Nextgov
Can You Profile a Suitcase? You Could Win a $15,000 Prize
To save time inspecting low-risk bags, TSA wants to link baggage tags with passengers’ personal data.
Management
16 People the Media Considered Presidential Contenders at This Time in 2006
A handy reminder that speculation is just that—speculation.
Oversight
Helicopter Crashes in Iraq After Delivering Aid to Yazidis
The only Yazidi member of the Iraqi parliament was reportedly among the injured.
Management
The DEA Paid An Amtrak Secretary $854,460 for Free Passenger Lists
The secretary had "effectively been acting as an informant" who sold private passenger information without approval
Management
Why You Should Reset Your Brain and How to Do It
The research shows that you need to take regular breaks to reset your brain so that the focused attention and daydreaming networks can do their jobs.
Pay & Benefits
Not Everyone Is Eligible for Phased Retirement
Law enforcement officers and air traffic controllers are among those feds who can’t take advantage of the government’s new HR tool.
Defense
ISIL Has Been Bombing Baghdad for Years
The U.S. threatens airstrikes in Baghdad if the militant group endangers personnel, but such attacks in and around the capital aren’t anything new.
Management
The Obamacare Skyrocketing Premiums That Never Were
Premiums will rise 7.5 percent, much lower than expected.
Management
Education Department Launches Review of the University of Phoenix
While the analysis of the nation's largest student financial aid recipient is standard practice, it comes at a time of increased scrutiny for the for-profit college sector.
Oversight
Play of the Day: Anthony Weiner's Life After Politics
Jimmy Fallon looks at the former Congressman's new venture.
Management
How to Keep Your Agency Out of the Headlines
Don't let a crisis of leadership drag down your organization's performance.
Employee Policy
Unions say financials show USPS is viable
While the U.S. Postal Service has blamed some of its red ink on the proliferation of the Internet, one union leader this week called the Internet "a net positive for USPS."
Employee Policy
Former immigration officer convicted of bribery
A former immigration officer in Santa Ana, Calif., was convicted in federal court this month for taking bribes from Cambodian immigrants in exchange for immigration benefits, the Justice Department announced.
Retirement
Phased retirement excludes certain feds
While each federal agency will decide which employees are eligible to work under the new phased retirement regulations finally published last week, certain employees already are not permitted to enter the program.
Defense
2016 Republican Field Offers Obama Advice on Iraq
Contenders with no foreign policy experience go to the mic with suggestions for the president's handling of Middle East crises.
Defense One
The U.S. Needs More Drones
The threat from terrorism is changing in ways that make intelligence collection all the more important. By Paul Scharre
Oversight
What Hillary Can Learn From LBJ
In a country ruled by political paralysis, people are drawn to the image of a leader who could force Washington into action.
Nextgov
Russia Bugs Ukraine Government Offices with Spyware
Putin-backed hackers strike as tensions escalate between Moscow and the West.
Nextgov
Who Receives Hacker Threat Info From DHS?
Hospitals, financial institutions, chemical companies and 10 of the other 16 "critical" industries haven’t joined the department’s cyber program.
Management