Tech

Facebook Is Ramping Up Its Counterterrorism Strategy

The social network is figuring out how terrorists use social media.

Nextgov

USAID Funds Zika-Fighting Drone Projects

The agency selects additional projects from its health innovation challenge.

Oversight

Donald Trump's Denial of His Reported Remarks on the Balkans

A Serbian news magazine said the GOP presidential nominee called the U.S.-led intervention “a mistake,” but his campaign said the story was a hoax.

Management

Why People Fall for Charismatic Leaders

A new book explores how fear, uncertainty, and group psychology lead people to believe leaders who say false things.

Route Fifty

Dallas County Fights 'Slumlord' Over Evictions; New Sacramento Arena Poses Parking Problems

Also in our State and Local Daily Digest: Columbus, Ohio rescinds employee pay raises; Anchorage's 911 system bleeds cash; and Boston Satanists aren't backing down on invocation.

Oversight

EPA Employees Responsible for Mine Disaster Will Not Face Criminal Charges

IG launched criminal probe, but U.S. Attorney’s Office has declined to prosecute.

Management

Next Defense Chief Should Make Deputy a Real Manager, Says Business Board

Transition advice from industry chieftains would also elevate Pentagon comptroller.

Oversight

What the WikiLeaks Emails Say About Clinton

Conservatives will see corruption and liberals will see corporatism and expedience, but the exchanges simply expose the candidate who’s been there all along.

Defense

The U.S. Is Making Its Border Stations More Welcoming

Despite Republican appeals for a wall between the U.S. and Mexico, America is investing in more secure, welcoming facilities along its borders.

Defense

Pentagon Urgently Pushing Anti-Drone Tech to ISIS Fight

From mast-mounted radar to drone-jamming guns, the U.S. military’s anti-IED office is rushing to keep up.

Oversight

Play of the Day: Clinton, Kaine and Wall Street

Leaked emails suggest the nominee wants open borders and an open financial world market, but her running mate doesn't know anything about that.

Management

Why Big Data is a Big Deal for Government Leaders

A new study shows how real-time analysis is informing decision-making.

Route Fifty

What Skills Will the Next Generation of Government Employees Need?

The Volcker Alliance plans to research the question, and to offer some answers, during a time of transition in the public sector workforce.

Management

Federal Agencies Deploy Thousands of Feds for Hurricane Matthew Response

Employees are working in five states and three countries.

Nextgov

White House: Federal Agencies Need Their Own Artificial Intelligence Labs

Artificial intelligence could also lead to unintended consequences that need to be explored.

Management

State Department Has a Ways to Go to Achieve Proper Classification of Documents

Inspector general faults training, outdated lists of officials with authority to determine secrecy levels.

Nextgov

One of Air Force’s Most Important Unclassified Systems is Now in the Oracle Cloud

MyPers began operating in July out of an Oracle-managed off-premise cloud specifically designed and secured to handle some of the Defense Department’s most sensitive unclassified workloads.