Management

Countdown to a Homeland Security Shutdown

Funding is set to expire Friday.

Management

Love Coffee? You Should Probably Be Drinking Even More

Self-proclaimed caffeine addicts will be glad to hear the results of this new study.

Management

Beware of the Unpaid TSA Agent

The Obama administration's latest DHS shutdown warning focuses on the federal workers who won't get their paychecks.

Nextgov

Moving Beyond the PDF Era: 3 Reasons to Embrace Financial Transparency

President Barack Obama's 2016 budget request reflected the values of data-driven government.

Defense

The Homeland Security Department Is Starting Shutdown Prep

More than 85 percent of the department’s employees would have to report to work without pay, based on 2013 plans.

Nextgov

What Really Grinds Federal IT Managers’ Gears? Try the Hiring Process

The CIO Council has just wrapped up a survey of the IT workforce about its frustrations with the federal hiring process.

Management

It Takes 8,700 Volunteers to Measure American Snowfall

Since 1890, the National Weather Service has relied on a network of volunteer observers.

Management

IRS Paid Identity Thieves $5.8 Billion in 2013, Blames Budget Cuts

Smaller budgets have prevented the agency from properly preventing identity thieves from collecting fraudulent tax returns.

Management

Scaled-Back DHS Headquarters Plan Would Squeeze 3,000 More People Into the Same Space

Flexible workplace strategies would help accommodate 17,000 employees in an area originally planned for 14,000.

Nextgov

GSA Shops Around New Ways to Buy Tech

GSA's recent moves indicate the agency is searching for acquisition platforms that can keep up with new technology.

Management

A Healthy Menu Makeover for Food Trucks

An NIH-funded project aims to expand nutritious dining options in Los Angeles.

Defense

Most Americans Now Back Ground Troops Against ISIS

The Islamic State's brutality has dramatically shifted public opinion in the United States.

Management

Watchdog: Pentagon Could Learn from HHS on Curbing Medical Claims Fraud

Health and Human Services has a better system than Defense does for identifying improper payments, GAO says.

Management

VA and NASA Win Multiple Innovation Awards

Harvard’s Ash Center recognizes 13 federal programs in state-centered list.

Nextgov

America Needs a New FOIA Overseer: Is it You?

The office in charge of monitoring governmentwide FOIA compliance and policy is looking for a new leader.

Management

The Quietest Places in America, Mapped

New data from National Park Service scientists shows that "most people live in environments where night skies and soundscapes are profoundly degraded."

Nextgov

The Big Fix: Is Washington Ready for IT Reform?

From creating digital fix-it squads to promoting unorthodox methods of buying technology, the five in-depth stories in the ebook explore how the government and Congress are tackling IT reform and the forecast for success.