Defense One
The Army Wants You to Build Them a Laser Truck
The military is pushing ahead with directed energy weapons. by Patrick Tucker
Defense One
How the Army Plans to Fight a War Across the Electromagnetic Spectrum
The Army’s first-ever electromagnetic warfare field manual shows that, for the military, IEDs and spam have a lot in common. By Patrick Tucker
Oversight
FDA on Defensive for Snooping on Employees’ Computers
Two reports detail efforts to monitor communications of scientists suspected of press leaks.
Pay & Benefits
More Than 134,000 Feds to Telework Next Week
Effort will save government more than $11 million, group says.
Tech
The White House Has Four Options For NSA Reform
Choices include having phone companies or another government agency retain private data.
Management
The Supreme Court Could Limit Obama's Executive Action Where It Matters Most: Climate Change
The question at stake is whether the EPA has the right to consider greenhouse gas emissions in industrial permits, and if it has the right to change the levels of pollution that it would allow.
Tech
Why the CIA Is Still Doing Drones
The White House is supposed to be handing the program over to the Pentagon. Here's why they're dragging their feet.
Defense One
You Can't Beat Climate Change With Weather Guns
Just because changing weather is a national security threat doesn’t mean you can defeat it with guns, say researchers. By Patrick Tucker
Management
Departing Pentagon Comptroller ‘Infuriated’ By Press Reports on Financial Management
Robert Hale says the department has improved its books, and budget statements will be ready for audit by September.
Defense One
This Is How America's Spies Could Find the Next National Security Threat
A recent breakthrough in online prediction markets promises a better glimpse of the future – paid for by U.S. intelligence. By Patrick Tucker
Management
The U.S. Government's Amazingly Wrong Forecast for This Winter
It predicted "above-normal" temperatures. Oops.
Management
More Snow Days No Longer Means Less Work for Feds
Dramatic growth in telework keeps federal employees are on the job even when they’re out of the office.
Management
OMB Cites Progress On Agency Performance Goals
New management priorities are expected in President Obama’s fiscal 2015 budget next month.
Tech
Uncle Sam Is Helping Illegal Pot Producers Destroy California's Water Supply
The paradoxical status of marijuana in the U.S. means growers enjoy unregulated use of water, and the resulting easy profits have helped attract operations that are increasingly industrial in scale.
Oversight
House Panel Faults Local Police Departments, Contractor in Navy Yard Shooting
Two reports blame localities and U.S. Investigations Services for failing to properly vet Aaron Alexis.
Defense One
DARPA Thinks the Future of Surveillance Looks Like Siri
In a live webcast with Defense One, DARPA’s innovation leader says we don't have to make a choice between privacy and security. By Patrick Tucker
Management
Study Shows Agency Management Challenges Haven’t Changed
Information technology security tops list of concerns across government, consultant says.
Tech
Where Obamacare Is and Isn't Working and Why
The single greatest predictor for where the healthcare law's exchanges are successful? Which party controls the state government.
Management
Pentagon Joins With GSA to Improve Cybersecurity in Acquisitions
Recommendations are aimed at strengthening the system’s resilience against attacks.
Tech