Oversight
Play of the Day: Trump Goes to Mexico
Enrique Peña Nieto met with the man he compared to Hitler and Mussolini in Mexico City on Wednesday.
Nextgov
Facebook’s DC Office Seeks Analyst to Combat Hate Groups, Terrorist Content
Candidates should "be excited to delve into the details of understanding and mitigating propaganda networks employed by militant organizations.”
Management
Watchdog: The ‘Window’ Into Government Performance Is Pretty Cloudy
GAO says the Performance.gov website doesn’t do a very good job of tracking whether agencies are meeting their goals.
Pay & Benefits
An End to Pay Raise Suspense, Life and Health Insurance Open Seasons, and More
A weekly roundup of pay and benefits news.
Route Fifty
Will Austin Become Texas' First 'Sanctuary City'?; Maine Gov. Swears Off Press
Also in our State and Local Daily Digest: S.C.'s 'freight train' of a pension problem; Idaho wants feds to let it regulate pollution; N.C. misappropriates half a million dollars
Pay & Benefits
Obama Issues Plan to Give Feds 1.6 Percent Pay Raise in 2017
Figure includes a 1 percent base boost, and a 0.6 percent locality pay bump.
Management
To Be a Good Manager, You First Need to Manage Your Ego
Too often, leaders believe their own publicity.
Nextgov
Secret Service's New Threat Tracker Underway
The agency is trotting out a new system that replaces two old ones.
Management
Poll: Americans Don't Think Government Is Doing a Good Job Combating Poverty
More than one-third of respondents – including the poor -- think anti-poverty programs actually have made things worse for the neediest.
Defense
To Counter Russia’s Cyber Prowess, Army Launches Rapid-Tech Office
The battle for eastern Ukraine shows how the pace of innovation in electronic warfare is picking up.
Management
Agencies Have Cut $37 Billion Worth of Red Tape, White House Says
New reports highlight 800 initiatives in five years.
News
An Extraordinary Fed: Katharine Blodgett Gebbie, 1932-2016
The astrophysicist and NIST lab director nurtured four Nobel laureates, two MacArthur "genius" grant awardees and countless world-class scientists.
Nextgov
Frequently Automated Questions: Is Artificial Intelligence the Future of FAQ?
Finely tuned chatbots could tackle the public's millions of questions.
Oversight
The Patent and Trademark Office's Telework Headaches Aren't Over
Extensive digital review finds more than $20 million in potential waste in overtime pay and downtime.
Management
Trump on Government: ‘Lean and Mean,’ But With a ‘Big, Fat Beautiful Heart’
GOP nominee says country is “going to hell,” pledges to create effective, responsible honest government.
Nextgov
How the Federal Government is Thinking About AI
Artificial intelligence's first forays into federal government operations won't be decision-making.
Defense
For F-35's First Deployment, Marines Plan 'School of Hard Knocks'
Real-world missions will help the Corps chart its future with the plane, says the leader of the Marines’ Combat Development Command.
Management
Most, But Not All, USDA Offices Reopen After Threats Against Employees
Department rolls out "enhanced security" as employees report back to work.
Oversight
Play of the Day: Trump and Clinton Prep for the Debate
Trump may not do any mock debates, while Clinton is doing her homework.
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