Defense
Tech Hates Trump. What Does That Mean For the Pentagon?
An open letter from Silicon Valley leaders suggests a GOP victory would scuttle Ash Carter’s outreach effort.
Defense
'A Sad Day for France, for Europe' — World Leaders React to the Attack in Nice
"Our sympathy is with the victims, and our solidarity with the French people."
Nextgov
An Inside Look At a CYBERCOM Dress Rehearsal
CYBERCOM, when called on by DHS, helps repel incoming cyberattacks of catastrophic consequence.
Oversight
Play of the Day: The Trump Veepstakes
Reports say it's Mike Pence, but Trump seems to be weighing his options.
Route Fifty
Kansas City Mayor: Guns Contributing to Tensions Between Police and Communities
“Unfortunately most of us mayors have very little ability to impact the proliferation of guns on our streets, because our state legislatures rob us of that,” according to Mayor Sly James.
Management
Trump’s VP Pick Supports Shrinking the Federal Workforce, Performance-Based Pay Raises
Mike Pence has made a career as a small-government advocate.
Nextgov
Facebook, Apple, Twitter Execs: ‘Trump Would Be a Disaster for Innovation’
A group of executives co-signed a letter to the presumptive Republican nominee.
Nextgov
Lawmakers Introduce Alternative to White House’s $3.1 Billion IT Modernization Fund
The Modernizing Outdated and Vulnerable Equipment and Information Technology Act of 2016, or MOVE IT, directs individual agencies to establish IT working capital funds.
Management
Making the Brain Less Racist
Most people are biased against other races, but some odd psychological interventions can help.
Management
Planning for Calamity at the Republican Convention
Top national-security officials told Congress Thursday, they are concerned about violence. But authorities have been strategizing for months in preparation.
Management
Former Presidential Candidate Tries Again To Remove Bad VA Employees
Republican Sen. Marco Rubio introduced another accountability bill that aims to make it easier to fire all department workers.
Nextgov
National Weather Service System #Fail, Bogus Flash Flood Warning Issued
National Weather Service forecasters in Sterling, Virginia, had to clarify -- via Twitter -- no actual warning had been issued.
Route Fifty
Damaged SEPTA Trains Slow Philadelphia Commute; Police Oversight Crumbles in Portland
Also in our State and Local Daily Digest: Demolishing a California surfer fort; Montana's unclear Medicaid costs; and NYC government's bed bug problem.
News
Petition Asks Obama to ‘Do What Is Right’ and Grant a Bigger 2017 Pay Raise
We the People filing supports the FAIR Act, which would more than triple the president’s proposed raise of 1.6 percent.
Oversight
Quiz: How Well Do You Know the Hatch Act?
Test your knowledge of the law that limits political activity in the federal workplace.
Oversight
Will the Vice Presidential Candidates Matter This Year? Maybe, but Not the Way You Think.
Who will Trump and Clinton pick? Two political scientists say as long as the running mates aren't as fiercely unpopular as the presidential candidates, it could boost the ticket.
Nextgov
Federal CIO Wants to Change How Government Accepts Unsolicited Ideas
The traditional processes that have dictated how the government buys technology have likely kept it from implementing a smorgasbord of ideas, Tony Scott says.
Oversight
When Obama Gains, Clinton Scores
The results of the latest Heartland Monitor Poll demonstrate how much assessments of an outgoing president shape the race to succeed him.
Management