Pay & Benefits
Feds Move Nearly $2 Billion in TSP Savings to Safe, Low-Yield Investments Post-Brexit
Board cautions that enrollees keeping money in the G Fund are losing out on potential gains.
Nextgov
Spy Chief 'Excited' about Agency’s Modernization Effort
Initial skepticism "has dissipated as we've been able to explain what the purpose is," John Brennan said.
Route Fifty
L.A. Area Faces Powerful Wildfire; Georgia Looks to Fill Hundreds of State Jobs
Also in our State and Local Daily Digest: N.Y.C. gets more details about long-term subway closure; and PETA vs. Billings Parks and Recreation
Oversight
Consumer Bureau Is a Political Football in Both Party Platforms
Democrats vow to defend newest agency while GOP blasts CFPB “bureaucrats.”
Management
Procrastinate Better
Ask yourself, is all that wasted time really rewarding? And other tips from Charles Duhigg, who wrote the book on productivity.
Nextgov
HHS Will Fund Cyberthreat Information Sharing
The effort aims to encourage the public and private sectors to pool knowledge about medical record hacks.
Management
IG: GSA Wastes Millions Due to Pricing Problems in Computer Resale Program
Watchdog finds many identical IT items with varying price tags.
Pay & Benefits
Virginia Lawmakers Demand Answers on Long-Term Care Insurance Price Spike
Federal enrollees who do not change their coverage would end up paying $111 more per month on average for the insurance.
Management
That Time When the Mafia Almost Fixed the Democratic National Convention
Lucky Luciano, Al Capone and Franklin Delano Roosevelt walk into a Democratic convention...
Management
To Restore Trust In Government, Empower Federal Communicators
Most feds are committed to integrity.
Management
The Biggest Productivity Myth is that Rigid Rules are for Everyone
We all have different brains, so embrace your own unique productivity style.
Oversight
The Democrat That Republicans Really Fear Most
Delegates in Cleveland answer a nightmare question: Would they take four more years of Barack Obama over a Hillary Clinton presidency?
Defense
How Putin Weaponized Wikileaks to Influence the Election of an American President
Evidence suggests that a Russian intelligence group was the source of the most recent Wikileaks intel dump, which was aimed to influence the U.S. election.
Nextgov
Hackers Grab Illinois Voter Records and Dump ISIS Propagandist’s Internal Data; Glassdoor Accidentally Outs Users
Just another week in ThreatWatch, our regularly updated index of noteworthy data breaches.
Route Fifty
Mayor Refuses to Remove ‘Black Lives Matter’ Banner; Baltimore Minimum Wage Split
Also in our State and Local Weekend News Digest: No THC in Colo. water supply; feds rebuff Arkansas TANF request; and advocating for mental health reform in Minnesota.
Management
How to Sell a Product Called 'Democracy'
A marketing guru considers what's wrong with American democracy and how to fix it.
Defense
Dallas and Baton Rouge Shooters: A Reminder of the Troubled History of Black Veterans
The men who killed police officers in Dallas and Baton Rouge were black veterans. A historian explains black veterans' long struggle to live with inequality in their military service, and back home.
Tech
Dear Hillary: Where Are the Women In Your Energy Strategy?
Women are underrepresented in the energy sector at a time of rapid change and demand for new talent. Hiring more women could make energy companies more innovative and speed the shift to clean fuels.
Oversight