Management
Paying Contractors No More Than Biden Makes Could Save $440M a Year
New GAO numbers on contractor salary reimbursement rekindle debate.
Management
Analysis: Government Privatization Paves the Way for Crony Corruption
It’s dangerous business when private contractors recruit top government employees and then effectively lease them back to the government.
Management
Why the FBI Shouldn't Be Trusted to Investigate the Death of Ibragim Todashev
For at least 20 years, its inquiries have never found fault with a fatal shot taken by an agent.
Defense
Three Navy Football Players Charged in the Latest Military Assault Story
Charges come more than a year after the alleged incident.
Oversight
Transportation Safety Panel Asked to Look Again at 1996 Plane Crash
Former investigators say they were silenced about the real cause of the disaster.
Nextgov
Senate Champion of NSA's Mammoth Data Center Is Now Silent
Republican Orrin Hatch welcomed the $1.2 billion Utah complex as a tool to protect computer systems from cyber threats, but its role is actually much broader.
Pay & Benefits
Majority of Feds Don’t Believe Agencies Will Reward or Promote Them
Analysis of government employee survey data calls results ‘unsettling.’
Management
Analysis: The President's Turbulent European Vacation
Obama's honeymoon with the world is over.
Nextgov
Pentagon to Wireless Industry: We Need Our Spectrum
Defense CIO says the military must retain exclusive access to some frequency bands.
Management
We’ve Been Whining About ‘Modern’ Life for Over 100 Years
Before email, letters were the bane of our existence.
Nextgov
$11,000 for Anyone Who Spots an Internet Explorer Bug Before Dot-gov Hackers
Microsoft will pay hard cash to coders who tell the company about the software holes
Pay & Benefits
Don’t Furlough Forest Fire Victims, Colo. Lawmaker Says
Defense civilians affected by the blaze should not be subjected to 'unnecessary additional pain,' letter states.
Management
The Difference Between Mechanical and Human Productivity
For homo sapiens, the most powerful form of productivity is engagement.
Pay & Benefits
Customs and Border Employees Escape Furloughs
Appropriators approve transfer of funds so agency can avoid unpaid leave through September.
Management
Pentagon Financial Execs in Uncharted Waters, Survey Shows
Sequestration is harming morale and delaying audits that could pinpoint savings.
Nextgov
NSA Targets Systems Admins to Prevent Snowden-Type Leaks
One idea partners workers with top-secret clearance before they access classified docs.
Pay & Benefits
IRS Employees to Receive $70 Million in Bonuses
Agency could renegotiate with union reduce the expense, senator says.
Defense
Kerry Wanted to Bomb Syria
Kerry's insistence on an airstrike reportedly was not well received by the military brass.
Oversight