Oversight

Caroline Kennedy Headed to Japan as New Ambassador

The Obama administration is sending Kennedy to Tokyo.

Management

Analysis: What Will Furloughs Mean For Young Feds?

Furloughs resulting from sequestration might drive young people right out of public service.

Management

3 Ways to be More Present In the Moment

Schedule time to be present today.

Defense

As Kim Jong-Un Likens Nukes to 'Treasure,' U.S. Sends More Fighter Jets

Air Force sends a fresh batch of radar-dodging F-22 Raptors.

Nextgov

Join the Conversation about Federal IT Reform

You can comment on a crowdsourced version of the Federal IT Acquisition Reform Act.

Oversight

USPS Should Charge More Where It Can, Report Says

Discounts for presorting cost more than they save.

Tech

Pentagon Seeks High-Tech Nuke Radiation Defenses

DARPA office is looking for pre- and post-exposure treatments to counter radiation's short-term health effects.

Oversight

Sasha and Malia's Spring Break Will Not Ruin the Republic

Presidents pay for their vacations, taxpayers pay for security.

Pay & Benefits

Furlough Reprieve at Customs and Border Protection?

Agency says it is 'developing a plan' in response to the fiscal 2013 spending measure.

Management

4 Quick, Easy and Fun Ways to Improve Employee Engagement Now

Did we mention fun? A few outside-the-box ideas for engaging your team.

Defense

Analysis: Paying the Costs of Iraq, for Decades to Come

The wars are ending; the obligations, just beginning now.

Management

What Does the Ideal Work Environment Look Like?

Young leaders provide insight on how managers get best find, and implement, successful work environments.

Pay & Benefits

Justice Postpones Furlough Decision to Mid-April

Attorney general is still weighing unpaid leave for employees because of sequestration.

Nextgov

Postal Service Mobile App Tracks Packages, Locates Mailboxes

Overall, our reviewers gave the software high marks.

Nextgov

Has the IT Salary Gender Gap Disappeared?

Women earn as much as men for the same job but tend to hold lower positions, survey finds.

Management

In Focus: Clocking Clearances

Timeliness of background investigations has vastly improved since guidelines were put in place.

Management

GOP Seeks to Unwind Health Care Overhaul By Starving Agencies of Funding

Law will be hard to kill entirely since many of its requirements involve mandatory spending.

Defense

The U.S. Has a Case Against an Army Vet Accused of Using a 'WMD' Against Assad

Harroun allegedly fought alongside Al Qaeda, employing a "weapon of mass destruction."

Oversight

Play of the Day: Same-Sex Marriage and North Korea

Perceived threats to the United States dot the late-night landscape.

Nextgov

Foreign Investors Can Apply Online for Green Cards This Summer

Transformation, a long-plagued effort to computerize immigration casework, is set to offer the second-ever digital form.