Oversight
Defenders of fusion centers hit back at Senate panel’s criticisms
Other legislators and law enforcement veterans call report outdated and misleading.
Management
The 2 Things I've Learned From My ASS-umptions
While yelling at a neighbor I learned that my reality is not always the truth.
Management
Big Bird featured in new Obama ad
During the first debate Romney promised to end subsidies for PBS.
Defense
Officer claims 'pressure' to reduce security at Libya mission
State Department notes officer was stationed in Tripoli, not Benghazi .
Management
How to Present to the Senior Executive Service
If the SES is the head of your organization, than your presentation should be the neck that turns them.
Nextgov
House Panel: Chinese telecom firms pose cyber threat
Companies dispute intelligence committee report's findings.
Defense
TSA employees give Newark Airport security low marks
Officers from other airports give harsh critique to their counterparts in Newark.
Defense
U.S. official goes public with criticism of security policy in Libya
Lt. Col Andy Wood led the 16-member special forces team tasked with protecting U.S. personnel in the country.
Tech
NASA turns to private sector for supply missions
First SpaceX launch with about 1,000 pounds of food, clothing, equipment and 23 science experiments goes off without a hitch.
Oversight
Charge that BLS employees manipulated jobs data called unlikely
Supporters of Mitt Romney had questioned surprising jobs numbers.
Management
Deficit Reduction Must Address Big Three
Reducing the debt and deficit requires cuts to Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security.
Management
Too little info for pre-sequestration layoff warnings, contractors say
Boeing and General Dynamics say they don’t have enough details to gauge threat to workforce.
Pay & Benefits
Thousands of USPS mail handlers and postmasters accept separation incentives
Tally of about 7,000 is close to Postal Service projections.
Pay & Benefits
Retirement claims surge in September
OPM chips away at backlog, despite receiving thousands more applications than expected.
Oversight
Feds arrest 91 doctors, nurses and others for Medicare fraud
HHS and Justice strike force allege crimes totaling $430 million.
Nextgov
This is just a test: Emergency responders tap the Twitterverse
Simulation examines how social media can aid response to a terrorist attack.
Defense
Former career diplomat to head State investigation into Libya attack
Thomas Pickering will chair panel looking into deaths of U.S. embassy personnel.
Management