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Pop Quiz: Which Navy N00bs Have a Gift for Stopping Hacks?
The proposed talent assessment would function not unlike an existing Defensewide exam that screens a recruit's knack for picking up foreign languages.
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White House Issues Governmentwide Cyber Action Plan
The new guidance aims to protect the most high-value information assets the federal government holds.
Management
Federal Agencies Spent $334M on Advisory Committees in 2014
Outside experts generally earn special pay for their trouble.
Management
A Ghost Tour of the National Death Index
Beware of what lurks deep in the bowels of vital statistics.
Oversight
How Congress Reached a Deal to Stop a Medicare Premium Spike
Seniors will have to pay the cost eventually.
Defense
Pentagon to Send Special Operations Troops to Syria
After months of looking at new options, the Obama administration will send in ground forces
Pay & Benefits
Senators Want to Make Sure Federal 'Tax Cheats' Don't Get Bonuses
Bipartisan group reintroduces a bill to prohibit tax delinquent and misbehaving IRS employees from receiving performance awards.
Management
Google is Sharing its Best Internal HR and Management Advice With Everyone Now
The search giant wants to make work better.
Oversight
Budget Deal Passes, but Shutdown Threat Still Looms
Lawmakers are hopeful new fiscal stability can help ‘rein in government overreach.’
Nextgov
The Biggest Cyber Breaches of 2015 (So Far)
Thousands of hacks and data breaches occur every day, though many don’t make the headlines.
Management
Study: Stressful Jobs Make Life Shorter
Researchers found that unhealthy workplaces can affect mortality.
Management
Why Things Go Wrong
When an acquisition process is flawed, the outcome isn’t hard to predict.
Tech
Daily-Fantasy-Sports Operator Says Federal Regulation is Necessary
As investigators press industry, FanDuel CEO opens the door for government rules.
Tech
Obamacare Enrollment Is About to Open Again, and Not Many Know It
Latest Kaiser poll shows obstacle to getting more Americans on health exchanges.
Oversight
Senate Approves Budget Deal That Spares Federal Pay and Benefits
The two-year agreement passed early Friday morning despite objections of Cruz, Paul.
Oversight
Play of the Day: The GOP Candidates' Actual Weaknesses
Late-night shows wrap up Wednesday's festivities.
Nextgov
Explainer: Why We Have Yet to See a Catastrophic Cyberattack Take Out the Power Grid
Compromising an email server or stealing personnel and customer records, while bad, won’t let an attacker stop the flow of water at a dam or overload a substation.
Pay & Benefits
New House Speaker Has a History of Targeting Federal Pay, Benefits and Jobs
Paul Ryan's promotion could be a bad sign of things to come for feds.
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The Military’s SAT Could Soon Test for Cybersecurity Smarts
Right now, there aren't many options to identify a new recruit with a particular aptitude toward cyber.
Defense