Management
The More Powerful You Are, the Less You Should Assume You’re Right
Get some friends or colleagues to check you.
Management
The FDA's Dueling Priorities
The organization’s challenge is balancing drugs’ safety and effectiveness.
Pay & Benefits
Anger Over Skyrocketing Long-Term Care Premiums, the $333B Plan to Cut Feds’ Pay and Benefits, and More
A weekly roundup of pay and benefits news.
Management
An Implied Visa-Application Question: Is Your Country Rich Enough?
The U.S., a new report suggests, is more likely to welcome foreigners from countries with growing economies.
Defense
All the Nuclear Weapons President Donald Trump Would Have at His Disposal
Trump has reportedly taken an interest in the US nuclear arsenal. So just how big is it?
Management
The CDC Issued a Narrow Travel Advisory for Zika in Florida, but Its Effects Could be Widespread
Travel warnings are a tricky business. When too broad, officials run the risk of alarmism; too light and they can be cast as negligent.
Nextgov
What VR Proponents Think Congress Needs To Know
A group of virtual reality companies convened at the U.S. Capitol Tuesday to demo their technology.
Oversight
Watchdog: Some FHA-Approved Homes in Flint Had Unsafe Water
HUD did not properly oversee water testing for lead and copper in several properties that received FHA-insured loans.
Nextgov
GSA Offers Playbook to Upgrade Legacy IT
The guidance includes both a playbook and investment review process agencies can use in conjunction to “increase the likelihood of success” for modernization or migration efforts to support mission functions.
Route Fifty
Should Killing a Police Officer Be a Hate Crime?
Louisiana has approved a “Blue Lives Matter” hate-crime law, and Texas and several others could follow suit.
Nextgov
Education Official: Virtual Reality Can Reduce Reliance on the Classroom
Virtual reality headsets can be for more than 3-D movies.
Route Fifty
D.C. Transit Police Officer Tried to Support ISIS With Gift Cards; Should Yellowstone Grizzlies Be Hunted?
Also in our State and Local Daily Digest: Tennessee Democrats challenge voter ID law; Maine gov. wants 9,500 state positions gone; and Miami-Dade rethinks campaign finance.
Management
Agencies Get a New Playbook for Managing Risks
The guidelines, which are being circulated by GSA and the Partnership for Public Service, provide an action plan for complying with the updated Circular A-123.
Route Fifty
One County’s Complicated Quest for a New ZIP Code
In Nevada, sales tax is calculated by postal code. But that creates a tax-collection problem when they span multiple jurisdictions. Will USPS help fix Storey County's predicament?
Nextgov
Can Encryption Protect Government Files Forever?
Suddenly, just like athletes who might initially be able to hide their doping only to later get caught by improved testing standards, the government found itself relying on a protection scheme that could no longer keep hidden its secrets.
Defense
Neither Clinton Nor Trump Will Be Able to Fix the Pentagon’s Budget
With the federal budget capped through 2021, defense spending will be an immediate first test of the next American president.
Tech
What the DNC Hack Could Mean for Democracy
Suspected foreign interference in an American election might be a taste of what's to come.
Management
The Government Has Approved the First Private Landing on the Moon
"Only three super powers have ever landed on any planet—we will become the fourth super power."
Management
Harness the Power of Thanks
Well-expressed gratitude can open doors, solidify relationships, and change careers.
Oversight