Management
Analysis: How Obama and Congress Failed AmeriCorps ... and America
Program's woes follow Obama pattern: Raise hopes … hopes crushed … blame GOP.
Oversight
Bill to Prevent Payments to Dead People Clears Senate Panel
Bipartisan measure would expand agency access to Death Master File.
Management
Watch Curiosity’s First Year on Mars in This Hypnotic Two Minute Time-lapse
NASA releases video showing the rover's entire year on Mars in two minutes.
Management
Obama Names Former Clinton Administration Official to Run Beleaguered IRS
Onetime leader of government’s response to Y2K threat left Freddie Mac board last year.
Pay & Benefits
Panel Approves 1 Percent Pay Hike for Troops and Civilians
House and Senate lawmakers disagree on pay increases for military and Defense employees.
Management
How I Lead: A NIH Exec Talks Leadership and the Importance of Communication
Twelve questions for David Whitmer, COO for the National Eye Institute.
Management
Where Leadership Goes to Die
A place where self-interest and self-promotion are paramount. Any guesses?
Defense
ATF Get Its First Confirmed Director in 7 Years
Senate approval of Todd Jones pleases agency alumni, gun control groups.
Oversight
Bills Targeting IRS Workers, Conference Spending Win House Approval
Proposals will move to Senate after winning bipartisan support in the lower chamber.
Management
USDA Paid $36 Million to a Lot of Dead People
GAO report reveals improper payments to thousands of deceased farmers.
Defense
Military Services Ditch Racy Magazines
Army and Air Force exchanges pull <em>Playboy</em> and 890 other pubs due to lagging sales.
Management
Coast Guard Moves to New Site as DHS Headquarters Remain in Budget Limbo
‘We’ve now reached the promised land,’ Coast Guard chief says of St. Elizabeths.
Management
How Non-Profits and Think Tanks Are Pushing Government to Better Leverage Data
The tools, techniques and ideas independent groups are using to make government better.
Management
Get Your SAVE Award Ideas in Now
Eighty past suggestions became part of president’s budgets, OMB says.
Management
Why Mega-Projects Always End Up Costing More Than Expected
The people who predict the cost of urban mega-projects do a terrible job.
Pay & Benefits
Pentagon May Reduce Furlough Days
Defense civilians could face five fewer days of unpaid leave, AP reports.
Management
Interior Dept. Cuts Would Hurt Economy, New Secretary Says
Sally Jewell blasts GOP bill that would cut environmental and wildlife spending.
Nextgov
Drones Approved for Commercial Flights
Aircraft will operate in Alaska to survey ice floes, whales and oil spills.
Management