Defense
Ashton Carter Breezes Through Senate Armed Services Committee
The Senate Armed Services Committee voted unanimously to send on Ash Carter’s nomination for a full vote. Lawmakers want him in the Pentagon by week’s end.
Tech
Uncle Sam Agrees to Publish 'Largest Index of Government Data in the World'
Transparency advocates win FOIA case.
Nextgov
19 Dot-Gov Domains to Use HTTPS Encryption By Default -- But Not WhiteHouse.gov
HTTPS ensure sensitive data aren’t encoded in plain text format and makes it more difficult for interlopers to redirect visitors to a different site.
Management
From Bad To Worse at Scandal-Ridden Safety Agency
White House is reviewing EPA IG report on Chemical Safety Board.
Oversight
Play of the Day: Obama's Taking Away Our High (War) Horse
The White House needs to do a better job of reassuring Americans negotiating the fog of war.
Management
Uncle Sam and the Illusion of Privacy Online
The U.S. government doubled its requests for Twitter user information in late 2014 compared with the year before. Most of the time, the publishing platform gave officials what they wanted.
Management
Three Tips for Building a Data-Based Strategy
How to justify the investments and decisions you are making.
Nextgov
CIA is Bringing Amazon’s Marketplace to the Intelligence Community
In the coming months, Amazon Web Services will launch an IC-only cloud marketplace that aims to shake up the way spy agencies purchase software.
Route Fifty
‘Glitch’ Prompts Minnesota DOT to Sideline Popular Toll Scanner Program
It’s not the first time a state has had to scramble to deal with a transponder shortage.
Employee Policy
FEW reminds lawmakers: Feds are your constituents
Federally Employed Women (FEW) has released its annual compilation of federal employment and retiree statistics by state and congressional district—and urges federal lawmakers to take note.
Employee Policy
Service members to share settlement in mortgage foreclosure case
The Justice Department said that nearly 1,000 military service members and their co-borrowers are eligible to receive more than $123 million under DOJ's settlements with five mortgage servicing companies.
Retirement
Legal issues could complicate docking fired feds' pensions
A recent article in a Merits Systems Protection Board newsletter raises issues regarding the legality of legislative proposals that would reduce the pensions of federal employees fired for cause.
Management
Let’s Admit It: Governments Never Really Pay Off Their Debts
There are a lot of hypocrisy on this issue, and it isn't only Greece.
Oversight
Federal Employee Union Vows to 'Open a Can of Whoop Ass' on Unfriendly Lawmakers
Some lawmakers agree it's time to change the message on feds.
Route Fifty
When Useful Information Becomes Overwhelming
It’s easy to overload the public with information. Here are some questions to ask when considering how to control the faucet.
Management
GAO: Mission-Critical Gaps in Skills Among Federal Workers is a 'High Risk'
The government lacks personnel and/or competency in jobs like cybersecurity, human resources and contracting, watchdog says.
Oversight
House Benghazi Probe Has Nothing New—Yet
Former Ambassador Thomas Pickering says he’s open to new revelations, but sticks to his notions of accountability.
Management
In Vox Interview, Obama Sets Limits on What a President Can Accomplish
From Iraq to political polarization, President Obama is more of a realist than candidate Obama was.
Management