Insights
Getting IT Services to Warfighters Faster, Smarter
The military doesn't have time for contract fees, red tape, or bid protests.
Oversight
Bitcoin Users, You're 'On Your Own'
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau said Monday it will start taking bitcoin-related complaints.
News
Does Obama Have ‘Zero Control’ Over the Bureaucracy?
The administration’s arms-length view of government has extended well into the president’s second term.
Oversight
Why Incumbents Shouldn't Feel Safe
They might still be defeating their challengers, but the margins are slipping.
Management
Report: Agency Leaders Protected Teleworkers Who Lied About Their Hours
Patent Office's vaunted telecommuting program has a credibility problem.
Management
The Next President Could Find Unity Fleeting
We may never get hit again like we were on Sept. 11, 2001. But if we did, would the next president find unity fleeting?
Management
Despite Revenue Gains, Postal Service Loses Another $2 Billion
Congressionally mandated obligations are keeping USPS from getting back into the black.
Management
The 10 Secrets to Successful People's Calm
The tricky thing about stress and anxiety is that they are absolutely necessary emotions.
Defense
Why ISIL Is Worse Than Any Other Terrorist Group
The Islamic State is an unholy combination of al-Qaeda, the Khmer Rouge, and the Nazis.
Management
Hillary Clinton: 'Failure' to Help Syrian Rebels Led to the Rise of ISIS
The former secretary of state, and probable candidate for president, outlines her foreign-policy doctrine.
Defense
The World Will Blame President Obama if Iraq Falls
The White House is under intense pressure to use American force to save the people trapped by terrorists on the mountaintop. And it understands why.
Management
Obama: U.K. and France Will Join U.S. In Delivering Aid to Iraq
The president made a short statement and answered questions on Iraq Saturday morning.
Oversight
Play of the Day: How Payday Lenders Outsmart The Government
Regulating them is a lot like playing a sad game of Whac-A-Mole.
Route Fifty
New York City Takes Giant Step to Unlock Its Published Data
Mayor Bill de Blasio approves new digital mandates for the City Record and agencies.
Management
What’s Really Happening On Your Watch?
The performance problem: Most executives can’t sample their agency’s services.
Employee Policy
Leading the Peace Corps
Carrie Hessler-Radelet was recently confirmed as director of the Peace Corps, after serving as the agency’s acting director and deputy director. She was a Peace Corps volunteer in the 1980s, and worked for many years on global health initiatives. Hessler-Radelet spoke about leading today’s Peace Corps with Tom Fox.
Employee Policy
USPS reports higher revenues, but ongoing losses
The U.S. Postal Service posted a $2 billion net loss in the third fiscal quarter, even as it recorded a 2 percent increase in revenue over the same period last year.
Employee Policy
DHS employees at borders acquiring illnesses
Inspections of detention sites along the southern border where Customs and Border Protection is housing unaccompanied alien children found that CBP employees—and in some cases, their family members—had acquired illnesses from the detainees.
Employee Policy
VA announces independent review
The new head of the Department of Veterans Affairs said that the department has initiated an independent review of scheduling practices at all VA medical facilities
Defense One