News
Watch Jerry Seinfeld Rip the Postal Service
It’s a “dazed and confused distant branch of the Cub Scouts,” comedian says.
Defense One
NATO Chief Tweets Ukraine Military In a Plea for Peace
NATO’s Gen. Breedlove uses Facebook and Twitter to beg new Ukraine military leaders for peace, after President Obama issues warning. By Kevin Baron
Oversight
IRS Senior Execs Took Improper Tax Deductions
Audit finds employees should have paid taxes on reimbursements for long-term travel.
Management
Why You Shouldn't Grade Employees' Performance on a Curve
Research says human performance doesn't follow a bell curve.
Insights
How NIH Big Data is Advancing Human Genome Research
NIH has been utilizing Big Data to accelerate developments in human DNA analysis and cancer research.
Management
'House of Cards' and a Brief History of Ruthless Pragmatism
Frank Underwood may be fictional but his philosophy isn’t—just ask Barack Obama or any master of political gamesmanship.
News
Have Feds Been Off the Job 25 Percent of the Time This Fiscal Year?
Putting statistics on snow days and the shutdown in perspective.
Management
The 5 Biggest Time Wasters for Chief Executives
Meetings and PowerPoints are among the things that are holding CEOs back.
Nextgov
Pentagon to Ask for More Cyber Spending in Next Budget
Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said the department would focus more on intelligence gathering, reconnaissance.
Management
The U.S. Government's Amazingly Wrong Forecast for This Winter
It predicted "above-normal" temperatures. Oops.
Nextgov
Moon Lasers Are Creating the Galaxy’s Fastest Internet
Want this article to load more quickly? Read it in space.
Oversight
Play of the Day: Toward a More Perfect Union?
Jon Stewart looks at the meaning of the term "free market."
Management
What Can We Learn From a 10-Year-Old About Making a Stand?
How a lemonade entrepreneur with heart raised $1 million to fight child slavery.
Defense One
Poll: 49 Percent of Americans Think Afghan War Was a Mistake
It's a significant change since 2002, when 93 percent of Americans supported the war in Afghanistan. By Dustin Volz
Employee Policy
Forest Service hindering own law enforcement efforts, group says
A budget cut at the U.S. Forest Service's Law Enforcement and Investigations Division (LEI) is hindering that component's mission, according to Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER).
Employee Policy
GSA seeks ideas for cutting travel costs
Federal agencies need help with making smarter business decisions when it comes to travel.
Nextgov
VA Needs to Embrace Tech-Savvy, Mobile Veterans
More than 30 percent of the agency's employees and half of its senior execs are eligible for retirement.
News