Management
Craig Newmark's Badge of Honor: VA 'Nerd-in-Residence'
Craigslist founder teams up with agency on Blue Button electronic health records program.
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Asteroid Miners Reach K Street Orbit
Planetary Resources has retained Dick Gephardt as a lobbyist.
Pay & Benefits
Can Uncle Sam Help Vets Get Bang for Their College Buck?
Veterans Affairs is promising its program will help students effectively use their GI Bill tuition funding.
Management
Republicans Scrap Plan to Tie Debt Limit Vote to Keystone, Obamacare
Many GOP lawmakers anticipate the House will eventually vote on a clean debt ceiling increase.
Management
Study Shows Agency Management Challenges Haven’t Changed
Information technology security tops list of concerns across government, consultant says.
Management
Why Telecommuting Really Matters, in 6 Charts
The increasing ease of telecommuting will dramatically affect the way we adapt our urban transportation systems.
Management
Aggressor vs. Socializer—What's Your Communication Style?
The 4 types of communicators and how to deal with them.
Management
Is Obamacare a Job-Killer After All?
The CBO says the law will lead to a decline in employment—but the drop will come from workers opting to work less, not from employers slashing payrolls.
Defense
The U.S. Is Curbing Drones Strikes in Pakistan
The United States has not performed a drone strike in the country since last year.
Defense One
Think Tanks' Dream Defense Budgets Defeat China, But Not Politics
In a gaming exercise, Washington’s premier think tanks don’t even try to thwart the biggest threat of all: political gridlock. By Kevin Baron
Oversight
Play of the Day: America Gets Distracted
The president and Fox News move the country's attention.
Defense One
Bob Work Expected To Be Named Deputy SecDef
The worst-kept secret in the E-Ring is finally being confirmed, as President Obama is set to nominate former Navy Undersecretary Robert Work to the Pentagon’s No. 2 post. By Kevin Baron
Defense One
U.S. Reportedly Curbs Drone Strikes in Pakistan
The Obama administration has reportedly curtailed drone strikes in Pakistan to let peace talks with the Pakistani Taliban continue. By Stephanie Gaskell
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Just a Bunch of Autonomous Convoys Driving Around an Army Base
A glimpse at the military's future: Fewer soldiers, more autonomous vehicles.
Benefits
New tool helps vets sort through GI Bill educational benefits
The Department of Veterans Affairs this week launched an online tool to help service members, veterans and eligible family members calculate and learn about Post-9/11 GI Bill educational benefits.
Employee Policy
USDA to create climate change centers
The Department of Agriculture said it will establish new regional "hubs" at agency locations throughout the country to provide region-specific outreach and information on the effects of climate change on agriculture and forestry.
Retirement
NARFE pans postal bill's FECA reform measure
The National Active and Retired Federal Employees Association is urging lawmakers to purge a Federal Employees' Compensation Act reform measure from postal legislation slated for mark-up Feb. 6 by the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee.
Defense One
Cheating Scandal Spreads to the Navy’s Nuclear Fleet
Thirty sailors responsible the Navy’s nuclear reactor training have been suspended for allegedly cheating on exams. By Stephanie Gaskell
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