Management
How To Stop Overthinking Things and Get Out of Your Own Way
You know the feeling: You’ve made a list of pros and cons, you’ve searched the Internet and talked with friends. But you still can’t decide.
Management
New Approach to Presidential Transition Officially Under Way
Obama directive creates White House coordinating council.
Management
F-35 Production Set to Quadruple As Factory Retools
After years of delays, the Joint Strike Fighter program is finally ready to hit the afterburner.
Oversight
America's New Election Season Beer Test
The presidential candidates are going after voters with IPAs in hand, rather than Budweisers.
Oversight
Play of the Day: Let's Take a Look Around Trump's Office
SNL examines the setting for the mogul's now-infamous taco bowl tweet.
Nextgov
Hackers Reveal NFL Prospect Wearing Gas Mask Bong, Infect Mich. Utility’s Office Systems & Manipulate Students’ GPAs
Just another week in ThreatWatch, our regularly updated index of noteworthy data breaches.
Route Fifty
Feds Issue Emergency Safety Directive for D.C. Metrorail
As the FTA continues to rebuke WMATA over safety, the transit agency lays out a difficult—but necessary—plan to make badly needed repairs.
Oversight
Trump Culture: Threat, Fear and the Tightening of the American Mind
Research from the University of Maryland suggests that 'Trump culture' is part of human culture, and has its roots in warfare, famine and natural disasters.
Defense
Has the American Military Fallen Behind?
The certainly think so. Clinton promises to maintain the "strongest military the world has ever known."
Management
Why Most Training Doesn't Work
Most “case studies” presented at conferences are sanitized into meaninglessness.
Defense
Pentagon Intel Chief Seeks Same Unity of Effort as Military Services
Lettre hopes next administration will continue intel integration, modernization.
Nextgov
White House: If Unchecked, Big Data Could Lead to Discrimination
A new report warns that algorithms might inadvertently be biased against certain populations.
Route Fifty
Did States Become Any Less Reluctant to Borrow Last Year?
Not so much, according to a new Moody’s Investors Service report.
Nextgov
Justice is Crafting a Body Camera Catalog for Local Police Forces
Data protection and privacy controls are scattered throughout the seven-page list of characteristics that will be included in the guide.
Management
What People Get Wrong About Cover Letters
Remember that the purpose of a cover letter is to answer the question: "Why should I hire you for this job?"
Pay & Benefits
Retirement Planning: Get Your Questions Answered
Submit your questions and join our online discussion with a benefits expert on May 12.
News
Some NIH Facilities On Lockdown Because of Friday Shooting
Federal Protective Service employee is a suspect in fatal Maryland shootings.
Pay & Benefits
No Tuition Hike in Fall For Feds Pursuing Online Higher Ed Benefit
Enrollees in the truED program pay between $250 and $597 per month for a range of offerings from Champlain College.
Pay & Benefits
Is DHS Wasting Millions Paying Investigators It Doesn’t Need?
New report says CBP investigators may not be deserving of bonus pay they receive.
Oversight