Nextgov
Augmented Humans: Next Great Frontier, or Battleground?
Before you dismiss it as pure science fiction, consider how close augmented human technologies are to radically leaping forward, and into the mainstream – and the issues they could realistically cause.
Oversight
Play of the Day: The GOP Convention Has Begun
Delegations are walking out, Mike Pence is Trump's VP pick and Sarah Palin is absent because Alaska is very very far away.
Management
It’s Past Time to Address Government’s Workforce Problems
If leaders project the current trends a few years into the future, it should make them very uneasy.
Route Fifty
McAuliffe on Cybersecurity: ‘It’s Something That Every Governor Needs to Focus On’
Virginia’s governor and cybersecurity champion spoke with Route Fifty about his primary policy priority as the 2016-17 chair of the National Governors Association executive committee.
Route Fifty
Republican National Convention Security Taps Into the ‘Internet of Things’
State and local agencies are sharing geospatial and video information from sensors to keep the public safe during a tense convention.
Management
Poll: Clinton Holds a Small Lead Over Trump Among Federal Employees
Federal workforce views both candidates negatively.
Nextgov
Despite Improvements, Government Still Bottom of the Barrel in Customer Experience
Overall, Forrester rates the federal government’s average index as “poor," with agencies generally rating from “very poor” to “OK.”
Defense
Pentagon's Quest for Single IT Architecture Needs Work, Says GAO
$38 billion Joint Information Environment lacks estimates of cost, staffing needs.
Nextgov
Defense Intelligence Agency Is Scoping Out Social Media Background Checkers
The effort is part of a shift away from screening intelligence and military staff every five years, as is current practice.
Oversight
Nearing the Exit, Obama Escapes Defining Scandal
From Benghazi to Fast and Furious to Solyndra, GOP probes have found mistakes and mismanagement, but not legacy-shaping misconduct or corruption.
Pay & Benefits
Long-Term Care Insurance Premiums Will Increase An Average of 83 Percent on Nov. 1
Most enrollees will see their rates spike unless they make changes to their coverage by Sept. 30.
Management
White House to Agency Leaders: You Must Do More to Reduce Risk
The Office of Management and Budget issues its long-awaited update of Circular A-123.
Route Fifty
The State of the States on Naturalization: Highlights from California, Illinois, and Washington
Case studies of California, Illinois, and Washington illustrate the different approaches states have taken to support the naturalization process.
Route Fifty
Oahu Faces Taco Bell-Linked Hepatitis A Outbreak; 47 Denver Teachers to Lose Tenure
Also in our State and Local Daily Digest: County commissioner shot in the neck; Utah’s toxic algae problem; contractors in Va. city are peeved over budget mess.
Management
Please Do Not Tell Me That You Are Colorblind
There are two things you can do to combat racial discrimination.
Management
FDA Worker Conspired in $3.4 Million Tax Fraud Scheme
Justice’s Tax Division found she schemed with ex-IRS employee.
Oversight
How Can the U.S. Fix a Broken Government?
A new poll shows Americans think Washington isn’t working well enough. Can the political system solve its own problems?
Tech
How Did Classified Information Get Into Those Hillary Clinton Emails?
An academic who used to hold top secret security clearance explains how things get classified and why the Clinton email scandal is hard to nail down.
Oversight
A Threat Bigger Than Zika
Members of Congress left for a seven-week recess without agreeing to help fund efforts to fight the virus. Public health officials say the implications of their inaction are staggering.
Management