Nextgov

Terror Victims Can’t Seize Iranian and Syrian Web Addresses

ICANN: Internet domains aren’t owned by anybody, including ICANN.

Management

Who Wins in the Name Game?

From dating to job prospects, a name has remarkable power over the path of its owner's life.

Management

Lawmaker: VA Alone Is Sitting on $2B in Underused Property

House Oversight panel decries 7,000 in unneeded federal assets worth $350 billion.

Management

Mitch McConnell's Musical Attack on EPA

The Senate minority leader recruited a reality-TV singer to fight the climate rules.

Management

Ditch the Memo for a Dashboard: How to Show Your Program's Progress

Tell your story with infographics that link metrics and chief indicators.

Management

As Ebola Outbreak Spreads in West Africa, U.S. Scientists Look for Cure

Just over a dozen American laboratories can experiment with the deadly virus, and one in Texas reports some promise in animal studies.

Management

What Corporate America Is Learning About Keeping Workers Happy

Organizations with ample perks outperform those without and retain better talent.

Oversight

Republicans Have Lost Control of the Impeachment Plot They Hatched

Democrats are using the threat to their advantage in fundraising.

Oversight

The Border Crisis Takes a Pause From Politics

At an ad-hoc hearing during a packed day, the actual unaccompanied minors took the focus.

Nextgov

Canada Research Agency Goes Offline to Contain Chinese Infection

Breach could have deeper implications.

Oversight

Play of the Day: America Is The Oprah Of Middle East Weapon Systems

Everyone gets missiles!

Employee Policy

DOD to establish new performance appraisal system

The Defense Department announced it will establish a three-level performance appraisal system for most of its civilian employees.

Employee Policy

VA secretary confirmed

The Senate on Tuesday unanimously confirmed former Procter & Gamble CEO Robert McDonald as the new secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs.

Benefits

Bill would give special leave to disabled vets new to workforce

House lawmakers have introduced a bipartisan bill that would give extra sick leave to new federal employees who are disabled veterans so they can pursue medical treatment during their first year of employment.

Nextgov

After Delays, USCIS Sets New Deadline for Digital Immigration Records

USCIS chief calls modernizing IT systems ‘one of my top challenges'

Management

The Things You Don't Know About the Nixon Tapes

Forty years after Watergate, two new books show how little we knew about the disgraced president.

Management

Meet the Man Now Responsible for Solving the VA Crisis

Robert McDonald got overwhelming bipartisan support during his Senate confirmation vote Tuesday.

Defense

Republicans Condemn Bergdahl Swap

But Democrats on the House Armed Services Committee say the resolution is simply a political move ahead of this week's House vote on suing President Obama.

Pay & Benefits

Many Part-Time Feds Will Soon Be Eligible for Federal Health Benefits

OPM looks to expand FEHBP coverage.