Management
Asking for Advice at Work Can Make You Seem Intelligent — But You Have to Do It Right
It's really all in the execution.
Nextgov
2015 Bold Awards Recognize Government Innovators
From more than 1,000 nominees, Nextgov’s editorial team selected 10 winners who took strategic risks to boost their agency’s technological prowess.
Management
President of Major Contractors Group Steps Down
Stan Soloway led the Professional Services Council for 15 years.
Oversight
Forget the Pope. Donald Trump Is Coming to the Hill
The 2016 GOP frontrunner will be right outside the Capitol, but it’s not clear he has much support inside the building.
Management
NOAA Maps the Warmest Days in America
With scorching temperatures on both coasts, parts of America are suffering through a late-season heat wave.
Oversight
Republicans Swear This Shutdown Will Be Different
The strategy has never worked for the GOP’s right flank, but they’re going down the same path anyway.
Management
How Government Can Fire Its Bad Employees
Managers hold most of the cards. Don't be afraid to play them.
Oversight
Play of the Day: Don't Give Hillary Anything Electronic
If it has buttons, Hillary Clinton doesn't know how to use it.
Management
VA Lost a Clerk’s Disability File, then Fired Him for Running to Congress
Office of Special Counsel says mishandling of employee’s case offers lesson to other agencies.
Nextgov
NSA Stepped In to Thwart OPM Hackers -- Eventually
It wasn't until after the intrusion NSA was able to provide OPM with help to try to figure out what had happened, NSA Director Adm. Michael Rogers said.
Defense
Pentagon Moves Ahead With HQ Staff Cuts
Union says civilian employees will bear the brunt of "indiscriminate cuts."
Defense
Obama Administration Delays Plan to Close Guantanamo While Searching for Domestic Alternative
As weeks slip away, Pentagon officials say they’re only on ‘step one’ of a crucial survey of alternate locations for the detainees.
Pay & Benefits
As Congress Returns, a Shutdown Isn’t the Only Threat Feds Face
Unions prepare to fight agency closures and other measures affecting feds’ pay, benefits and job security.
Oversight
Will Congress Go Over the Social Security Cliff?
Bipartisan support exists to prevent benefit cut for 9 million workers, but Paul Ryan move may drive Democrats away.
Management
U.S., Europe Forge Data-Protection 'Umbrella Agreement' for Terrorism Cases
Congress will have to act for it to actually take effect.
Management
Post-Clinton, Kerry Creates 'Transparency Coordinator' Job at State
A longtime State Department official will seek to improve compliance with public-records laws and lawmakers’ demands for documents.
Defense
How the Army is Unlocking Soldier Suicide
Service officials can identify soldiers who are most at risk, but acting on that information poses a moral dilemma.
Nextgov
Census Has Big Tech Plans for the 2020 Count. Will They Stay on Track?
The agency plans to outfit field workers with mobile devices and allow people to use the Internet to fill out the survey.
Nextgov
Marine Corps Wants to Wipe Out 'Evil Twin' Social Media Impostors
The agency is looking for technology that could help weed out and report fake accounts.
Management