Tech
The Extreme Hazing of the Most Expensive Telescope NASA Has Ever Built
The James Webb Space Telescope, $8.8 billion and 20 years in the making, is undergoing rigorous testing to make sure it can survive launch.
Management
GOP Lawmakers Say State Department Should Trim Fancy Embassies
Democrats and agency spokesman say safety is highest priority.
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Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel Discusses Immigration in Meeting With Trump
Emanuel delivered a letter signed by 15 other mayors, who are calling for the continuation of a program that shields young people from deportation.
Management
Some Tips on Managing President Trump and His Staff
Two seasoned White House chiefs of staff offer advice to Reince Priebus.
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Alabama’s Judicial Override Law for Executions; Virginia’s Lackluster State Worker Salaries
Also in our State and Local Daily Digest: Tacoma’s new rules for all-night massage parlors; increasing costs for Salt Lake City airport upgrades; and a N.C. county official reconsiders her resignation.
Defense
What You Don’t Know About Gen. John Kelly
The four-star Southie boy from Boston brings to DHS the grief of losing friends to America’s drug epidemic and a son to the war on terrorism.
Management
This Is No Way to Run a Government
Addressing fiscal concerns doesn’t preclude improving the way agencies deliver on their missions.
Management
Trump’s Air Force One Tweet Rattles the Defense Industry
Was the president-elect trying to drive down a price tag — or slap back at a CEO’s policy suggestions?
Oversight
Obama Says That in America You 'Can Criticize a President — Without Retribution'
Parts of Obama's national security speech sounded like a veiled message to Donald Trump.
Management
The NSA Can See Everything You’re Doing With Your Phone on a Plane
Just turning on your phone will tell the NSA where you are.
Management
'I Am an American': The Chilling Story of a Dorothea Lange Photo Taken After Pearl Harbor
More than 100,000 Japanese-Americans were imprisoned in "internment camps."
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Feds Press Albany Over ‘I Love N.Y.’ Highway Signs
The Empire State doubled down on the tourism campaign local officials find obnoxious and unsafe last summer, even with the Federal Highway Administration threatening $1.7 billion in funding.
Defense
Newspaper's Expose on Pentagon Waste Draws Mixed Reviews
Lawmakers vow new actions, but some specialists question the claims.
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Analysis of U.S. Economic Stagnation Pins Blame on State and Local Regulations
In particular, health care, housing and education seen as contributors to citizens’ financial woes.
Management
Lawmakers Race Against the Clock to Avoid Shutdown
Democrats say they are not involved in negotiations, are unhappy with length of CR.
Management
Self-Control Is Just Empathy With Your Future Self
The same part of the brain allows us to step into the shoes of others also helps us restrain ourselves.
Management
Program Management Bill Heads to Obama's Desk
Senate-passed bill would create new agency management positions.
Management
Donald Trump’s Interests vs. America’s, Secret Service Edition
A New York real-estate agency has begun advertising condominiums in Trump Tower as “The Best Value in the Most Secure Building in Manhattan.”
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