Nextgov
NIST Cyber Advisers Anxious Over Auditing Agencies
The proposed expansion of NIST's mission comes as the agency is quickly working to meet mandates in the cybersecurity executive order.
Route Fifty
Man Arrested After Driving Into Ten Commandments Monument at Arkansas Capitol
Also in our State and Local Daily Digest: State budget updates; N.Y.C. crippled by subway overcrowding; and N.C. GOP pursue impeachment.
Pay & Benefits
Trump Administration Looks to Give Federal Employees Fewer Opioids
New rules will affect feds injured on the job.
Pay & Benefits
A Proposed Lawmaker Housing Stipend, a Demand for Answers on Long Term Care Premiums and More
A weekly roundup of pay and benefits news.
Nextgov
Congressman Renews Concerns About Mar-a-Lago Cybersecurity
Rep. Ted Lieu wants to know if DHS is securing the Florida resort’s Wi-Fi when the president visits.
Management
Beware the Agency Leadership Void
The Trump administration’s appointments strategy is a slow moving disaster.
Management
Taxpayer Advocate Praises IRS for Solid Filing Season but Jabs Focus on Enforcement
Mission should stress education, Olson says, while decrying budget cuts.
Management
When Men Hold Top Positions, How Much Can Mentorship Help Women?
The career of one female national-security professional offers some insight.
Defense
Civilian Deaths Likely in U.S.-Led Coalition Strike
An independent war monitor claims that 57 civilians were killed in a Monday attack in al-Mayadeen.
Defense
Time for the Pentagon to Overhaul Drone Management, New Report Says
As the Pentagon writes a long-term drone plan, the former head of Air Force intelligence has some suggestions.
Management
Forget The Insight Of A Lone Genius – Innovation Is An Evolving Process Of Trial And Error
We don't know much about the origins of most human achievements – scientific and otherwise. Like evolution, does progress occur as random insights are selected for or against?
Management
Play of the Day: McConnell Delays the Senate Health Care Vote
Also, the American Medical Association criticized the bill this week.
Route Fifty
Draft Appropriations Bill Bucks Trump’s Request to Ax Rural Water, Sewer Program
“Congress is declaring they are retaining the USDA rural water funding initiative,” according to a policy analyst with the National Rural Water Association.
Nextgov
Consumers Think The Government’s Voice Should Be Female
People would use a government version of Siri or Alexa as long as it sounded human, a new survey shows.
Pay & Benefits
House Republicans Express Concern With Trump's Proposed Federal Retirement Program Cuts
Nine Republicans say they are particularly troubled with idea of applying the cuts to current employees and retirees, not just future hires.
Nextgov
Officials: Controversial Surveillance Law Helped Stop Smartphone Attack
Intelligence officials declined to reveal how many Americans have been scooped up by FISA section 702 programs.
Management
Contractors Object to Parts of OMB's Agency Reporting Reductions
Some changes to requirements could cause confusion or remove useful controls, group argues.
Nextgov
White House Office of American Innovation Lays Out Priorities
Led by Jared Kushner, the collection of White House talent has been described as a “SWAT team of internal consultants” and a liaison between federal bureaucracies and Silicon Valley innovation.
Route Fifty
Utah State Rep. Blames Wildfire on ‘Bird and Bunny Lovers, Tree-Huggers and Rock-Lickers’
Also in our State and Local Daily Digest: Federal judge rules Alabama must improve its prison mental health care; decision on Flint water contract extension; and a Bay Area migration to Sacramento.
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