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Public or Private Cloud? The Decision Comes Down to Risk, DISA CIO Says

‘You have to understand risk and the data you’re dealing with,’ David Bennett says.

News

A Symbolic Victory for Open Office Setups

New York's new mayor is keeping Bloomberg's famous bullpen arrangement.

Pay & Benefits

Student Loan Perk Doesn’t Benefit Most Federal Employees

Republicans want to eliminate a $70 million incentive to reduce overall spending.

Management

How to Tap Military Experience for Executive Jobs

Free program helps veterans transition to civilian careers.

Nextgov

Eliminating the Gender Wage Gap for Tech Pros With Security Clearance

Men in IT with active clearance outearn similarly credentialed women by nearly 20 percent.

Tech

Did the USAID Cuban Twitter Debacle 'Taint All USAID Employees as Spies?'

Sen. Patrick Leahy asked if that was the case at an appropriations hearing Tuesday.

Nextgov

Mars Photo Probably Shows a 'Cosmic Ray Hit,' Not an Underground Alien Base

NASA's Curiosity transmits Martian landscape image with a curious light in the distance.

Management

How to Break Up the Old Boys’ Club in Your Office

The composition of employees looks different than it used to. So why should we still play by the rules and expectations of the Old Boys’ Club?

Management

GSA Sets Stage to Sell Federal Triangle Properties

Swap of land for services is part of larger plan to reduce federal footprint.

Nextgov

Court Upholds FTC's Power to Sue Hacked Companies

A federal judge rejects a bid from Wyndham Hotels to undercut federal authority over data security.

Nextgov

The Federal Government Is Charging Jerk.com With Deceiving Customers

FTC says the social-networking site secretly took information from Facebook to create user profiles.

Defense

Army Establishes Fort Hood Timeline, Still Has No Clear Motive

Shooter may have been frustrated over a leave of absence he had requested.

Defense

Senator Dismisses Claim Her 'Emotional' Views Compromised a Report on Torture

Intelligence Committee chairwoman calls the accusation 'nonsense.'

Oversight

Play of the Day: Jeb Bush's Border Problem

Stephen Colbert balks at the presidential hopeful's comments.

Management

Supervisors Hold the Keys to the New World Order

Managing teams is no longer about taking control, it's about giving it.

Employee Policy

Federal Coach: The next generation of government problem solvers

Henry Brady is the dean of the Goldman School of Public Policy at the University of California, Berkeley, and a keen observer of government and politics. He spoke about the role of the younger generation in government with Tom Fox.

Employee Policy

DOD 'revolving door' poorly monitored, IG says

A Defense Department Office of Inspector General report finds the Pentagon is failing to effectively track top military officers and DOD officials who step into jobs in defense contracting, consulting and lobbying.

Pay

Union leader: Insourcing can remedy gender pay gap

One labor leader is suggesting a way for President Obama to narrow the gender pay gap: Hire more federal employees to do some of the work now done by contractors.

Employee Policy

APWU says retail partner program aims to 'sidestep' labor costs

The American Postal Workers Union claims that documents it obtained as the result of an unfair labor practice charge it filed with the National Labor Relations Board "have revealed some disturbing truths" about a U.S. Postal Service pilot retail program.

Nextgov

Four Tips to Become a Better Coder (That Actually Work)

You've heard my criticisms of coding bootcamps; here's what to try instead.