Nextgov
VA Turns to IBM Watson to Improve Veteran Care
The pilot program could show how cognitive computing systems can distill complex data sets into useful information.
Oversight
How a Major Postal Overhaul Nearly Made Its Way Into the CRomnibus
Democrats blocked their own chairman’s last ditch effort, aides say.
Defense
Defense Bill Extends Disputed Small Business Program
Contractors gain opportunities for women-owned firms, exports.
Management
Koch-Backed Group Says EPA Joins CIA in 'Torture'
A conservative, pro-fossil-fuels group is out with a provocative claim: EPA tortures too. With climate-change regulations.
Management
Finally, a New Surgeon General?
One year, one month, and two days after his selection, the Senate could confirm Vivek Murthy to a post that has been vacant since July.
Management
FEMA Ups Its Game in Sussing Out Phony Aid Claims
GAO reports Hurricane Sandy-related improper payments are down compared with those for Katrina.
Route Fifty
A Complicated Land Transfer Saga Simmers in North Carolina
Local leaders in Raleigh want to transform a former state psychiatric hospital campus into their own “Central Park." But a deal has been hard to reach.
Oversight
Tom Coburn: The Senate-Stalling Republican No One Hates
Cruz and Coburn have both blocked bills and slowed adjournment. So why does one have so many enemies and the other so few?
Management
Contractor CEO Pleads Guilty to 20-Year Fraud of USAID
Millions of dollars of overbilling found in Iraq, Afghanistan reconstruction.
Management
OPM, State Dept. Employees Sent Home as Several D.C. Agencies Experience Power Outage
No one injured in small fire at OPM headquarters.
Defense
Dick Cheney Tells NBC: 'I'd Do It Again in a Minute'
The former vice president denies that the CIA tortured and says Bush knew everything all along.
Oversight
Democrats' Depressing New Reality in the Spending Deal
The divisions that were on full display during the debate over a $1 trillion spending bill may become the norm in 2015.
Management
Video: Sketch Comedy Show Plays Off Stereotype of TSA Agents as 'Listless'
Key & Peele mock airport security in al Qaeda bit on their show.
Management
Bringing Out the Best in the Executive Ranks
President Obama says the SES is key to making government smarter and faster.
Defense
The Humane Interrogation Technique That Works Much Better Than Torture
Confessions are four times more likely when interrogators adopt a respectful stance toward detainees and build rapport, a study finds.
Nextgov
Agencies Mold Regulations around ‘Voluntary’ Cyber Standards
Coast Guard, NHTSA and FDA are adapting the NIST framework for boat owners, car companies and medical device manufacturers.
Pay
USPS maintenance workers get settlement in subcontracting case
An arbitrator ordered the U.S. Postal Service to pay postal maintenance craft employees $8.6 million after deciding that USPS improperly subcontracted work that could have been performed by bargaining unit employees.
Benefits
VA initiative clears way for private care — or maybe not
The Veterans Choice Cards that the Department of Veterans Affairs began mailing to certain vets last month were supposed to provide those vets with quick access to private care in their communities—but the reality is turning out to be a bit different ...
Employee Policy