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Features
Game Theory
Using high-tech puzzles that reward ingenuity and play, federal agencies are tapping crowds for answers to problems they can't solve on their own,
Nextgov
Tech Roundup
Cybersecurity pilot, going mobile, gaming better weapons and the Navy's inventory challenge.
Management
Allegations of judicial interference roil HUD office
Administrative law judges at the department claim office director picked which cases each judge should take.
Oversight
Union: Rising costs built into $1.2 billion Marine Corps food contract
Documents surface as France-based Sodexo awaits outcome of bid to renew agreement.
Features
Hiring Hackers
The federal government turns to the underworld of computer cowboys for help shoring up its cyber defenses.
Defense
From Nextgov.com: Government taps an uneasy alliance with hackers
Agencies turn to the computer underworld for help shoring up their cyber defenses.
News
From Nextgov.com: Supreme Court upholds search of a police officer's messages
Justices avoid tackling the broader question of how much privacy government employees can expect when texting on work devices.
Oversight
NASA sued for failing to disclose contracting information
Advocacy group wants data it claims will shed light on whether a space program partner is meeting small business subcontracting goals.
Trends
Bold Thinkers
Nextgov Awards honor eight managers who have conquered bureaucratic resistance to push through innovative ideas.
Defense
House votes to overturn ‘don’t ask, don’t tell’
President Obama praises bipartisan action and says the results of a Pentagon study will be critical in guiding a successful policy reversal.
Pay & Benefits
Moving On
House votes to offer families of fallen law enforcement officers relocation assistance to return from their duty post.
Defense
White House and Pentagon clear way for repeal of military ban on gays
Defense secretary says he can accept a legislative proposal to overturn the “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy.
Defense
House committee votes to honor public servants killed on home soil
Provision would set a precedent of treating those hurt or killed by terrorist acts as though they were in combat zones.
Defense
White House to name FBI deputy director as new TSA head
This is the Obama administration’s third pick to lead the security agency, which has been without a permanent chief for more than one year.
Oversight
Lawmakers push potty parity
New legislation requires an equal number of male and female toilets in federal buildings.
Oversight
Private employees face barriers entering the federal workforce, observers say
Most external applicants don’t understand how to navigate the government’s complicated hiring process.
Pay & Benefits
Administration to announce hiring overhaul Tuesday
Agencies likely will be required to dispense with knowledge, skills and abilities statements by November.
Pay & Benefits
First lady applauds USAID employees
Michelle Obama thanks development workers for their efforts in Haiti and Afghanistan this year.
News
President honors top feds
Presidential Rank Award winners play critical roles in missions ranging from project management to scientific research and defense.
