Management

Snowden: The NSA Caused A Massive Internet Blackout in Syria

In a new interview, the fugitive leaker claims the spy agency accidentally took down Syria’s Internet during its prolonged civil war.

Defense

Report: U.S. to Send 100 More Military Advisers Help Iraq's Yazidis

The military advisers would look at humanitarian relief options for the group, according to a report.

Oversight

How to Eliminate Almost Every Federal Agency

A look at some of the tactics leveraged in the war on big government.

Oversight

Play of the Day: Is Hillary Trying To Distance Herself From Obama?

Jimmy Fallon has some new footage of the two.

Management

Bad Management Advice You Should Run Away From

10 tips that are sure to lay the groundwork for failed leadership.

Route Fifty

NRA Frowns on Texas Proposal to Allow Alcohol at Gun Shows

But the organization isn't saying that booze and firearms are a bad mix.

Nextgov

Hacked Yahoo News Tweet Reports Atlanta Ebola Outbreak

“WTF,” one commenter replied. “Change your password.”

Employee Policy

Senators want to see whistleblower report

Two Senate lawmakers urged President Obama to provide them with a new—but long overdue—report on the FBI's whistleblower protection efforts.

Employee Policy

Transportation Dept. to scale back on IT contractors

The Department of Transportation plans to bring some of the work done by its IT contractor workforce in-house.

Employee Policy

NASA HQ support specialists to join IFPTE

Professional support specialists at NASA’s Washington, D.C., headquarters on Aug. 12 voted to form a union. The Federal Labor Relations Authority conducted the election.

Defense One

How Genes Could Predict Who Will Get PTSD

Can you predict post-traumatic stress disorder before it starts? By Patrick Tucker

Management

300,000 People Could Lose Their Obamacare If They Don't Prove Their Residency

Individuals have until September 5 to send complete information to the government.

Route Fifty

Arkansas Might Be the 1st State to Connect All Its Schools to Broadband

A new partnership could transform the state’s lagging copper-wire schools network.

Management

What Would Happen If Someone Got Ebola in America?

A secondary infection in the U.S. is highly unlikely. But here's how the healthcare system would respond if there was one.

Management

Against Consensus

The more you agree with people on your side of political debates, the more likely you are to be wrong about the facts.

Defense

An Awkward Party With President Obama Is the Least of Hillary Clinton's Problems

Clinton and Obama will likely see each other this week, when they attend the same Martha's Vineyard birthday party.

Oversight

Does Obama Know Something We Don't About Supreme Court Retirements?

Speculation about the 81-year-old Ginsburg has been raging in political circles since shortly after Obama's re-election.

Defense One

U.S. Signs 25-Year Military Pact with Australia

Australia will train with U.S. troops based on its northern coast for the better part of the first half of this century. By Ben Watson

Route Fifty

As Feds Hold Hearings, Native Hawaiians Press Sovereignty Claims

U.S. control of the 50th state is illegal under international law, advocates say.

Management

Agency Chief Rebuffs Union Over Authority to More Quickly Fire Bad Employees

‘No one gets a free pass,’ EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy tells AFGE.