Features

Restoring the Brand

Defending government in an anti-government age.

Perspectives

The New Public Era

Is government sounding the sirens of retreat? Not necessarily.

Nextgov

Dot-Gov Reform

Cutting the number of websites is just the first step.

Nextgov

Tech Roundup

Saving the planet, border security 2.0 and airborne intelligence.

Briefing

Finding A Match

Law enforcement agencies turn to social media and facial recognition software to ID crime suspects.

Briefing

Buyout Or Bust

Several agencies are offering cash incentives to encourage employees to leave, but most might be better off staying put.

Briefing

Around Government

Wildlife’s public health risk; John Montgomery makes a difference.

Editor's Notebook

Brand New Day

The key to overhauling the image of government may lie within agencies themselves.

Thinking Ahead

An Easy Pill to Swallow

David Hale takes a Silicon Valley approach to ramping up a computer reference guide for drug-related emergencies.

Management Matters - Advice And Comment

The New Boss in Town

Managers must initially establish a climate for change—but not too much or too fast.

Analysis

The Sky’s The Limit

Answers to IT managers’ top five most nagging questions about moving federal operations to the cloud.

Management

Leadership Lessons from 2011

Pay & Benefits

Are federal buyout incentives worth taking?

Some agencies are offering cash to encourage employees to leave, but most workers might be better off staying put.

Tech

Memo to feds: Don't use same passwords for work, personal accounts

Hackers snatch the codes for accessing government servers when personnel use the same login information everywhere.

Oversight

GSA steps up cultivation of elusive agency ‘customers’

Acquisition commissioner seeks to leverage relationships with departments throughout government.

Defense

$30 billion worth of F-15s sold to Saudi Arabia, White House announces

The deal also includes munitions, spare parts, training, maintenance and logistical support.

Oversight

Criminal charges for Gulf spill reportedly readied against BP

Charges would be focused on BP employees, including several Houston-based engineers, according to a Wall Street Journal report.