Pay & Benefits

CBO: Increasing TRICARE Fees Could Save Government Billions

Military retirees under 65 paid 16 percent less out-of-pocket for health care in 2012 than in 1996.

Oversight

Can the House Reach Bipartisan Agreement on Postal Reform?

Oversight committee will hold hearing in another attempt at finding consensus.

Nextgov

Intelligence Community Backs Off Information Sharing

Alternative to a common IT environment will allow officials to remain within an agency’s “native domain.”

Management

Most Men Stop 'Leaning In' To Their Career By Their Mid-Thirties

Moms (and dads) don’t “lean in” at the office because they just don’t want more work.

Oversight

The House Is the Most Conservative It's Been in More Than 60 Years

House Republicans are veering right faster than Democrats are pulling left.

Management

5 Ways to be More Human This Summer

Simple, practical things you can do in the midst of the swirl to reconnect with being human.

Management

The Difference Between Men and Women in Government

Recent survey examines federal employee satisfaction levels across race and gender.

Oversight

Analysis: Sequestration Is Holding Up Our Legal System

Federal judges say a constitutional crisis may be on the horizon.

Defense

Snowden Wants to Keep the NSA 'Blueprint' Private

Thousands of documents in his possession include the 'instruction manual' for how NSA is built.

Nextgov

Iris Recognition Specs for DHS Employee IDs Are No Longer Hypothetical

NIST has finalized guidelines for exchanging eye images between cameras and card readers.

Oversight

Who Is Rand Paul? Google Rand Paul.

People don't know much about Paul. That may be reason to take him seriously in 2016.

Oversight

USDA Works to Bench Baseball's Unsplendid Splinters

A government lab has been studying broken bats at Major League Baseball games to try and improve safety for players and fans.

Management

Interactive: Check Out The Washington Monument's New Look

See the monument before and after a new lighting system was added during repairs.

Management

Who Will Be the Next Homeland Security Secretary?

Thad Allen and Jane Holl Lute may be among potential nominees to succeed Napolitano, congressional sources say.

Management

Why I Still Use a Dumb Phone

On the merits of ditching the always connected smartphone.

Oversight

Democrats Find More Flaws in Inspector General Report on IRS Targeting

Republicans noncommittal on requiring new testimony from J. Russell George.