Nextgov
Bill to Aid Small Business Cyber Gets $6M Price Tag
The bill would direct NIST to create cybersecurity resources for small companies of varying sizes.
Management
The EPA's 40-Year-Old Design Manual Is Being Reissued
New audiences can relive Chermayeff and Geismar’s visual standards made for the agency in 1977.
Pay & Benefits
Federal Court Upholds Ruling That Working Capital Fund Employees Can Be Furloughed
Agencies have "broad discretion to take actions to control spending," appeals judges say.
Management
Happiness Research Shows the Biggest Obstacle to Creativity is Being Too Busy
Make a long walk—without your phone—a part of your daily routine.
Management
'Invest $500,000 and Immigrate to the U.S.': Trump’s Latest Conflict of Interest in China
Being none too shy about its Trump ties, Kushner Companies is touting a Jersey City real estate project to investors in China, who can get U.S. citizenship out of the deal.
Tech
France’s Macron Hack Likely By Same Russian Group That Hit DNC, Sources Say
A growing list of indicators point to a hack squad associated with the Russian GRU.
Management
A Neuroscientist’s Baby-Step Guide From Multitasking to Single-Tasking
If you actually need to produce good work in a short time, it's the only way to go.
Oversight
Play of the Day: Health Care and Trump's First International Trip
The AHCA passed and the president announced he will visit Israel, the Vatican and Saudi Arabia.
Management
How Sleep Resets the Brain
The next time someone tells you to “sleep on it,” that’s probably good advice.
Route Fifty
Solar Eclipse Watchers May Overwhelm Small Oregon Towns
Also in our State and Local Weekend Digest: Oklahoma budget puts schools in tough spot; Rhode Island’s aging gas pipes; and new worries about tick risk.
Management
National Monuments: Presidents Can Create Them, but Only Congress Can Undo Them
President Trump has ordered a review of national monuments protected by his predecessors, and may try to abolish or shrink some. But four legal experts say that only Congress has that authority.
Route Fifty
Mayors Are Launching Task Force to Weigh In on Trump’s Pending Infrastructure Plan
Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti will chair the group.
Nextgov
Watchdog: Updated Census Could Face Problems In 2020
Census hasn't updated its cost estimates since October 2015.
Oversight
Future FBI Headquarters Gets Most, But Not All, of Requested Funding in Omnibus
Maryland and Virginia lawmakers welcome dollars while lobbying GSA for site.
Management
Lessons from a Long-Time Contractor in Afghanistan
Automotive specialist describes “building capacity” through hiring locals, being on receiving end of SIGAR audits.
Management
Trump’s Desire For Free Time In His Schedule Actually Makes Lots of Management Sense
Leaders need time to think.
Tech
The Military is Using Human Brain Waves to Teach Robots How to Shoot
Without even realizing it, soldiers could soon be training robot sharpshooters to take their jobs.
Defense
The First U.S. Casualty in Somalia Since 'Black Hawk Down'
A Navy SEAL died during a special-operations mission against al-Shabaab.
Management
Sustaining the SES in Difficult Times
How to make service in government’s elite executive corps more rewarding.
Management