Oversight
Insiders Offer Glimmers of Hope for Avoiding a Government Shutdown
Movement to defund Obamacare divides Republican budget strategists.
Oversight
Play of the Day: Let’s Put Reagan’s Name on Everything
Stephen Colbert looks at a new proposal to name the United States’ Exclusive Economic Zone after the 40th president.
Defense
U.S. Evacuates a Consulate in Pakistan
Officials say the threat is unrelated to vague threats that closed embassies in the last week.
Management
7 Ways to Get Your Colleagues to Carry Their Weight
When people come together in groups, there’s usually at least one member who slacks off.
Nextgov
NSA Will Replace Potential Snowdens With Computers
Agency to eliminate 90 percent of systems administrators who monitor networks.
Oversight
Call It the Bureau of Corrections Instead of the Bureau of Prisons, Lawmakers Say
U.S. prisons are a mess. A bipartisan task force is working on the problem.
Management
Oprah Is Getting a Presidential Medal of Freedom
So is Bill Clinton. And, posthumously, Sally Ride and Daniel Inouye.
Nextgov
Defense Contractors Aren't Ready to Comply With Anti-Counterfeit Rule
By March 2014, the Pentagon will withhold pay from companies that don’t develop an acceptable detection and avoidance system.
Pay & Benefits
Pentagon Finalizing Plan to Provide Benefits to Same-Sex Military Spouses
Defense is working out details with the Justice Department; benefits could be available as soon as August.
Nextgov
Wounded Soldiers Languished 540 Days in Fort Riley Transition System
Lack of staff and months-long searches for medical records contributed to the problem.
Nextgov
Security-Cleared Pros Don't Like Leaks -- or Wait Times
Survey respondents fear Snowden fallout could drag down the security clearance process.
Management
Government Should Operate More as a Single Enterprise, Report Says
Panelists favor cross-agency approach, not just during crises.
Defense
Friends of the Tsarnaev Brothers Indicted by Grand Jury
Two men allegedly tried to hide evidence after learning Dzhokhar Tsarnaev was a suspect.
Pay & Benefits
Feds See Jobs Decline While Overall US Job Creation Holds Steady, Gallup Says
Sequestration is the likely reason, polling service says.
Management
Strength vs. Warmth: The Balance the Best Leaders Find
Authors say good effective leaders need balance.
Management
SEC Chair Mary Jo White Is Edna Mode From The Incredibles
The SEC's spree of enforcement actions makes the parallels plain: Both are diminutive, bespectacled, and part of a crime-fighting organization.
Oversight
Analysis: How Secrecy Has Already Corroded Our Democracy in Concrete Ways
The renewal of the Patriot Act is a case study in how opaque policy and law destroy a people's ability to self-govern.
Oversight
Play of the Day: The President Cancels His Date With Putin
The Snowden affair and gay rights cause tension between the United States and Russia.
Management