Management
Netflix’s 5 Tenets of HR
What it’s like to work at a company that threw out the rule book.
Defense One
America’s Fusion Race With China Is Heating Up, So Why Is Washington Going Cold?
This week, America's efforts to harness emerging atomic energy made big gains, but could be short-lived without government funding. By Patrick Tucker
Defense
Senate to Take Up Veterans' Bill Later This Month
Measure tackles a range of issues, including health care, education and employment.
Defense One
Why the U.S. Should Use British Missiles on Reaper Drones
For compatibility and cost-effectiveness, military cooperation between nations must start from the beginning. By Peter Westmacott
Employee Policy
Union: NASA performance rating system results in racial discrimination
The International Federation of Professional and Technical Engineers has asked the Office of Personnel Management to investigate a performance rating system at NASA that the labor group says has resulted in systematic racial discrimination.
Employee Policy
DOD to require documentation to replace lost or stolen cards
The Defense Department later this year will start to enforce a previously optional policy regarding the reissuance of lost or stolen common access cards (CACs).
Employee Policy
OMB reports agency performance improving
The Office of Management and Budget said recent performance reports indicate that agencies across the government are improving in terms of setting and reaching priority goals.
Management
Washington Offices on Two-Hour Delay Friday
Announcement comes as second round of snow tapers off in capital region.
Management
Why It’s More Demanding to Work For an Organization Without a Traditional Hierarchy
The self-governing model is beginning to emerge more.
Management
More Snow Days No Longer Means Less Work for Feds
Dramatic growth in telework keeps federal employees are on the job even when they’re out of the office.
Management
What a Snow Day Can Teach You About Your Organization
Is your office set up to work anywhere at any time?
Management
OMB Cites Progress On Agency Performance Goals
New management priorities are expected in President Obama’s fiscal 2015 budget next month.
Nextgov
Snowden Had Help
The former NSA contractor was aided by three agency 'affiliates' in accessing and downloading files.
Nextgov
How to Outfox a Broken Procurement System and Other Digital Government Lessons from the U.K.
Agencies could learn a great deal from Mike Bracken, director of the United Kingdom’s Government Digital Service.
Nextgov
Ill-Fitted Body Armor Could Amplify Blast Effects, Study Warns
Poor fit could increase shock wave.
Tech
Uncle Sam Is Helping Illegal Pot Producers Destroy California's Water Supply
The paradoxical status of marijuana in the U.S. means growers enjoy unregulated use of water, and the resulting easy profits have helped attract operations that are increasingly industrial in scale.
Pay & Benefits
Union Wants to Change the Conversation On Federal Employees
Ad campaign ‘They Work for U.S.’ is aimed at countering fed-bashing.
Management
This Type of Commute Makes People More Miserable Than Any Other
A new study confirms what commuters already know but goes one step further.
Defense
Afghanistan Releases 65 Prisoners, Angering U.S.
The move highlights increasing tension between Kabul and Washington and threatens to make an already rocky relationship worse.
Nextgov