Management
Obama Creates Three New National Monuments in California
Often it seems that modern presidents can’t do anything — except wage war. Here’s a heartening exception.
Management
Report: The U.S. Will Restore Commercial Flights to Cuba
But there are still loads of restrictions in place for potential travelers.
Oversight
Play of the Day: Clinton and Sanders Pander to Different Kinds of Voters
Sanders can't get it right with black voters while Clinton has issues with the youth vote.
Management
How Government Could Serve as the Platform for a New Economy
When agencies embrace the API economy, they open the door to creativity and innovation.
Nextgov
Hackers Abscond with Florida Hospital Records, Release Sex Video of Gay Teacher; DC Special Ed Student Data Leaked
Just another week in ThreatWatch, our regularly updated index of noteworthy data breaches.
Route Fifty
Boston’s 'Vote With Your Butt' Program Tries Different Public Engagement Tactic
The city’s “Clean Streets,” initiative is modeled after a similar one in the United Kingdom.
Management
The Best Bosses Let Their Top Talent Leave
Dartmouth business professor Sydney Finkelstein has found that top leaders expect—and sometimes encourage—their stars to find new places to shine.
Nextgov
Obama’s War on Hackers
The federal action plan calls for a new commission, public service campaigns, and funds for replacing old, insecurable government IT.
Pay & Benefits
Feds to Be Kept Away From Oregon Refuge for Weeks Despite Militia’s Stand Down
One agency has spent about $600K to keep feds home for five weeks.
Management
How to Write the Perfect Email
Make your messages short and sweet—but not too short or too sweet.
Nextgov
DARPA Awards Contracts for See-Through-Walls Technology
The emerging tech agency appears to have made at least two awards for that program.
Oversight
Here's What a Trump Presidency Would Actually Look Like
A look at some of the GOP frontrunner's more controversial policies show how hard they would be to enact.
Nextgov
Encryption Debate: The Issue Isn’t Strong Crypto; It’s Easy Crypto
The encryption debate is poised to intensify this year.
Management
Group Blasts VA Proposal to Strip Senior Executives of Appeal Rights
SEA says idea is 'farcical' and would make top career leaders at department second-class citizens.
Management
Air Force Told To Save Millions on Contractors’ Depot Labor
Service acquisition chief disagrees with Pentagon watchdog recommendations.
Pay & Benefits
Lawmaker Pushes for 5.3 Percent Pay Raise
Democrat says Obama’s 1.6 percent proposal ‘doesn’t come close’ to fairness.
News
Presidential Hopefuls Rip Wasteful Bureaucracy--and That’s Just the Democrats
Clinton and Sanders address the question of what, if anything, they’d cut from government.
Oversight
Hillary Clinton's Long Career as an Insider
Many think Clinton was a onetime leftist radical who morphed into a centrist to gain power. But she has always been a true incrementalist and compromiser.
Management