Tech

America Is Split by the NSA, but Not Along the Usual Partisan Lines

Both parties sharply divided over data-mining revelations, Pew finds.

Oversight

Play of the Day: Graffiti on Lincoln

The sixteenth president’s monument gets vandalized.

Nextgov

White House Employees’ Personal Email Hacked

Targeted campaign aims to extract social media team’s Gmail and Twitter logins.

Defense One

Sequester and the Supply Chain: 'Life or Death' for the F-35's Small Companies

As manufacturers lose orders and lay off employees, the price of top weapons programs will rise. The anatomy of the F-35 shows why. By Sara Sorcher

Management

4 Ways to Get Better People in the SES

The government needs to do better at getting the best people into the SES.

Management

Budget Officials to Agencies, Again: Show Us Your Programs Work

OMB memo seeks 'evidence and innovation' in fiscal 2015 budget requests.

Management

What You Can Learn From the Rise of "Moneyball Government"

What state, local, and international governments know about making smart decisions.

Oversight

Whistleblowers Blast NSA -- but Not Contracting -- for Leaks

Surveillance critics align themselves with Edward Snowden.

Nextgov

Pentagon and Environmentalists Unite in Opposition to Proposed Power Line Route

Project threatens operations at White Sands Missile Range and riparian areas in Arizona, critics say.

Defense One

More Americans Are Questioning Why We Went to Afghanistan in the First Place

A new poll shows an overwhelming majority of Americans are tired of the war in Afghanistan. By Matt Vasilogambros

Pay & Benefits

Justice Dept.’s Defense of Unpaid Attorney Positions Doesn’t Satisfy Union

AFGE says the United States fought the Civil War to do away with unpaid labor.

Management

Former Homeland Security Supervisor Heads to Prison

Derek Matthews was sentenced to 15 months for taking bribes from a contractor.

Management

Justice Department Will Work Around the Supreme Court's Voting Rights Act Ruling

Attorney General Eric Holder revealed that he is planning a series of measures that will challenge the state's autonomy when it comes to setting its own voting laws.

Management

Someone Threw Paint on the Lincoln Memorial

The incident occurred early Friday morning.

Defense One

Dispatch from Afghanistan: They Don't Want to Fight, Neither Do We

In Nangarhar Province, with the war clock ticking, commanders know the Afghans cannot fight on their own -- or simply will not. “There is no commitment to victory.” By Carmen Gentile

Nextgov

PTO Lets Some Managers Telework Full-Time

Program follows a successful trial run with 100 volunteers.

Nextgov

Five Ways to Create a Data-Driven Culture in Government

How to train your organization to base decision-making on evidence.

Nextgov

Analysis: How America's Top Tech Companies Created the Surveillance State

Cozy relationships with government go back decades.

Oversight

Halliburton Will Plead Guilty to Destroying Deepwater Horizon Evidence

Company will pay the maximum $200,000 statutory fine under the deal, face three years of probation, and be required to continue to participate in a federal investigation.

Oversight

Play of the Day: Like the Post Office in Space

The Late Show has a new slogan for NASA.