Management
Foreign Service Group Wants to Raise the Bar on White House Nominees
Union unveils guidelines for ambassadorial appointments.
Management
The Rise of Professional Women
Women now outpace men in every type of postsecondary degree conferred
Pay & Benefits
Union Calls Obama’s Proposed 1 Percent Raise ‘Pitiful’
Groups say recommended increase for federal employees does not keep up with inflation, private sector salaries.
Management
Why It’s Critical to Have an Organizing Principle
A focused sense of purpose gives you the power to make a difference.
Nextgov
Army Cancels High-Tech Combat Vehicle Project
Hagel chops buy of Littoral Combat Ships, questions survivability.
Defense One
Obama to Karzai: We’re Making Plans to Leave Afghanistan
On a rare phone call to the Afghan leader, President Obama warns that the U.S. is fully prepared to leave Afghanistan if a post-2014 troop deal isn’t signed. By Stephanie Gaskell
Management
The Supreme Court Could Limit Obama's Executive Action Where It Matters Most: Climate Change
The question at stake is whether the EPA has the right to consider greenhouse gas emissions in industrial permits, and if it has the right to change the levels of pollution that it would allow.
Nextgov
How Technology Will Topple the World's Biggest Drug Cartel
After El Chapo's capture, the nation's financial intelligence agency faces a key IT upgrade.
Management
Who Owns Weather, the Feds or the States?
Lawmakers agree on the need to improve disaster relief, but how is more complicated.
Tech
Why the CIA Is Still Doing Drones
The White House is supposed to be handing the program over to the Pentagon. Here's why they're dragging their feet.
Nextgov
Is a 1 Percent Pay Raise Enough for Federal Tech Employees?
Private-sector IT salaries are rising faster.
Pay
Union calls for 4 percent raise
The head of the American Federation of Government Employees is calling for a fiscal 2015 pay hike for federal employees that is four times the size of the one to the president will propose.
Employee Policy
DOD budget calls for slowing growth of military compensation
The Defense Department plans to take its first steps toward trimming back military personnel costs which, together with civilian compensation, account for about half of all defense spending.
Nextgov
Drones Are Finally Driving the U-2 Spy Plane out of Business
The U.S. military is becoming more digital, specialized, and automated—just like the rest of the world.
Nextgov
The Evolution of the Twitter Revolution
From Iran to Ukraine, the role of social media in global protests is changing, but it’s definitely here to stay.
Defense One
Pentagon’s Post-War Budget Marks End of War Era
Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel previews the first budget in 13 years for a military no longer on a ‘war footing.’ By Stephanie Gaskell
Oversight
House Tries Again to ‘Stop Government Abuse’
The lower chamber will vote on legislation to increase transparency across government.
Management