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.

In Every Issue

Briefing

The golden ticket, the little engine that could, fight club and summer stock.

Editor's Notebook

The Innovators

Uncovering and honoring boldness in government.

Trends

The Midas Touch

The Innovators NSA nets hundreds of qualified job candidates with Lori Weltmann’s idea to host a virtual career fair.

Trends

Small Steps

After 10 years of delays, there is new hope for the women’s procurement program.

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.

News

KSA Quandaries

News

Blue Ribbons and Government Needs

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.

Pay & Benefits

Labor relations authority begins regulatory reform effort

Group announces proposed changes on the appeals process and how arbitrators award damages.