Management
How Two Presidents Helped Me Deal With Love, Guilt, and Fatherhood
Guidance from Bill Clinton and George W. Bush taught the author how to accept and understand his son’s Asperger’s syndrome.
Management
William Burns for Secretary of State?
The deputy secretary of state could be a viable alternative to Susan Rice or John Kerry.
Nextgov
See how Syria's Internet disappeared
The Syrian government claims that terrorists have cut the major cables supplying internet connections to the country.
Management
Senate approves wartime contracting reform bill
Move caps Sen. McCaskill’s six-year-effort to curb waste and boost oversight.
Defense
The controversial Africa policy of Susan Rice
America's potential next secretary of state was involved in a major policy shift in Washington's approach toward Africa. But was it a positive one?
Oversight
Analysis: Geithner proposes the second-best debt ceiling solution
The best idea would be to abolish it forever.
Oversight
Alumni of 1990 fiscal talks offer lessons for 'cliff' walkers
Deal that helped balance budget in '90s required small group shielded from press.
Management
Anticipatory Governance: 3 Ways We’ll Govern in the 21st Century
What happens beyond the Fiscal Cliff? A blue-ribbon cast of distinguished former federal leaders have endorsed a three-part blueprint for governing in the 21st century.
Oversight
Play of the Day: Having lunch with President Obama
Romney's much-anticipated visit to the White House is examined.
Oversight
White House 'cliff' offer to Boehner called 'break from reality'
Republican aide says proposal is not balanced.
Management
Brainstorm More Effectively Using the SCAMPER Method
A simple tool designed to stimulate new thinking in counterintuitive ways.
Nextgov
FAA delays creating drone test sites due to privacy concerns
Administrator tells Congress officials need to address privacy issues before moving ahead.
Management
Photo: Obama and Romney Meet in Oval Office
The White House released a photo of President Obama and Governor Mitt Romney meeting after their much-discussed lunch.
Pay & Benefits
Senior executives urge Obama to leave feds out of fiscal cliff deal
Efforts to reduce federal pay and benefits are taking a toll on government workforce, group says.
Defense
Proposed cuts to Defense civilian jobs draw criticism
The White House has threatened to veto the Senate’s Defense authorization bill in part because of controversial workforce provision.
Pay & Benefits
Unions reject latest bid to include pay freeze, benefits cuts in deficit deal
Labor groups say Republican Sen. Bob Corker’s proposal unfairly targets feds.
Defense
Obama's Syria plan just got a little less mysterious
The White House is considering several alternatives to intervention in the Syrian civil war.
Defense