Management
Analysis: Is Snowden an Example of Contractors Earning Too Much?
Twenty-nine year old made at least $122K a year at Booz Allen Hamilton.
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GSA Considers Mobile Options for Issuing Federal Employee IDs
The agency is asking vendors about identity proofing advances forecast for 2014.
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Petition to Pardon NSA Leaker is Among Most Popular Ever Posted to White House Site
It drew 1,000 signatures an hour Monday afternoon.
Management
Forget What Government Should Do—What Can It Do?
The trick isn't to figure out how to do everything Washington does better. It's to figure what Washington role should be in the first place.
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Contractors to Handle Marines Corps' Cyber Arsenal
Reliance on non-government employees for sensitive operations raises questions about insider threats.
Pay & Benefits
Defense Civilians Make Last Ditch Effort to End Furloughs
Online petition says feds have borne the brunt of cuts over the last three years.
Management
SEC Drops Retaliation Suit with $580K Payment to Whistleblower
Case had publicized misconduct allegations against former SEC inspector general.
Management
Well-Managed Agencies Turn Tough Times Into Opportunities
Lessons on how to succeed amid budget cuts and attacks on the federal workforce.
Defense
Next Move China—Will Hong Kong (or Beijing) Refuse to Extradite the NSA Leaker?
Edward Snowden’s reasons for choosing Hong Kong may have included its determination to stand up for freedom of expression.
Oversight
Was a U.S. Ambassador Really Soliciting Prostitutes, and Who Covered It Up?
Inspector General memo says an investigation may have been called off to protect reputations
Oversight
IRS Targeting Launched By Cincinnati Staff Conservative, Democrat Says
Republican disputes the claim as congressional investigators continue interviews with agency employees.
Management
What Happened to Eric Holder?
He was a Reagan-appointed judge and a Clinton-appointed prosecutor respected by both sides. Then it all fell apart.
Defense
What Little We Know About the NSA Leaker
Profiles describe Snowden as being fully aware of the risks he took, both in revealing the data and in coming forward.
Defense
Why Edward Snowden Leaked the Secret NSA Information
Snowden says he cannot 'allow the U.S. government to destroy privacy, internet freedom and basic liberties.'
Oversight
Play of the Day: Obama Finds Your Correspondence Very Boring
The phone records program continues to fascinate late-night TV hosts.
Management
Why the IRS Scandals Make It Hard to Fix the IRS
Wonks are investigating alleged wrongdoing rather than devising new policy.
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