Defense

The Pentagon Wants Eye-Reading Software, X-Ray Tools, and A Virtual Facebook to Fight Terrorism

Here’s a list of gear the Combating Terrorism Technical Support Office is seeking to give U.S. counterterror operators.

Management

Trump Taps James Mattis for Defense Secretary

The president-elect called the retired Marine general “the closest thing we have to General George Patton of our time.”

Oversight

Play of the Day: The Regular Trump and Obama Phone Conversations

The president-elect has many questions -- and even a joke -- for the current president.

News

The Government's Landlord Needs to Explain How It Will Resolve Trump's Hotel Lease

Senate Democrats join House lawmakers in asking GSA to address conflicts of interest over Old Post Office lease.

Management

Lawmakers Appalled at Forest Service Sexual Misconduct, Demand Firings

Agriculture's civil rights staffers claim improvements in long-standing culture clash.

Pay & Benefits

Open Season Q&A

Answers to questions that may help you make your health insurance choices.

Route Fifty

Toomey Bill Takes Aim at Federal Funding for Sanctuary Cities; Drug Tests for Illinois State Workers

Also in our State and Local Daily Digest: S.C. Gov. Nikki Haley’s hurricane recovery request; a Calexit vote in 2018?; ACLU vs. Maine police over social media monitoring.

Pay & Benefits

TSP Funds Improve in November

The C and F funds had a good month, after a rough October for all the offerings.

Oversight

Trump's Top Nominees Unlikely to Be Deterred by STOCK Act

Disclosure requirements for financial trading don't make for easy searching.

Tech

Is the White House Hiding Secrets About Russia's Role in the Election?

Seven senators have asked President Obama to declassify additional information about the Kremlin’s possible involvement.

Management

Trump Announces Picks for Treasury and Commerce

Donald Trump has chosen Steven Mnuchin to head the Treasury Department and Wilbur Ross to run Commerce.

Oversight

Play of the Day: Mitt Romney's Awkward Dinner With Donald Trump

The former critic of the president-elect changed his tune once he got to eat frog legs with the man.

Route Fifty

Jacksonville’s Frustrated Mayor: ‘We’ve Got to Get Out of the Pension Business!’

The mayor of Florida’s largest city continues to fume over fiscally troubled police and fire pensions and calls a possible $45 million miscalculation by an actuary “outrageous.”