Management
Sitting for More Than an Hour is Terrible for Your Health
More companies are pushing for standing desks citing growing evidence that sitting results in severe negative health consequences.
Nextgov
Passengers disqualified from new speed-screening program will go on watch list
TSA inspection change went into effect on Nov. 19 without public input.
Defense
Intelligence community must adapt to era of vast data, study says
DIA Director Flynn praises report by national security specialists.
Pay & Benefits
Federal managers lack information about partial retirement options, survey finds
Agencies are not preparing for skilled worker exodus from mass retirements.
Management
'Zero Dark Thirty:' Hunting Down Osama Bin Laden All Over Again
So much of this movie is real, and in new and surprising ways, which makes it newsy and relevant here and now, three weeks before its release. A review of Kathryn Bigelow's thorough and satisfying depiction of the most famous manhunt of our time.
Nextgov
Industry groups demand changes to Issa’s IT reform bill
Otherwise, TechAmerica and other groups say they will not endorse the proposal.
Management
Presidential Management Fellows are mostly happy
Study also shows they would like more guidance from supervisors and better orientation to program.
Management
How Two Presidents Helped Me Deal With Love, Guilt, and Fatherhood
Guidance from Bill Clinton and George W. Bush taught the author how to accept and understand his son’s Asperger’s syndrome.
Management
William Burns for Secretary of State?
The deputy secretary of state could be a viable alternative to Susan Rice or John Kerry.
Nextgov
See how Syria's Internet disappeared
The Syrian government claims that terrorists have cut the major cables supplying internet connections to the country.
Management
Senate approves wartime contracting reform bill
Move caps Sen. McCaskill’s six-year-effort to curb waste and boost oversight.
Defense
The controversial Africa policy of Susan Rice
America's potential next secretary of state was involved in a major policy shift in Washington's approach toward Africa. But was it a positive one?
Oversight
Analysis: Geithner proposes the second-best debt ceiling solution
The best idea would be to abolish it forever.
Oversight
Alumni of 1990 fiscal talks offer lessons for 'cliff' walkers
Deal that helped balance budget in '90s required small group shielded from press.
Management
Anticipatory Governance: 3 Ways We’ll Govern in the 21st Century
What happens beyond the Fiscal Cliff? A blue-ribbon cast of distinguished former federal leaders have endorsed a three-part blueprint for governing in the 21st century.
Oversight