Route Fifty
$1 Billion Grant Awarded For San Diego Trolley Project
Construction on the roughly 11-mile light rail extension is set to ramp up next month.
Pay & Benefits
D.C.-Area Feds One Step Closer to Having Uber Covered Under Transit Benefits
Oversight panel passes bill that would treat ride-sharing services similarly to other types of transit through the end of 2018.
Route Fifty
Missouri Does Away With Concealed Handgun Permit Requirement; Indiana Plan to Limit Pensions for Employees: Trick Them
Also in our State and Local Daily Digest: LinkNYC halts free Wi-Fi due to bad behavior; Alaska needs LNG buyers for record public works project; and receding water costs Massachusetts city
Oversight
House Delays IRS Chief Impeachment Vote, Schedules Hearing
IRS expects a “preliminary” event at which Koskinen may testify.
Nextgov
Video: How to Customize Your Lock Screen After IOS 10
Keep private information from popping up on your screen.
Nextgov
VA Innovator Network To Expand, Less Than 1 Year In
It started out at eight pilot sites in November, but could soon expand to about a dozen more this year.
News
Trump Takes Aim at 'Food Police,' Excessive Government Regulation
The White House hopeful said Thursday that the Food and Drug Administration is guilty of "inspection overkill."
Management
House Panel Clears Bill to Give $10,000 to Agency Cost-Cutters
Senators hail effort to curb end-of-the-year dash to spend down budgets.
Pay & Benefits
Social Security Confusion
A case where not knowing the precise terminology to use led to a miscommunication.
Management
Congress Tries to Avoid a Government Shutdown As Oct. 1 Nears
Lawmakers hope to vote next week on a short-term continuing resolution funding agencies through Dec. 9.
Management
Contractors Urge Next President to Upgrade Acquisition Workforce
Existing staff lack the time and resources to keep up with demand.
Management
House Votes to Make It Easier to Fire VA Employees
The bill, which the Senate is unlikely to pass, is the latest congressional attempt to improve accountability at the department.
Nextgov
Hurd Introduces Modernizing Government Technology Act to House
New IT legislation is a combination of Hurd’s MOVE IT act and the IT Modernization Fund championed by U.S. CIO Tony Scott
Oversight
The Military's Tech Matchmaker Is Getting Ready to Open Its Wallet
Carter says DIUx will also get a new Austin branch, its third after Boston and Silicon Valley.
Management
NASA: The Earth Gets Scorched With Back-to-Back Hottest Months
August and July tied for the warmest months globally in 136 years of records.
Nextgov
Join GovExec & Nextgov for the Federal Customer Experience Summit
The Obama administration continues to push government toward enhancing CX, and the White House pressure has many agencies trying to get it together.
Oversight
Play of the Day: Colin Powell's Candid Comments Reflect the American Mood
In stolen emails, the former State Department chief denigrated both Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton.
Management
It’s Time for Agency Leaders to Reset the Relationship With Their IGs
“We know where the traps lie,” says one inspector general.
Pay & Benefits
Uncertainty Over a Shutdown, Forcing Hill Staffers Onto VA Health Care and More
A weekly roundup of pay and benefits news.
Defense