Defense

Bad Accounting Practices May be Standard Procedure at the Pentagon

Faulty bookkeeping conceals billions of dollars of waste, Reuters reports.

Management

Tim Geithner Finally Moving to Wall Street

Former Treasury secretary hasn't worked in the private sector in more than 25 years.

Management

3 Ways to Give a Presentation That Doesn't Stink

...and one example of how to make sure it does.

Management

Training Without the Training Budget

Finding ways to get your team learning, even without the funds.

Management

GSA Officially Solicits Sites for New FBI Headquarters

Advertisement seeks developer land donations to replace obsolete Hoover building.

Nextgov

Collecting Better Data to Drive Smarter Spending, L.A. Style

City residents will be able to have something like an Amazon purchase history of their interactions with the city.

Management

Postal Service Rebounds in Fiscal 2013, Still Loses $5 Billion

USPS saw continued growth in packages, but requires congressional action to get back in the black.

Management

Obama Will Nominate Vivek Hallegere Murthy for Surgeon General

Nomination comes in the midst of the president's public defense of the health care reform law.

Management

5 Things We've Learned From Predicting Famine With Analytics

Lessons for those trying to understand why analytics matter.

Management

Commerce Secretary Unveils 'Open for Business' Agenda

Pritzker stresses agency promotion of trade, investment, innovation and new data.

Management

Federal Service Prize Honorees Critique State of Government

Former executives Volcker and Bair call on political leaders to restore trust, pursue public interest.

Oversight

Congress Wasn't Going to Save the Postal Service Anytime Soon

Under current law, the federal agency has few tools for financial innovation. Enter Amazon.

Defense One

Manage Defense Spending Through ‘Better Buying Power,’ Not Sequestration

If sequestration holds, the Pentagon will face inefficient funding choices that will reduce our buying power. By Ashton B. Carter

Management

Democratic Senator: 'There’s an Overreach by the EPA'

West Virginia's Manchin urges more collaboration between the federal government and private sector.

Management

How to Get Past the ‘Big Data’ Hype

Report suggests tying analytics to mission-critical goals and giving rank-and-file employees access.