Oversight
Will Darrell Issa Finally Find His Benghazi Smoking Gun?
Issa subpoenaed all the Benghazi talking points-related emails from 10 State Department aides.
Management
Time is Money: Why Time Must Be One of Your Performance Metrics
Why government needs to transition to "fast government."
Management
Cleaning Up GSA: A Year After Scandal, Has The Agency Improved?
GSA's Acting Administrator shares how the agency has turned around.
Pay & Benefits
Who Is Subject to Defense Furloughs?
A look at the web of exceptions to mandatory unpaid leave.
Management
FEMA Opens Disaster Funds to Oklahoma Tornado Victims
Emergency account called sufficient even as sequester tightens agency budget.
Defense
Air Force Begins Reinstating Suspended Personnel at Nuclear Launch Site
Nineteen employees required additional training; four have completed it.
Management
How to Start Transitioning Your Agency to a Shared Services Model
Agencies need to pepare to use OMB mandated shared service providers.
Tech
The Feds Are Fighting Forest Fires Wrong
The government pours billions into fighting fires but skimps on cheap, proven methods for stopping megafires before they start.
Management
Justice Investigated a New York Times Reporter, Too
Agency pulled fed correspondence with David Sanger after Stuxnet virus story.
Management
What Would It Mean for Governments to Compete Like Businesses?
Can government provide services for which outsiders are willing to pay a premium?
Management
Senators Renew Bipartisan Regulatory Reform Bid
Update of Administrative Procedure Act pushes cost-benefit analysis.
Nextgov
HHS Bets on New Model to Fund Biodefense Drug Development
The approach is more flexible than the government's traditional strategy of funding drugs.
Management
Obama Names Chicago Survey Center Chief as Census Director
John Thompson served at the bureau more than two decades.
Pay & Benefits
Older Feds Less Likely to Use Strengths at Work
In the private sector, youngest workers are least likely to use their strengths.
Management
Washington Bridge Collapse Sparks the Infrastructure Talk
Cause of the collapse isn't yet known.
Management
Head of IRS Exempt Organizations Division Placed on Administrative Leave
Fallout continues over the agency’s targeting of conservative groups.
Management