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.
Oversight
Play of the Day: The Hillary Clinton Miniseries
With NBC planning a future series, who will play Bill and Hillary?
Pay & Benefits