Management
Does Your Team Suck…or Are You Just a Bad Leader?
How to tell the difference (and what to do about it).
Nextgov
Researchers Find a Way to Hack Spanish Language HealthCare.gov
Hours after receiving a query by Nextgov, HHS fixed a security flaw in CuidadoDeSalud.gov that could allow hackers to steal personal information from enrollees.
Defense One
Budget Cuts Put Acquisition Reform Back in the Spotlight
While the Defense Department grapples with budget cuts and sequestration, the House Armed Services Committee sets its sights once again on acquisition reform. By Charles S. Clark
Nextgov
Pentagon Directs Defensewide Use of Army’s Mental Health Data Portal
The government owns the source code for the $900,000 system.
Nextgov
Sebelius: HealthCare.gov Restriction Aimed to Avoid Glitches, Not Cause Them
A last-minute change forcing ‘window shoppers’ to register contributed to the site’s disastrous launch, vendor says.
Oversight
Budget Negotiators Agree on One Thing: Avoiding Another Shutdown
First conference committee meeting reinforces other divides, sets up fight over sequestration.
Management
Taxpayers Will Cover Legal Defense of IRS Workers Hit by Scandal
Justice Department hires two firms to represent 19 employees based mostly in Cincinnati.
Management
Veterans Hiring Reaches 20-Year High in 2012
Federal agencies have been making a concerted effort to bring on more veterans since 2009.
Nextgov
Four Ways Agencies Can Spot Trends in Reams of Data
A big challenge is to proactively identify threats and security breaches.
Nextgov
NSA Hacked Google and Yahoo's Private Networks
The agency accessed fiber optic connections between servers, Snowden documents show.
Management
Acting IRS Chief Bemoans Travel and Training Cuts
Pendulum could swing back too far in wake of overspending, Werfel says during leadership award ceremony.
Pay & Benefits
Federal Retirees Will Receive 1.5 Percent COLA Next Year
Increase is one of the smallest since the current formula was put in place.
Nextgov
White House Vastly Overstates Federal Transparency, Auditors Report
There's been little progress in declassifying benign national security records or using technology to facilitate the release of documents.
Oversight
In Budget Negotiations, Where Are the Senate Deal-Makers?
Conference committee largely lacks senators known for their ability to broker deals.
Oversight
Budget Negotiators Will Carry Out Most of Their Work in Private
Curtain will close after Wednesday's inaugural meeting.
Management
Chimps Endure Congressional Monkey Business
NIH expects to hit spending limit for retired chimps by mid-November.
Oversight
Sebelius to Congress: 'Hold Me Accountable' For Health Care Website
Health and Human Services chief takes responsibility for fixing the glitch-ridden site.
Oversight
Play of the Day: Race to 2014
Ken Cuccinelli, Rand Paul, and Obama's ignorance: they all pose a few problems.
Insights
Leveraging Analytics to Strengthen National Security
The recent proliferation of data-producing technologies has generated new challenges for the U.S. national security community. Chief among these are cybersecurity, terrorism financing, insider threat, and border security. In countering these challenges, the difference between catastrophe and security comes down to the ability to effectively analyze data.
Management