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Our Government's Approach to Cybersecurity Is a Costly Mess. Here's What Would Fix the Problem

By Andrew Burt and James C. Trainor

Government Leaks to the Press Are Crucial to Our Democracy. So Why Are We Suddenly Punishing Them So Harshly?

By Gabe Rottman

3 Reasons Trump's Plan to Privatize the International Space Station Won't (and Shouldn't) Happen

By Jeffrey Kluger

What Is a Government Shutdown? Here's What Happens Now

By Tessa Berenson
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Nearly All Members of the National Park Service Advisory Board Have Resigned

Nearly all members of the National Park Service Advisory Board have resigned in protest after they said Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke has repeatedly failed to meet with them. Nine out of the 12 members of...

By Andee Erickson

Angela Merkel Prefers New Election to Minority Government

The major obstacle to a three-way deal was immigration.

By Paul Carrel and Gernot Heller / Reuters

Should You Work for the Trump Administration Even If You Disagree With the President?

After 37 years of public service in the Navy, I am an unabashed advocate for everyone stepping up to serve our nation. When people very nicely say to me, “Thank you for your service,” I...

By James Stavridis

How Trump's Cabinet Is Dismantling Government as We Know It

While the President tweets and fulminates, his Cabinet is rewriting the rules of government

By Massimo Calabresi

Federal Workers Who Made a Difference

These federal workers all made a difference and will be awarded the Samuel J. Heyman Service to America Medals.

By Maya Rhodan

Steve Ballmer: 5 Facts About the U.S. Government That Blew My Mind

And could help improve the conversations we have about how the country should be

By Steve Ballmer

Trump Wants HIs Nominees Confirmed. He Should Appoint More

Trump calls Democrats 'obstructionists' even as he fails to nominate picks

By Philip Elliott

Texas Governor Greg Abbott Jokes About Shooting Reporters While at Gun Range

The Texas governor made the joke while carrying a bullet-ridden target sheet

By Lisa Marie Segarra

Ben Carson: Poverty Is a 'State of Mind' Children Learn From Their Parents

The Housing and Urban Development Secretary is not a fan of government assistance

By Aric Jenkins

James Comey Is the Second FBI Director to Be Fired. Here's What Happened the Other Time

In the early '90s, William Sessions "pushed the organization into a state of near mutiny"

By Sarah Begley

High School Should Be More Like Preschool

These are today's best ideas

By The Aspen Institute

FBI Releases Never-Before-Seen 9/11 Photos

The photos show first responders and firefighters working after the attack

By Katie Reilly

House Committee Votes to Ban Federal Employees from Watching Porn at Work

"This is not only disturbing, but it creates an unhealthy work environment that must be addressed"

By Melissa Chan

Frank Luntz: Americans Trust Their Own States But Not Washington

"The American people are asking for – in fact, demanding – a 'New Relationship' with their government at all levels"

By Frank Luntz

How to Get the House of Representatives Working Again

These are today's best ideas

By The Aspen Institute

Turkey Suspends 12,801 Police for 'Links to Exiled Cleric'

Rights groups fear Turkey is using July's failed coup to crack down on all forms of dissent

By Tekendra Parmar
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