Management
No Sequester Cuts Are Needed in 2014, OMB Says
Enacted appropriations fall within spending limits for the fiscal year.
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Obama's New Cybersecurity Guidelines Lack a Workforce Plan
The root cause of many breaches is a shortage of qualified IT professionals.
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Hackers Target Veterans’ Site
The real goal may be to steal military intelligence, researchers speculate.
Management
What Top Executives Can Learn From Career Setbacks in Major League Baseball
Even star performers are prone to making mistakes.
Defense
Analysis: Behold the Selective Outrage Over National-Security Leaks
Whistleblowers are hounded for exposing classified information, but national-security insiders are allowed to do so with impunity.
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Hackers Mesmerize Investors, Bug Diplomats and Push Nepal’s President Offline
Just another week in ThreatWatch, our regularly updated index of noteworthy data breaches.
Management
Netflix’s 5 Tenets of HR
What it’s like to work at a company that threw out the rule book.
Defense One
America’s Fusion Race With China Is Heating Up, So Why Is Washington Going Cold?
This week, America's efforts to harness emerging atomic energy made big gains, but could be short-lived without government funding. By Patrick Tucker
Defense
Senate to Take Up Veterans' Bill Later This Month
Measure tackles a range of issues, including health care, education and employment.
Defense One
Why the U.S. Should Use British Missiles on Reaper Drones
For compatibility and cost-effectiveness, military cooperation between nations must start from the beginning. By Peter Westmacott
Employee Policy
Union: NASA performance rating system results in racial discrimination
The International Federation of Professional and Technical Engineers has asked the Office of Personnel Management to investigate a performance rating system at NASA that the labor group says has resulted in systematic racial discrimination.
Employee Policy
DOD to require documentation to replace lost or stolen cards
The Defense Department later this year will start to enforce a previously optional policy regarding the reissuance of lost or stolen common access cards (CACs).
Employee Policy
OMB reports agency performance improving
The Office of Management and Budget said recent performance reports indicate that agencies across the government are improving in terms of setting and reaching priority goals.
Management
Washington Offices on Two-Hour Delay Friday
Announcement comes as second round of snow tapers off in capital region.
Management
Why It’s More Demanding to Work For an Organization Without a Traditional Hierarchy
The self-governing model is beginning to emerge more.
Management
More Snow Days No Longer Means Less Work for Feds
Dramatic growth in telework keeps federal employees are on the job even when they’re out of the office.
Management
What a Snow Day Can Teach You About Your Organization
Is your office set up to work anywhere at any time?
Management
OMB Cites Progress On Agency Performance Goals
New management priorities are expected in President Obama’s fiscal 2015 budget next month.
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Snowden Had Help
The former NSA contractor was aided by three agency 'affiliates' in accessing and downloading files.
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