Oversight
Will Darrell Issa Finally Find His Benghazi Smoking Gun?
Issa subpoenaed all the Benghazi talking points-related emails from 10 State Department aides.
Management
Time is Money: Why Time Must Be One of Your Performance Metrics
Why government needs to transition to "fast government."
Management
Cleaning Up GSA: A Year After Scandal, Has The Agency Improved?
GSA's Acting Administrator shares how the agency has turned around.
Pay & Benefits
Who Is Subject to Defense Furloughs?
A look at the web of exceptions to mandatory unpaid leave.
Nextgov
Cost of Modernized GPS Ground Control System Soars by $3.4 Billion
Information security requirements drive increase.
Tech
Storify: Defense Civilians Take Furlough Notices to Twitter
On social network, employees expressed dismay at the news.
Management
FEMA Opens Disaster Funds to Oklahoma Tornado Victims
Emergency account called sufficient even as sequester tightens agency budget.
Defense
Defense Begins Delivering Furlough Notices
Hundreds of thousands of civilians are expecting 11 furlough days beginning on July 8.
Oversight
Congress Revs Up Resistance to a New BRAC Round
Subcommittee approves legislative language to block the base closure process.
Defense
Air Force Begins Reinstating Suspended Personnel at Nuclear Launch Site
Nineteen employees required additional training; four have completed it.
Pay & Benefits
Broadcasting Board of Governors Offers Buyouts to Avoid Furloughs
‘Many’ employees are eligible for up to $25,000 in departure compensation.
Industry Insights
3 Signs You Need to Upgrade Your Agency's IAM System
Though 83 percent of the 24 major federal agencies have IAM systems in place, a March 2013 FISMA report revealed numerous gaps in agency implementation. Here are 3 signs you may need to upgrade your IAM system.
Management
How to Start Transitioning Your Agency to a Shared Services Model
Agencies need to pepare to use OMB mandated shared service providers.
Tech
The Feds Are Fighting Forest Fires Wrong
The government pours billions into fighting fires but skimps on cheap, proven methods for stopping megafires before they start.
Nextgov
DHS Kicks Off $100 Million Employee ID Project
The departmentwide credentials will support iris and facial recognition.
Management
Justice Investigated a New York Times Reporter, Too
Agency pulled fed correspondence with David Sanger after Stuxnet virus story.
Oversight