Management
The Year-End Spending Rush Is On, But It's Not What It Used to Be
A new analysis shows agencies are moving a greater share of spending to the first quarter.
Pay & Benefits
Outlook Is Decent For a 2017 COLA
We won’t know for sure until Oct. 18, but the latest data show federal retirees on track for a small cost-of-living adjustment.
Nextgov
NOAA Awards 2 Contracts Under Commercial Weather Data Pilot
Under the deals, two companies will essentially act as private sector guinea pigs, using their satellites to collect and distribute radio occultation data to NOAA.
Defense
Pentagon Eases Blockade of Access to Science Group's Website
Federation of American Scientists said to have exposed classified information.
Management
Hillary Clinton Didn't Take Sick Leave Because Nobody in America Takes Sick Leave
Without support, workers can't afford to be ill.
Defense
The FBI's Impersonation of an AP Editor
The Justice Department’s inspector general said no rules were violated when an agent pretended to be a journalist.
Defense
Would Obama Pardon Edward Snowden?
It's a long shot, but who knows what the president might do in his last months in office.
Oversight
Just Why Does Hillary Clinton Want to Be President?
Returning to the trail in North Carolina after a bout with pneumonia, the Democrat sought to calm worries about not just her health but her campaign.
Oversight
Play of the Day: Mr. Trump Meets Dr. Oz
The candidate tells the TV personality that he sees a "35-year-old" when he looks in the mirror.
Management
How the Next Administration Can Hit the Ground Running
A focus on management is critical.
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