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.
Management
White House Accused of Bypassing Rules on Access to Taxpayer Information
Conservative legal group faults Justice Department training, attorneys on loan.
Pay & Benefits
As Costs Go Up, Benefits Don’t Keep Pace
Tips for coping with rising health care premiums and low COLAs.
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.
Pay & Benefits
Cost of Living Adjustment, Hurricane Relief and More
A weekly roundup of federal pay and benefits news.
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.
Route Fifty
All Eyes on Eroding N.C. Dam; Fla. Voter Registration Extended 1 Week
Also in our State and Local Daily Digest: New York state agency in hot water; no REAL ID compliance extension for Kentucky; and building good public spaces in Boise.
Nextgov
Commerce Wants Amazon's Alexa To Tap Into Its Data
The Commerce Department hosted a hackathon with Amazon.
Management