Tech

Now Anyone Can Access NASA-funded Research

Science journal articles and the accompanying data will be posted to a public portal.

Oversight

Hope Is What Separates Trump Voters From Clinton Voters

Donald Trump's supporters haven’t necessarily lost a job to globalization. But they’re afraid they’re next.

Oversight

Play of the Day: Another Eventful Week in the 2016 Presidential Campaign

John Oliver wonders how Donald Trump is losing to someone as distrusted as Hillary Clinton.

Route Fifty

The State and Local Regulatory Predicament Middle-Market Companies Face

In a survey, many company executives find complex regulations manageable, but that doesn't mean government agencies can't make their lives easier to encourage economic development.

Management

Is the Electoral System Really ‘Rigged’?

These charges by Trump are more than just campaign rhetoric. They raise a central issue for democracy: the willingness of losers to comply with a decision reached via free and fair elections.

Tech

When Disaster-response Apps Fail

The solution to emergency communications: redundancy, redundancy, redundancy.

Defense

A First Look Inside Border Patrol's 'Iceboxes'

Images unsealed by a U.S. federal court in Tucson, Arizona, show migrants crammed into holding cells and huddling together for warmth.

Management

Report: The NSA Got Hacked

Internal documents appear to confirm that this week’s leak came from the agency.

Pay & Benefits

OPM Wants Agencies To Review Their Telework Data

Data collection and reporting on telework remain a "challenge" for agencies, says OPM.

Nextgov

Why Adopt IPv6? NTIA Wants Your Thoughts

The internet of things will necessitate faster IPv6 adoption.

Oversight

Top White House Aides Push Climate Change Disclosure

Zients and Deese propose new SEC requirements, new government approach.

Nextgov

VA's Latest Benefit: On-Demand Cyber Training

A DHS online school is offering vets cybersecurity classes as the number of open cyber jobs and jobless veterans grows.

Management

Pentagon IG Counsel Accused of Anti-Semitism

Whistleblowers help revive decades-old case of Jewish Army official.

News

OPM Tries to Thwart Political Appointees Trying to Burrow In to the Bureaucracy

Fears that officials are illegally moving into career Civil Service positions are longstanding.

Nextgov

Virtual Reality Could Show New Food Inspectors What Slaughterhouses Really Look Like

The Food Safety and Inspection Service's CTO thinks virtual reality could change training and recruitment.

Nextgov

Tips for the FBI (or Any Organization) For Hiring a Data Scientist

There are different types of data scientists, so agencies need to be clear on what their needs.

Nextgov

What's In Pentagon Newly Released IT Vision?

The document itself largely builds on existing policy initiatives, binding them together “in a new way of thinking” through 10 primary goals.

Defense

The Changing U.S. Story on Sending $400 Million to Iran

After suggesting the timing of a cash delivery was unrelated to the freeing of hostages, the State Department admits the two were contingent.