Pay & Benefits
Government Spends Record-High on Union Activity
Official time used more than in 2011 than any year since 2004.
Nextgov
IRS Faulted for Wasteful Aircard and BlackBerry Purchases
Auditors tell CIO to do a better job monitoring which employees have business needs.
Nextgov
How Rubber Cement Brought Down a $4.6 Million Drone
The stuff used for minor car repairs isn’t so great for affixing computer chips to aircraft.
Management
Majority of States Aren't Interested in Setting Up Health Exchanges
As of Friday deadline, 24 states and D.C. were onboard with that piece of the Affordable Care Act, HHS reports.
Defense
Fewer Afghan Civilians Are Being Killed, But Drone Deaths Are On The Rise
U.N. report calls for a review of the drone strike policy, specifically the criteria that are used to establish the threat of certain targets.
Management
GSA Chief: Streamlining Offices Key to Improving Agency
Dan Tangherlini says ongoing review of operations has revealed overlap in administrative functions.
Nextgov
NASA Lost Communications With the International Space Station
A scary break in communications between NASA on the ground and NASA in space comes during a routine software update. All on board are doing well.
Management
The Anatomy of a Winning Resume
HR managers share what gets a resume noticed and what gets it tossed.
Management
Obama Decries ‘Meat-Cleaver’ Approach of Sequestration
Federal furloughs would hurt middle-class taxpayers, the president says.
Oversight
Simpson and Bowles revive their plan in bid to avoid sequester
$2.4 trillion package includes changes to cost-of-living calculations for retirement programs.
Defense
Analysis: Chuck Hagel, Strategic Thinker
Why aren’t more pundits defending the Defense nominee for foreseeing today’s budget problems? Probably because they were wrong themselves.
Management
Who Are You? Four Trends in Identity Management
Identity Management can either be the keystone or the single point of failure for interactions between the online and offline worlds.
Tech
Arms Sales Are Down for the First Time in Decades
Top 100 arms manufacturers worldwide saw a 5 percent decline in sales in 2011.
Oversight
Who Are the Most Liberal Representatives in Congress?
It's actually a 14-way tie for the top spot.
Oversight
Who Are the Most Conservative Representatives in Congress?
National Journal's annual vote rankings reveal the answer.
Management
A Three Point Plan for Injecting Leadership into Government
There is no quick fix to developing better leaders, but here's where we can start.
Oversight
Play of the Day: President's Day Bonanza
Jimmy Fallon has a song for viewers for President's Day.
Oversight