News
$100 Million a Year to Dead Retirees?
That's what OPM investigations show. The agency is working to get the money back.
Oversight
Senators skeptical Secret Service’s post-scandal policies will work
Reforms might not go deep enough to improve the agency’s culture, oversight panel members say.
Defense
Obesity a national security issue, experts agree
America's weight problems threaten future military strength, retired Navy rear admiral says.
Tech
DARPA settles in at new ultra-secure headquarters
Arlington building also wins distinction for green attributes.
Nextgov
Al Qaeda video calls for electronic jihad on government computers
Senators release segment to generate urgency around a cybersecurity bill.
Nextgov
Researcher: Alleged breach of dating site shows flaws in military’s social media policies
Guidelines called inadequate to safeguard sensitive data that soldiers share online.
Defense
King: ‘Potentially dangerous collaboration’ between White House, Hollywood on bin Laden film
Lawmaker expresses concern over security clearances, classified information.
Oversight
Report: Four Secret Service agents contesting dismissals
Agents say they did not break any rules on the Colombia trip.
Oversight
Play of the Day -- Obama gets a wake up call
NATO protests in Chicago give Obama a message.
Management
Getting More Out of Technology
Communicating with social media, saving money on phones and building more data centers.
News
The Washington Bubble
Writer argues "new affluence" in the nation's capital sets it apart from the rest of the country.
Tech
Survey finds agencies are not taking full advantage of data analysis
Sixty-seven percent are using new techniques, but few are completely integrating them into operations.
Management
Health care law’s innovations taking hold, panelists say
Supreme Court’s pending decision isn’t slowing industry transformation, HHS official reports.
Pay & Benefits
Lawmaker presses on with part-time retirement plan
Rep. Stephen Lynch’s proposal -- including TSP rollover -- still is alive despite dropping out of defense bill.
Nextgov
iPads could pick up on unique biological traits in individual hand gestures
Research presents new biometric possibilities for authenticating tablet users.
Management
That’s My Story and I’m Sticking to It
So, let me say at the outset that I’m reasonably confident that this is the world’s first leadership development blog post that includes a story about roasted cauliflower.
Management
Agencies told to assume the worst in budget requests
Fiscal 2014 guidance directs them to prepare for 5 percent cuts.
Tech
Analysis: Taking bots into battle
As unmanned systems advance, do humans have to remain in the loop?
Management
U.S. ambassadors to Afghanistan, Pakistan stepping down
Ryan Crocker and Cameron Munter are leaving their posts this summer.
Defense