Management

The White House May Have Done Just About All It Can on Gun Violence

Administration completes most of the executive actions it had promised.

Defense

Four U.S. Soldiers Killed in Afghanistan, Hours After Taliban Talks Announced

Negotiations are likely to be very messy.

Oversight

Play of the Day: The Behemoth Immigration Bill

With legislation coming from the Senate, The Daily Show explains its path.

Oversight

After an Easy Hearing, the NSA and FBI Are Ready for a Drink

Post-hearing exchange caught on mic.

Management

USPS and Cuba in Talks to Resume Direct Mail Service

Postal service between the two countries has stalled for 50 years.

Management

Acting GSA Chief Impresses Senators As Agency’s Mr. Fix-It

Confirmation hearing touches on conference scandal, bonuses, respect for contracting officers.

Management

People Joining the US Workforce Today Are Less Educated Than Those Leaving It

Things are looking grim for young Americans starting work.

Defense

Military Opening Positions to Women

Special Operations command to study impact of integrating women into the squads.

Management

Unions Slam Proposed Efficiency Board As ‘Offensive’ and ‘Unwise’

House oversight hearing examines potential updates to 'reinventing government.'

Management

Treasury Secretary Lew Cleans Up His Signature for the Nation's Currency

Jacob Lew's signature has gone through an evolution.

Management

10 Things HR Departments Don’t Understand About Hiring

How to get an A+ in acquiring new talent.

Tech

Analysis: Are 50 Foiled Terrorist Plots Worth Your Privacy?

NSA director's testimony doesn't answer critics' charges about the potential for abuse.

Nextgov

FDA Plans to Mine Shipping Data to Expose Illegal Cigarette Sales

Agency wants a vendor to spot anomalies in tobacco shipments.

Nextgov

BYOD: Game-Changer, or Fad?

Study predicts more than one-third of organizations will stop providing devices by 2016.

Management

Why Agencies Should Care How Well Their Employees Sleep

Employers need to talk to their employees about sleep.

Defense

The Taliban Is Ready for Peace Talks

Qatar to host direct negotiations among the Taliban, the Karzai government and the U.S.

Defense

Obama: Syria Isn't Another Iraq

"We have humanitarian interests," the president says to Charlie Rose.

Defense

Are Afghan Troops Really 'Getting Good Enough' to Take Over for NATO?

U.S. and NATO troops will remain in the country until 2014, but will only serve an advisory role from now on.

Tech

Three Former NSA Employees Praise Edward Snowden, Corroborate Key Claims

The men, all whistleblowers, say he succeeded where they failed.

Defense

Analysis: Why Are People So Distrustful of Big Government?

For some, it's a long history of abuses carried out in the name of national security.