Features
Prize Performers
Presidential Rank Award winners play critical roles in missions ranging from project management to scientific research and defense.
Oversight
Obama offers strong defense of government in Michigan speech
‘Government is us,’ president says in commencement address, arguing the focus should be on making it work better.
Defense
ANALYSIS:Intelligence File Listening In
Surveillance laws should focus on how agencies use information, not how they collect it.
Management Matters
Transparency Trap
Opening the book on government operations could cause major headaches for federal managers.
Managing Technology
Defining Dashboards
Agencies are boosting transparency online, but making data meaningful is the real trick.
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Briefing
The golden ticket, the little engine that could, fight club and summer stock.
Trends
The Midas Touch
The Innovators NSA nets hundreds of qualified job candidates with Lori Weltmann’s idea to host a virtual career fair.
Features
The Need for Speed
As agencies rush to adopt the latest technology tools, they’re leaving the traditional approach to information security behind.
Features
Disapproving the Message
Watchdog groups and lawmakers want to stop election advertising by federal contractors before it starts.
Defense
From Nextgov.com: VA finds bug that caused mix-up in health exchange system
Glitch that combined patient data or returned incomplete files should be fixed in May.
Oversight
Contracting program to help the disadvantaged riddled with fraud
GAO finds yacht-owning, Lamborghini-driving executives winning millions in 8(a) Business Development Program deals.
Oversight
Senator stands firm on consumer protection bureau
Proposed agency is an obstacle in gaining enough Republican votes to pass a bill overhauling the financial regulatory system.
Oversight
Obama halts new offshore drilling but defends plan
Coastal state Democrats call on the president to reconsider drilling strategy in light of Gulf Coast accident and oil spill.
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