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.
Tech
The Transportation Department's Fix For Airlines’ Tech Problems is to Do Nothing
Airlines are already highly motivated to avoid situations like Delta is experiencing.
Defense
The Military Is Genetically Modifying Bacteria to Make Even Tinier Computers
The biosynthetic microbe could wire future nanoelectronics after Navy-funded researchers supercharged its conductivity.
Nextgov
GAO: Army Needs More Virtual Training
The watchdog recommended the Pentagon adjust policies to allow virtual training to be used more broadly.
Route Fifty
Christie’s Big Move on N.J. Transportation Funding; Texas Court Strikes Down City’s Plastic Bag Ban
Also in our State and Local Daily Digest: Maine’s proposal to revise mining rules; N.Y.C. infrastructure guessing game; homeless shelter quandary in Salt Lake City
Management
More Federal Agencies Reach Out to Louisiana Flood Victims
HUD, Agriculture and SBA are among agencies offering disaster assistance.
Nextgov
IG Reminds DOD of Access Control Weakness
DOD IG opted to describe, not assess, the department's cyber policies.
Nextgov
FBI Wants Cyber Analytics Systems That Keep Humans In Control
Investigators need tools to let them drill into terabytes of data.
Management
Is There Still Time for Obama to Make Good on His Clemency Promises?
A last-ditch attempt to accelerate the president’s initiative shows why commutations for federal offenders are so hard to procure.
Oversight