Management
Oversight Chairman Subpoenas OPM on Security Clearances
Issa accuses Archuleta team of resisting probe of allegedly rushed background checks.
Nextgov
Do Pentagon SESers Really Need a Course on How Their Department Works?
And, why pay a contractor to run it?
Management
Expect Sequestration to Hit Much Harder in 2014, Report Says
One-time fixes that lessened the blow in 2013 are no longer available.
Oversight
Senate Votes to Overrule Filibusters of Executive Branch Appointees
From now on, nominees can be approved by a simple, 51-vote majority.
Nextgov
A Closer Look at HealthCare.gov's Still-Unbuilt 30 Percent
Three missing back-end systems aren't needed until 2014 but were supposed to be done earlier.
Management
How John Kerry Could End Up Outdoing Hillary Clinton
Critics say he's pompous and reckless—but his relentlessness may end up making him the most consequential secretary of state in years.
Management
3 Things Leaders Can Still Learn from JFK
Choose to go to the moon...and do the other things.
Management
How the Government is Innovating (And You Can Too)
Lessons from what the government is doing today to prepare for tomorrow.
Nextgov
Senator Seeks to Prevent NATO Use of Chinese Technology
Amendment pertains to a possible Turkish effort to buy an antimissile system from Beijing.
Management
Budget Officials: Across-the-Board Cuts Are the ‘Lazy’ Way Out
Survey respondents now prefer a more targeted approach.
Nextgov
New Defense Contracts Will Protect Vendor Trade Secrets From Hackers
New rule covers certain unclassified networks rather than all unclassified data.
Management
How I Lead: Getting Others to Sing Along at HHS
A Q&A with James Egbert, Human Resources Specialists at HHS.
Nextgov
Pentagon’s Electronic Health Record Not Ready for Initial Use Until 2017
Epic Systems, creator of Kaiser Permanente’s EHR, is considered the most likely vendor.
Oversight
Postal Reform Encounters Another Major Setback
Committee again delays vote on overhaul bill.
Nextgov
Defense-VA Electronic Health Record Office and Director Quietly Disappear
The joint iEHR project was called off earlier this year.
Nextgov
DISA, Evidently, Has Enough Commercial Cloud for Now
Agency may whittle down cloud buy’s value.
Management