Management

Charisma is a Mysterious and Dangerous Gift

Today, charisma is used to describe a range of individuals, but the concept has a long history.

Management

The 5 Agencies Where Employee Satisfaction Is Growing the Most

Some federal employees are much happier in 2016.

Management

The 5 Agencies Where Employee Satisfaction Is Dropping the Most

Not all federal employees were happier in 2016.

Management

The Best Headspace for Making Decisions

Anger is not the best way to approach a big choice—but neither is happiness.

Tech

The Air Force Is Starting to Think About Its Next Strike Aircraft

Service leaders are laying groundwork for a new strike capability — even as they work to unground their F-35s.

Defense

Who's Responsible for the Aleppo Aid Convoy Attack?

U.S. officials say only Russian warplanes could have carried out the airstrike that killed 20 people Monday.

Oversight

Play of the Day: More Trump Campaign Candy Analogies

After all, it's Adam and Eve… Not Mike & Ike.

Management

We Remember Our Coworkers’ Misdeeds, but What about Our Own?

“Unethical amnesia” helps preserve our positive self-image.

Nextgov

Federal CIO Survey: It’s Cyber, Then Everything Else

One CIO described cybersecurity as the government’s “never-ending bug hunt."

Route Fifty

Self-Driving Car Plan Envisions Exclusive Use of Freeway by Autonomous Vehicles

Unveiled by tech experts, the proposal focuses on Interstate 5 between Seattle and Vancouver, British Columbia.

Defense

Faulty Fingerprint Records Lead to Hundreds of Mistakes in Granting Citizenship

Homeland Security and FBI databases have not been digitally updated.

Pay & Benefits

Congressional Hearing on Long-Term Care Premium Spike Likely After November Election

Despite outrage from feds over triple digit rate increases set to take effect soon, lawmakers haven’t yet held a public hearing on the issue.

Defense

Pentagon Watchdog General Counsel Denies Anti-Semitism Charge

Henry Shelley says he wouldn’t have been allowed to keep his job if the allegations were true.

Pay & Benefits

Obama Administration Gives Some Contractors a Pay Raise Next Year, Too

Low-wage federal contract workers will see small increase in 2017.

Oversight

The Unimpressive Chelsea Bomber Proves America is Winning the War Against Extremism

Let's not add fuel to a dying fire by giving in to xenophobia, Islamophobia, and nativism.

Management

The Transportation Department Officially Puts a Car In the Self-Driving Race

Federal regulators have released comprehensive guidelines for the emerging technology.

Oversight

Senate Budget Chairman Proposes a Cure for Congress' Addiction to Continuing Resolutions

Enzi issues new set of recommendations aimed at ending out-of-control spending, dysfunctional budget process.

Insights

The Threat From Within: To Combat Evolving Insider Threats, Government Must Adapt

As troubling as a cyber attack from the outside can be, government agencies are looking to double down on what is potentially an even greater risk to their information and security: the insider threat.

Route Fifty

Strained Gas Supplies in Southeastern U.S.; Aerial Vaccine Drops in Alabama

Also in our State and Local Daily Digest: Average farmland value dips in Iowa; Bozeman’s town-growth tensions; and Gov. Rauner’s legal fight over expanded patronage reviews in Illinois.

Management

Senior Executives Group Names New President After Nearly 1-Year Gap

Bill Valdez worked two decades at the Energy Department, and has also served as a senior adviser in the White House.