Defense
Ash Carter's Confirmation Hearing Is Not About Ash Carter
The Senate Armed Services Committee isn't going to let President Obama or the Pentagon off easy.
Nextgov
Calling Agile Contractors: Come Show and Tell for 18F
Officials at the General Services Administration and 18F are now sending a message to the traditional contracting industry: We need your help, too.
Route Fifty
‘Igniting Innovation’ Puts Public Sector Projects in ‘Shark Tank’-like Contest
Utah hunting licensing app entry one of a handful of state and local finalists competing in D.C.
Management
Government’s Publisher Cuts Staff by 5 Percent Through Buyouts
The agency estimates it will save $7 million in fiscal 2015 from trimming workforce.
News
When Obama’s Veto Threat Is Serious
The administration usually leaves itself some wiggle room. But not always.
Oversight
FOIA Reform Bills Revived in Both Chambers of Congress
Effort to create 'presumption of openness' died at end of last Congress.
Defense
Should Red Meat Warnings Include Damage to the Environment?
A political battle shapes up around federal dietary guidelines.
Management
FutureGen is Done: Energy Ends Troubled Bush-Era Coal Electricity Project
A 12-year-old vision for a public-private partnership to create an advanced, climate-friendly coal-fired power plant has come to an apparent end.
Oversight
Play of the Day: Rand Paul and Barack Obama Talk Vaccines
A hot topic becomes even hotter when these two enter the fray.
Employee Policy
NTEU says situation dire at IRS
Addressing an audience at her union's annual legislative conference in Washington, D.C., National Treasury Employees Union President Colleen Kelley warned delegates that agencies will begin to fail at their missions if Congress continues to cut funding.
Employee Policy
Dems call for 'clean' DHS funding bill
After Senate Democrats closed ranks to reject a Republican-sponsored fiscal 2015 appropriations bill to fund the Department of Homeland Security, the ranking member of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee urged his colleagues to pass a "clean" version of the bill.
Benefits
Where are my drugs?
Thanks to an idea suggested by a Department of Veterans Affairs employee, vets now can track the status of most of their prescriptions online, the department said.
Route Fifty
Boston Activates a New Snow-Removal Tracking Tool
Mayor Marty Walsh: ‘Snow Stats brings the people of Boston closer to municipal government.’
Nextgov
The Public Participation Playbook Goes Live
After months of work by both the government and public, the new handbook is ready to help foster engagement.
Pay & Benefits
Five Charts That Show the Pentagon's Shrinking Civilian Workforce
The percentage of Uncle Sam's civilians employed at the Defense Department is decreasing.
Management
Obama Administration Frustrates Inspectors General on Records Access
House hearing on agency 'stonewalling' reveals split over which laws take precedence.
Oversight
Republicans: Obama's Budget Is Providing 'a Good Laugh'
Federal employee groups like the White House's blueprint, but the plan is unlikely to get very far on Capitol Hill.
Route Fifty
A 30-Year Plan for U.S. Transportation Summed Up by One Word: Choice
With "Beyond Traffic," Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx pivots U.S. policy away from cars and toward multimodal options.
Management
Work From Home, Just Not Alone and Not in Your Own Home
The Scandinavian startup Hoffice aims to bring rigor and productivity to the concept of home-based co-working spaces.
Management