Nextgov

GSA: ‘A Better Schedule 70’ Ahead

Much of GSA’s improvements to the largest, most widely used acquisition vehicle in government are a result of customer feedback.

Oversight

Hillary Clinton, As Defined by 12 Years of Google Searches

More than a decade’s worth of data ranks the roles with which people most associate her.

Management

Why You Should Squash the Urge to Quash Those Who Disagree

Too often, we are confounded when other people show signs that they don't think the same way we do.

Defense

More Charges for Chelsea Manning

The U.S. Army whistleblower could face solitary confinement for charges related to her July 5 suicide attempt.

Oversight

Hillary Clinton's Feminist Triumph

The former secretary of state made history by winning the presidential nomination. Can she do it again by winning the presidency?

News

Hillary Clinton's Inner Wonk Emerges in Her Big Speech

The Democratic presidential nominee says that as a public servant, the “service part has always come easier to me than the public part.”

Oversight

Play of the Day: A Clinton is the Democratic Nominee… Again

Hillary Clinton accepted the Democratic nomination for president among pomp and circumstance.

Nextgov

Commerce Data Guru Announces Departure

In a post on Medium on Thursday evening, Tyrone Grandison, Commerce’s deputy chief data officer, announced his planned exit nearly exactly a year after he joined the agency.

Route Fifty

County Executives Foil Vote for Detroit Regional Transit Network

For the umpteenth time, elected officials in Southeastern Michigan fail to cooperate. Can an agreement be saved?

Management

Democrats Laud Power of Government, Clinton's Management Skills

Hillary praised as "steady," a "natural leader" and "cool" under pressure.

News

No One Will Want a Federal Leadership Job After What I've Been Through, IRS Chief Warns

"It doesn't look like much fun," John Koskinen says.

Route Fifty

D.C. Metro Drivers Keep 'Zoning Out'; Massachusetts Tick Bites Prove Costly

Also in our State and Local Daily Digest: Albuquerque bus rapid transit meets resistance; Scottsdale braces for development boom; and Cabela's might leave Nebraska.

Nextgov

EPA Tests Future of Public Comments

18F helped the agency build a system that lets citizens comment on specific paragraphs of proposed rules.

Nextgov

FBI Director: Time to Discuss Encryption Before 'Something Terrible Happens'

"At some point, encryption is going to figure into a major event in this country," Comey said.

Pay & Benefits

Obama Has Until Aug. 31 to Offer Alternate Pay Raise Plan

Feds likely will receive a 1.6 percent pay increase in fiscal 2017, unless Congress intervenes.

Management

How to Hire for Problem-Solving

The best candidates ask the right questions to figure out how to address the objectives.

Oversight

Obama Endorses Hillary as America’s Best Hope

The president took the DNC stage on Wednesday, showing why he will be his one-time rival's best advocate this fall.

Defense

Trump Shows the Flaws of NSA Surveillance

His call for Russian hackers to break into Hillary Clinton’s email validate the worst suspicions of security-state critics.