Tech

Analysis: Are 50 Foiled Terrorist Plots Worth Your Privacy?

NSA director's testimony doesn't answer critics' charges about the potential for abuse.

Nextgov

BYOD: Game-Changer, or Fad?

Study predicts more than one-third of organizations will stop providing devices by 2016.

Defense

The Taliban Is Ready for Peace Talks

Qatar to host direct negotiations among the Taliban, the Karzai government and the U.S.

Defense

Obama: Syria Isn't Another Iraq

"We have humanitarian interests," the president says to Charlie Rose.

Defense

Are Afghan Troops Really 'Getting Good Enough' to Take Over for NATO?

U.S. and NATO troops will remain in the country until 2014, but will only serve an advisory role from now on.

Tech

Three Former NSA Employees Praise Edward Snowden, Corroborate Key Claims

The men, all whistleblowers, say he succeeded where they failed.

Defense

Analysis: Why Are People So Distrustful of Big Government?

For some, it's a long history of abuses carried out in the name of national security.

Oversight

Play of the Day: Farewell, Ahmadinejad

The Iranian president is term-limited out and David Letterman is curious about what is next.

Pay & Benefits

How Many Times Can You Retire From Government?

Senator reveals not one, not two, but three public pensions atop his salary.

Nextgov

More Spectrum for Everyone -- Except Feds, Apparently

President Obama’s memo on sharing the airwaves puts agencies in a difficult position.

Management

Is a Sequester Tipping Point Coming?

Sequestration was overhyped and the deluge never came. But it may begin to pour this summer.

Management

Leave the Drama Outside

The best teams reduce drama and focus on making their teammates feel good.

Oversight

Why Obama’s Approval Rating Isn’t Higher

Controversies could prevent him from getting credit for the improving economy.