Defense
Good News for the NSA: There Are 42% Fewer New Secrets for Future Edward Snowdens to Leak
Washington’s system of classifying national security information is badly broken.
Management
Analysis: The Secret to Cutting Government Waste -- Savings by a Thousand Cuts
Turn out the light in the soda machine. Fix the salt-spreader on the snow plow. The best way to save is to ask public employees for their ideas.
Pay & Benefits
German DoD Workers Negotiate Pay Raise as Pentagon Braces for Furloughs
Lawmaker says the deal -- which also includes New Year’s Eve off -- sends wrong message to U.S. civilians.
Oversight
Progress Reported in Curbing Medicare Overpayments
HHS auditors call for software upgrades to reduce need for manual checks.
Pay & Benefits
Western TRICARE Participants Need Specialty Referral Authorizations Again
Military health care program lifts temporary waiver.
Management
Here’s the Four-Step Plan to Find Your Strengths — And Your Life’s Calling
Before you can leverage your strengths, you need to figure out what they are.
Nextgov
Troops With Traumatic Brain Injury Show Symptoms 5 Years Later
Long-term TBI study mandated by Congress has been unfunded since 2006.
Management
How to Get Better at Email: What Science Tells Us
Academic research has some tools for communicating more effectively.
Oversight
IRS Official Seeks Immunity Before Testifying on Scandal
Her attorney dismisses committee vote on waiving Fifth Amendment privileges.
Nextgov
Westboro Baptists Are Broadly Reviled, White House Shows
Map shows signatures of people who see controversial church as a hate group.
Pay & Benefits
Sequestration Concerns Play Out
Budget cuts are eating up 15 percent of some unemployment benefits.
Management
Administration Delays Obamacare Employer Mandate
Employers don't have to offer their workers health insurance until 2015.
Nextgov
State Department Spent $630K to Buy Facebook 'Likes'
Employees thought money was wasted on 'buying fans,' IG found.
Oversight
The Republican Plan to Exploit the IRS Scandal (Even Without a Smoking Gun)
GOP sends lawmakers home with scandal-focused talking points, prepares August campaign.
Nextgov
Air Force Deploys Air Tankers to Battle Arizona Forest Fires
All four C-130s will be ready to fly Wednesday.
Management
Agencies Report Slight Progress in Meeting Small Business Contracting Goals
Governmentwide 23 percent goal just missed; House chairman calls progress 'unacceptable.'
Nextgov
Infographic: See Every Manned Space Flight Since 1961
From Mercury to the space shuttle, all manned flights in one graphic.
Management
Officials Showcase Weather Service’s Value in Time of Austerity
New Commerce chief and senator highlight importance to safety and economy.
Nextgov
Manager Likely Rubberstamped Snowden’s Foreign Travel
Intelligence community employees must report overseas travel in advance, but a trip to the Far East wouldn't necessarily be scrutinized, officials say.
Management