Management
When to Tell a Leader What They Need to Hear, Not What They Want to Hear
Three considerations that will help you speak truth to power.
Pay & Benefits
Fired Whistleblower Receives $820K Settlement from Labor Department
OSHA employee was suspended with pay for two years before termination.
News
Dingell Letters and the History Books
'You can stop a lot more rapscallions in government with questions than by going out and breaking heads,' longest-serving lawmaker says.
Management
Some Fear Fed Charity Drive Reforms Will Hurt Giving
Fees and consolidation could scare off charities, they say.
Management
National Science Foundation Bound for Alexandria
GSA announces new lease that saves taxpayers $65 million over 15 years.
Oversight
D.C.'s Role in the IRS Scandal Depends on What You Mean by 'D.C.'
Opponents are trying to link Cincinnati scandal as close to 1600 Pennsylvania as possible
Pay & Benefits
Uncle Sam Scales Back on Bonuses
Federal employees received $332 million in awards in fiscal 2012, $106 million less than in fiscal 2011.
Pay & Benefits
Mail Carrier’s Scam Thwarted by Price Is Right Appearance
USPS employee pleads guilty to lying about on-the-job injury.
Management
Pentagon Still Doesn’t Have a Grasp on Improper Payments, Auditors Find
Estimate of $1.1 billion 'not statistically valid,' says GAO.
Oversight
Eric Holder Got Off Really Easy at His First Post-Verizon Hearing on the Hill
The Senate committee's questioning about the NSA scandal was minimal.
Oversight
Analysis: How Obama Scandals Threaten to Kill 'Good Government'
Emerging narrative supports claims that Washington is intrusive, incompetent, untrustworthy and heartless.
Management
A Brief History of the US Government’s Awful Graphic Design
For as much as feds use PowerPoint, we're pretty bad at it.
Oversight
Commentary: President Obama Doesn't Welcome Debate, He Actively Thwarts It
When the White House says it values debate on balancing civil liberties and national security, it's being disingenuous.
Oversight
Romney Wishes Hurricane Sandy Hadn't Happened Because It Hurt His Chances
2012 candidate says the storm gave the 'president a chance to look presidential.'
Defense
The Surveillance State: How We Got Here
NSA’s tracking programs were pushed by the Senate, House and executive branch after 9/11.
Oversight
Play of the Day: Yes, The NSA Can Hear You Now
With the National Security Agency collecting telephone data from Verizon customers, late-night comedians take aim again.
Nextgov
Administration Declassifies Information to Defend Citizen Spying Programs
Director of National Intelligence James Clapper says leaks about surveillance techniques will harm security.
Management
Video: Guitar Playing NIH Director Nails ‘The Sequester Blues’
Sequestration got you down? This might cheer you up.
Defense