Pay & Benefits

Fed Assistance Fund Flooded With Furlough Aid Requests

Organization expects even more applications as Defense furloughs get under way.

Oversight

Senate Agrees to Up-or-Down Votes for Obama Nominees, Avoids 'Nuclear Option'

Deal paves way for vote on CFPB nominee Richard Cordray.

Management

7 Ways to Better Manage a Slacker

Somebody not pulling their weight? Try these techniques.

Pay & Benefits

NTSB Fires Intern Who Erroneously Confirmed Fake Asiana Pilot Names

The Airline is suing the TV station, but not the agency.

News

Welcome to a New Era in Covering Defense

The launch of Defense One.

Oversight

Play of the Day: Snowden’s New Job at Terminal C

The NSA leaker is still stuck at Moscow’s Sheremetyevo International Airport.

Nextgov

Congressional Picks for DHS Head Include Backers of Mass Surveillance

Names floated include lawmakers, a former New York Police Department commissioner and a former Coast Guard commandant.

Oversight

Contractors Slammed for Uranium Project's Ballooning Expense

NNSA was 'overly optimistic' in its assumptions, auditors say.

Management

Reaping Savings from the SAVE Award Easier Said Than Done

Last year’s winning idea could save millions, but implementation is voluntary.

Management

Infographic: The Benefits of Biking to Work

Save the planet and your health by biking to work this summer.

Nextgov

How Much Is the Air Force Support Contract With Microsoft Worth?

This is not a military secret.

Pay & Benefits

CBO: Increasing TRICARE Fees Could Save Government Billions

Military retirees under 65 paid 16 percent less out-of-pocket for health care in 2012 than in 1996.

Oversight

Can the House Reach Bipartisan Agreement on Postal Reform?

Oversight committee will hold hearing in another attempt at finding consensus.

Nextgov

Intelligence Community Backs Off Information Sharing

Alternative to a common IT environment will allow officials to remain within an agency’s “native domain.”

Management

Most Men Stop 'Leaning In' To Their Career By Their Mid-Thirties

Moms (and dads) don’t “lean in” at the office because they just don’t want more work.

Oversight

The House Is the Most Conservative It's Been in More Than 60 Years

House Republicans are veering right faster than Democrats are pulling left.

Management

Americans Finally Have Access to American Propaganda

Supporters hail change as a victory for transparency.

Management

5 Ways to be More Human This Summer

Simple, practical things you can do in the midst of the swirl to reconnect with being human.

Management

The Difference Between Men and Women in Government

Recent survey examines federal employee satisfaction levels across race and gender.

Oversight

Analysis: Sequestration Is Holding Up Our Legal System

Federal judges say a constitutional crisis may be on the horizon.