Nextgov
Here’s What the Rewrite of DOD’s Cloud Strategy Will Look Like
An update to the Defense Department’s cloud computing strategy aims to decentralize the process for purchasing commercial cloud solutions
Defense
VA Fires Another Senior Exec
Director of the Phoenix VA health care system had been on paid administrative leave since May, pending an investigation.
Nextgov
Key Internet and Tech Concepts Still Mysteries for Many
Many Americans are puzzled by concepts that support the Internet and other technological innovations.
Management
Can Your Job Help Your Brain Age More Gracefully?
A new study looks at whether retired surgeons have better memory skills than retired painters.
Management
Attention Dieters: FDA Ruling Will Require Calorie Counts at Restaurants
New requirements will make sure eateries "conspicuously" inform customers of nutrition information.
Management
Is Chocolate a Superior Memory Food?
Important ties between food and mental functioning keep emerging.
Management
White House Protestors Underwhelmed by Obama's Ferguson Comments
On a night of high national tensions and violence, protestors at the White House were disappointed by President Obama's speech about the Ferguson grand jury.
Oversight
Play of the Day: Closing the Door on Chuck Hagel
Late-night looks at the departing Defense chief.
Management
A Public-Private Innovation Classroom
The Center for Leadership Development invites business leaders to brainstorm alongside feds.
Route Fifty
U.S. Mayors React to Ferguson Grand Jury Decision
Atlanta's mayor: Decision 'is likely to spark understandable feelings of frustration, not only in Ferguson, but across the country.'
Management
Why Is the Smithsonian Standing Behind Bill Cosby?
The comedian thinks people should have "the integrity not to ask" about the allegations against him. The institution apparently agrees.
Management
Obama Administration Took Unusual Step in Releasing Justice Memo on Immigration
Office of Legal Counsel’s opinions are often kept behind closed doors.
Management
The History of Cabinet Shakeups, Charted
As the size of the United States Cabinet has ballooned from 11 departments in 1947 to 15 today, there has been significant turnover.
Management
Consider the People You're Grateful For
How about that mentor who helped shape your career path?
Defense
Who Will Replace Chuck Hagel?
President Obama will be naming his fourth secretary of defense in six years. Will he choose the first woman to run the Pentagon?
Oversight
Obama Says He Will Walk John Boehner's Nonexistent Dog
The president has been using the same joke about compromise since 2012.
Pay & Benefits
Your Open Season Questions, Answered.
OPM holds town hall to advise federal employees and retirees on health care choices for 2015.
Insights
A Dangerous Cyber Convergence: Persistent Insiders, Evolving Adversaries
Despite making progress bolstering cyber defenses in recent years, the federal government has been unable to keep up with a worsening threat environment. To help turn the tide, agencies will need to shift their security focus internally, to the data within.
Insights
Protecting Your Agency's Core Data with Hybrid Cloud
Despite past concerns with entrusting the cloud with sensitive data, federal CIOs are beginning to tap in to hybrid cloud's disaster recovery and backup capabilities.
Management