Management
Watchdog Taps Contractors for Lessons on Rebuilding Afghanistan
Reconstruction still vital after U.S. troops leave in December, IG John Sopko says.
Defense One
The End of the New ICBM
Facing enormous cost estimates, advocates for the nuclear triad just threw in the towel on building a new intercontinental ballistic missile. By Stephen Young
Management
Negotiating Your Salary Without Playing Hardball
How to gain influence while keeping your integrity intact.
Nextgov
Edward Snowden Just Got Yet Another New Job
University of Glasgow students elect the former NSA contractor to represent them as rector.
Management
Federal Government Seeks Public Solution to Spending Less on Travel
GSA turns to crowdsourcing to better manage travel data and create more efficient policies.
Management
Big Breakthroughs Come in Your Late 30s
What the ages of Nobel Prize winners tell us about creativity
Defense
Security Insiders: High Time for Congress to Cave on Closing Military Bases
"But they won't," one Insider said.
Nextgov
Women Fleeing Science, Tech Fields
Women make up nearly half of college students in these fields, but a third of them feel stalled after graduation.
Pay & Benefits
The Crushingly Expensive Mistake Killing Your Retirement
401(k) fees are costing you hundreds of thousands of dollars over your lifetime.
Defense
The U.S. Wants to Negotiate a Prisoner Swap with the Taliban
American officials are attempting to reopen negotiations with the Taliban in order to secure the release of Bowe Bergdahl, an Army Sergeant who was captured in Afghanistan in 2009.
Oversight
Play of the Day: Celebrating the Nation's Presidents
Late-night marks Presidents Day Monday.
Management
5 Tips for Hiring Federal Contractors
Before seeking bidders, define the problem you’re trying to solve.
Nextgov
Hackers Targeted Key U.S. Industries Through Compromised Websites
DHS disclosed the malicious "watering hole" campaigns in a summary of 2013 network assaults on industrial control systems.
Employee Policy
Air Force civilians get new career tool
The Air Force has launched a new online professional development tool for its civilian employees.
Employee Policy
Security clearance process needs fixing, but solution is elusive
Democratic and Republican lawmakers agree that the federal government's security clearance process needs to be fixed, but they are far apart on just how to do it.
Benefits
Tricare for Life pharmacy pilot begins in March
Beneficiaries of Tricare for Life soon will be getting letters notifying them of a new pharmacy pilot program.
Management
Kerry to Name Special Envoy for Arctic Region
Alaska's senators had called for the creation of the position.
Retirement
Insight by Mike Causey: Million-dollar question
Does your retirement package have a bull's eye on its back? Will it be there when you need it, and will it be enough?
Retirement