Management
Analysis: Obama's Incredibly Underwhelming Executive Orders
Recent White House moves to help workers may be well-intentioned, but they will achieve little.
Defense One
‘Comprehensive Review’ of Military Medals to Begin in June
Why? Drones, for one thing. By Ben Watson
Management
Senior Officials Were Taking Personal Trips on Government Aircraft and Not Reporting It
GSA ignored travel reporting requirement for intelligence officials, report finds.
Nextgov
Hackers Hammer Hackers, Infect Patient Records and Nick Apple IDs
Just another week in ThreatWatch, our regularly updated index of noteworthy data breaches.
Oversight
Republican Questions Treasury’s Authority to Delay Parts of Obamacare
Oversight Chairman Darrell Issa wants legal rationale for postponement of health care law’s employer mandate.
Management
Resisting the Sirens of Micromanagement
Just because you're the boss doesn't mean your way is best.
Nextgov
Feds Aren't Worried About Windows XP Vulnerabilities
When Microsoft retires security support for the operating system in April, agencies will have countermeasures in place.
Nextgov
Even Barack Obama May Get Rid of His BlackBerry
The leader of the free world could be a future owner of a Samsung Galaxy or comparable Android smartphone.
Defense
Putin Is Violating a Rule That Was Designed to Prevent World War Three
Putin hopes to conclude the post-World War II Pax Americana, the UN-led security architecture under which countries pledge not to forcibly annex one another.
Defense
After Ukraine, Will the U.S. Become an Energy Superpower?
The Russian chill and Mideast instability are boosting bipartisan support for domestic energy production.
Management
Happy People Are More Productive — Especially if You Give Them Chocolate
Study shows that happiness increases productivity.
Oversight
Play of the Day: Frenemies of the State
What is the president doing while his wife is in China?
Employee Policy
Another major postal union announces opposition to Staples pilot
The National Association of Letter Carriers formally announced it will join other postal unions in a "national day of action" to protest what organizers call the "privatization of postal services" at Staples office supply stores.
Employee Policy
MSPB seeking research ideas
Federal employees who have concerns about major workforce management issues will have a chance to ask the Merit Systems Protection Board to conduct research on those topics.
Benefits
More vets employed in 2013
The unemployment rate among military veterans who have served on active duty since September 2001 dropped last year to an annual average of 9 percent.
Defense One
Drone Warfare Is Why We Can't Find Malaysian Airlines Flight 370
If you’re sick of not being able to find planes with today’s technology, just wait – it’s actually going to get worse. By Patrick Tucker
Defense One
Wake Up NATO, You’re No Deterrent to Russia
If NATO couldn’t finish the job against Libya, why would anyone think it’s ready for Russia? By Philip Seib
Defense One