Nextgov
Cost of Modernized GPS Ground Control System Soars by $3.4 Billion
Information security requirements drive increase.
Tech
Storify: Defense Civilians Take Furlough Notices to Twitter
On social network, employees expressed dismay at the news.
Management
FEMA Opens Disaster Funds to Oklahoma Tornado Victims
Emergency account called sufficient even as sequester tightens agency budget.
Defense
Defense Begins Delivering Furlough Notices
Hundreds of thousands of civilians are expecting 11 furlough days beginning on July 8.
Oversight
Congress Revs Up Resistance to a New BRAC Round
Subcommittee approves legislative language to block the base closure process.
Defense
Air Force Begins Reinstating Suspended Personnel at Nuclear Launch Site
Nineteen employees required additional training; four have completed it.
Pay & Benefits
Broadcasting Board of Governors Offers Buyouts to Avoid Furloughs
‘Many’ employees are eligible for up to $25,000 in departure compensation.
Management
How to Start Transitioning Your Agency to a Shared Services Model
Agencies need to pepare to use OMB mandated shared service providers.
Tech
The Feds Are Fighting Forest Fires Wrong
The government pours billions into fighting fires but skimps on cheap, proven methods for stopping megafires before they start.
Nextgov
DHS Kicks Off $100 Million Employee ID Project
The departmentwide credentials will support iris and facial recognition.
Management
Justice Investigated a New York Times Reporter, Too
Agency pulled fed correspondence with David Sanger after Stuxnet virus story.
Oversight
No Wonder Republican Criticism of Obama Isn’t Working
They’re attacking the president where he’s least vulnerable.
Nextgov
Op-Ed: How Do You Improve Federal Operations? Mix Cloud and Big Data Analytics
A new approach to data analysis holds huge potential for solving some of government’s thorniest problems.
Management
What Would It Mean for Governments to Compete Like Businesses?
Can government provide services for which outsiders are willing to pay a premium?
Defense
Next Year’s Winter Olympics Are Being Held in Just About the Most Unsafe Place They Could Be
The region around Sochi is a cauldron of ethnic hatred and anti-Russian separatist movements.
Defense
Nuclear Arsenal Subject to Pentagon Cuts, But New Subs May Escape Ax
Budget scrub will advise Hagel by late this month on how best to apportion $500 billion in congressionally mandated funding reductions over the next decade.
Management
