Defense
Pentagon: We're Closer Than Ever to Lasers That Can Stop Iranian, North Korean Missiles
With global demand for missile defense surging, US officials are fine-tuning cheaper, more powerful laser weapons.
Management
On Oct. 1, the U.S. Will No Longer Oversee the Internet’s Naming System
The role currently falls to the National Telecommunications and Information Administration, which is part of the Department of Commerce.
Management
NASA Has Released 1,000 Weirdly Beautiful Photos of the Landscapes on Mars
The results are the images created by the High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment camera.
Management
Is Performance Budgeting an Unnatural Act?
Why something that seems sensible is so hard to do.
Management
Whistleblowers Exposed Contractors Who Sold Defective Helmets to Pentagon
Justice Department watchdog summarizes investigations of $30 million project.
Management
FEMA Could Put Some Louisiana Flood Victims in Temporary Trailers
The head of the agency said all housing options are on the table for displaced residents.
Management
The Futility of the Workout-Sit Cycle
In a new statement, the American Heart Association warns that exercise doesn’t seem to undo the health effects of excessive sitting.
Management
Amy Schumer’s New Book on How to Be a Boss
"I try to set a good example for my staff to let them know they are welcome to do the same."
Management
Why Is Aetna Leaving Most of Its Obamacare Exchanges?
Some theories on why the giant insurer says it will walk away from 70 percent of its Affordable Care Act markets
Management
Did the NSA Get Hacked?
A group calling itself the “Shadow Broker” is auctioning off what it says are the agency’s cyberweapons.
Nextgov
Leidos Closes on Lockheed Martin’s IT Business
With Lockheed Martin’s $5 billion IT business, Leidos becomes the government’s largest IT provider.
Management
Clinton Names Familiar Figures to Lead Her Presidential Transition Team
Move comes as nonprofit offers tech innovation advice to next administration.
Management
How to Prepare for Your Meetings Like Olympians Prepare to Compete
I’ve been teaching leaders how to use this visualization technique in peer or self-coaching scenarios for years now and the hit rate is around 100 percent.
Management
Ebook: Raising the Bar for Management
Lousy—or even mediocre—management causes a host of problems: high employee turnover, disappointed customers, and unfulfilled missions.
Management
Kaine: Administration Will Focus on Jobs, Immigration Reform
The Virginian says his role will be large within the Clinton White House.
Pay & Benefits
The Very Best Senior Executives Can Get Bigger Bonuses Next Year
OMB and OPM remind agencies that the aggregrate spending cap on SES performance awards will increase 2.7 percent beginning in October.
Management
Donald Trump's Intolerance for Intolerance
The latest iteration of his immigration ban would allow only those who “embrace a tolerant American society” to enter the country.
Management
7 Values Transforming Today's Workplace
Most executives just don't get why they should knock down the doors to explain their screw-ups.
Management