Management
Analysis: Losing the War on Drugs
Law enforcement agencies will never stop narcotics trafficking unless they follow the money.
Oversight
It's Been 951 Days Since the Senate Passed a Major New Law
If you're wondering whether President Obama's ambitious second-term agenda has a chance to make it through Congress, that might be worth keeping in mind.
Defense
Post-Love Pentagon, John Allen Is Out
President Obama has accepted Gen. John Allen's request to retire from the military.
News
Boehner Hits Spending on Free Cellphones, Video Games
House speaker gets specific in Wall Street Journal op-ed.
Defense
Defense Notifies Congress of Potential Widespread Civilian Furloughs
Department will provide affected employees 30 days’ notice before the furloughs occur.
Oversight
Play of the Day: Golf and Transparency
Obama’s recent vacation is easy fodder for late-night hosts.
Management
3 Ways to (Finally) Get Recognized
Ever feel like you’ve been bringing it night after night after night and nobody’s noticed?
Pay & Benefits
Government Spends Record-High on Union Activity
Official time used more than in 2011 than any year since 2004.
Nextgov
IRS Faulted for Wasteful Aircard and BlackBerry Purchases
Auditors tell CIO to do a better job monitoring which employees have business needs.
Nextgov
How Rubber Cement Brought Down a $4.6 Million Drone
The stuff used for minor car repairs isn’t so great for affixing computer chips to aircraft.
Management
Majority of States Aren't Interested in Setting Up Health Exchanges
As of Friday deadline, 24 states and D.C. were onboard with that piece of the Affordable Care Act, HHS reports.
Defense
Fewer Afghan Civilians Are Being Killed, But Drone Deaths Are On The Rise
U.N. report calls for a review of the drone strike policy, specifically the criteria that are used to establish the threat of certain targets.
Management
GSA Chief: Streamlining Offices Key to Improving Agency
Dan Tangherlini says ongoing review of operations has revealed overlap in administrative functions.
Nextgov
NASA Lost Communications With the International Space Station
A scary break in communications between NASA on the ground and NASA in space comes during a routine software update. All on board are doing well.
Management
The Anatomy of a Winning Resume
HR managers share what gets a resume noticed and what gets it tossed.
Management
Obama Decries ‘Meat-Cleaver’ Approach of Sequestration
Federal furloughs would hurt middle-class taxpayers, the president says.
Oversight
Simpson and Bowles revive their plan in bid to avoid sequester
$2.4 trillion package includes changes to cost-of-living calculations for retirement programs.
Defense
Analysis: Chuck Hagel, Strategic Thinker
Why aren’t more pundits defending the Defense nominee for foreseeing today’s budget problems? Probably because they were wrong themselves.
Management