Pete Hegseth signs memo to shrink Defense Department’s workforce in a bid to boost efficiency and ‘incentivize top performers’
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth signed a memorandum on Friday that aims to shrink the Defense Department’s civilian headcount, saying on X that it would help make the DOD “more efficient and incentivize top performers.” In a press release, the DOD said the memo — dubbed the “Initiating the Workforce Acceleration and Recapitalization Initiative” — stated…
Beyond his bright blue suits, Pete Hegseth’s unconventional style is ‘operator casual’
US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth donning “operator casual” style in February. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth is known for steering clear of the traditional, somber attire expected in Washington, DC, playing the suit game by his own rules. But he’s also got a second kind of unconventional look — operator casual. It’s a different…
Why the cereal aisle is getting so swole
Protein is having a moment, and big packaged food brands like General Mills are keeping up. An article I read that fascinated me on New York Magazine’s Grub Street looks at how big brands synonymous with carbs — Wheaties and Cheerios, for example — are trying to muscle their way into the latest craze for…
3 ways to tell if an Indian restaurant is actually amazing, according to a top chef
Chef Heena Patel of Besharam in San Francisco shared her tips for finding a great Indian restaurant. When Heena Patel first moved to the Bay Area in California, she started selling her homemade Gujarati food at the local farmers market. She’d often come home without making a profit, but she refused to give up on…
I’m a dietitian. Here are 5 of my favorite high-protein breakfast ideas.
Greek yogurt bowls are one of my favorite easy ways to get more protein into my diet in the morning. As a busy dietitian, having protein at breakfast is non-negotiable for me. In fact, I view it the same way as brushing my teeth in the morning. Getting enough protein is important for one’s overall…
In an era of quiet glow-ups, no-prep veneers are the new ‘it’ cosmetic procedure
For decades, celebrities, influencers, and high-fliers have relied on a technique to give them perfect smiles: veneers. Or at least, they did. Demand for flawless teeth is still high. Getting your teeth shaved down irreversibly? Not so much. These days, “no-prep veneers” are rising up as the new “it” procedure. The result is similar to…
A millennial engineer dreamed of a walkable small town with big-city vibrancy. So, she’s building it herself.
Edge Esmeralda, pictured above, is a pop-up retreat that represents what the future town of Esmeralda hopes to be. Devon Zuegel graduated from Stanford and moved to San Francisco in 2016 for her software engineering career. Then, the pandemic hit. Zuegel and her husband temporarily relocated to Chautauqua, the New York lake resort town where…
I was an email hoarder until it got out of control. Here are 7 quick ways I cleaned up my inbox and freed up storage space.
The first step to cleaning up your Gmail inbox is to admit you’re an email hoarder. After I completely maxed out of Gmail storage space, I was forced to admit that I’m an email hoarder. If you can relate to this condition, then you might be on the verge of having your Google storage completely…
I became a widow at 46. I wish I had been more financially prepared.
The author (not pictured) was 46 when she became a widow. In the wee hours of the morning, several days after my husband’s death in 2003 from sudden cardiac arrest, I awoke out of breath, my heart racing. Would my daughters be able to stay in their schools? Could I continue to pay the mortgage…
