pushing Government to Better Leverage Data

The tools, techniques and ideas independent groups are using to make government better.

Oversight

House Republicans Blast IRS for Spending Millions on Union Activity

Employees are devoting too much time to union work, too little to forking over documents, lawmakers say.

Nextgov

The Real Bradley Manning Problem

The government still doesn’t know how to share intelligence.

Oversight

Play of the Day: But What About the Fish Widows?

Halliburton agrees to pay the maximum fine tied to the Deepwater Horizon disaster, but John Oliver wonders about those affected by the spill.

Oversight

With Clock Ticking on Government Shutdown, Fiscal Stalemate Continues

Republicans bash President Obama's offer of cutting corporate tax rates in exchange for more investment in jobs.

Oversight

Man Gets $4 Million from the DEA After Being Locked Up for Days Without Water

Agents placed the student in a 5-by-10-foot holding cell for nearly five days without checking on him.

Defense One

Hagel to Reveal Sequester Review, Three Paths for Pentagon Future

With the Strategic Choices and Management Review in hand, Hagel will present three budget scenarios and their consequences to the Defense Department. By Stephanie Gaskell

Defense

The D.C. Vandalism Suspect Was Found With a Soda Can of Green Paint

Woman has a Chinese passport and was traveling on a visa that expired three days ago.

Defense

Pentagon: Playboy and Penthouse Stay

Nude magazines under fire from a faith-based group are not 'sexually explicit,' official says.

Management

Get Your SAVE Award Ideas in Now

Eighty past suggestions became part of president’s budgets, OMB says.

Nextgov

How the Bradley Manning Verdict Avoided a Serious Chill on Whistleblowing

And what it means for the future of national security leaks.

Management

Why Mega-Projects Always End Up Costing More Than Expected

The people who predict the cost of urban mega-projects do a terrible job.

Oversight

IRS Probe Continues to Divide House Oversight Panel

Republicans ask inspector general to examine treatment of two additional groups.

Nextgov

Social Learning May Soon Come to Your Agency

OPM successfully piloted an online training project that incorporates social tools.

Defense

The Sequester Will Lift, Not Cut, Defense Costs

As manufacturers lose orders and lay off employees, the price of top weapons programs will rise.

Pay & Benefits

Officials Make Good on Pay Docking

Lawmakers, Cabinet heads donate to charities and Treasury in solidarity with furloughed feds.

Defense

Senate Skips Cloture Vote and Confirms Comey as FBI Chief

Nominee had faced questions about bureau's domestic use of unarmed drones.

Nextgov

A Dozen Agencies Produced 19 Finalists for Tech Innovation Awards

Nextgov’s Bold Awards program recognizes feds using technology to make government work better.

Pay & Benefits

Pentagon May Reduce Furlough Days

Defense civilians could face five fewer days of unpaid leave, AP reports.