Management
After Two Decades, Agencies Finally Are Starting to Make Performance-Based Decisions
The real test will be with the onset of a new Administration.
Route Fifty
R.I. May Soon Own Captain Cook’s Ship; Chicago Mayor vs. Ill. Governor
Also in our State and Local Daily Digest: New Jersey counties overpaid $37.3 million to Medicaid; Orlando’s craft beer zoning move; and Orange County, Calif., gets a homelessness czar.
Oversight
Senate Panel Advances Whistleblower Reforms
Bill would ease access to agency information, strengthen powers to end probes quickly.
Oversight
Lawmakers Want U.S. Government to Prosecute Feds Committing Crimes Abroad
Bipartisan pair says measure would fix "gap" in current law.
Oversight
Why the Next President Will Inherit a Divided Country
This election will widen the distance between the class and racial composition of each party’s core of support.
Management
Most People Are Actually Pretty Happy at Work
Indians and Japanese are extreme cases, according to a new survey.
Management
Flexibility or More Money? Lawmakers Push Competing Bills to Help TSA Overcome Long Lines
Bills would attempt to address the wait time crisis.
Management
An Investigation Into Wisconsin's VA 'Candy Land'
A report due out Tuesday looks into the Tomah Veterans Affairs Medical Center and how doctors might have over-prescribed pain pills to veterans.
Nextgov
Why Didn't Anyone See Leidos as the 'No-Brainer' Winner in Multibillion EHR Deal?
New analysis reveals hallmarks that should have signified a clear-cut victory for the Leidos team.
Pay & Benefits
Clinton Pledges More Job Flexibility, Opportunities for Military Families
The Democratic presidential candidate’s platform aims to help families better weather constant moves and boost support services.
Nextgov
The Puzzle of When the OPM Hack Was Discovered Might Not be Solved After All
Security vendor CyTech now claims that during an April 21, 2015, product demonstration, its technology uncovered, for the first time, malware siphoning off the data.
Management
Managers Need to Edit Themselves Before Taking On Subordinates
It isn’t smart to make your employees feel stupid.
Route Fifty
3 Characteristics of a 21st Century Government
According to the mayor of Fishers, Indiana, “internal alignment around core values” is important to reduce tensions between the legislative and executive branches.
Nextgov
Bill Would Extend US Digital Service Beyond the Obama Administration
The new legislation would authorize the tech squad for the next 10 years.
Management
What Silicon Valley Wants From Navy SEALs and Army Rangers: Leadership Lessons
They're quick thinking and adaptable—skills that are in demand in the tech sector.
Management
White House Would Require Supply Contractors to Disclose Climate Risks
Proposed rule seeks to measure vendors' greenhouse gas emissions.
News
What the FEMA Director Learned From Watching Monty Python
Two very useful words for action in the face of impending disaster.
Defense
The U.S. Military is Raiding its Global Bomb Stockpiles to Fight ISIS
The anti-ISIS coalition has dropped more than 41,500 bombs, leading the Pentagon to borrow from stockpiles in other regions
Defense
New Air Force Tanker Delayed Because It Can't Refuel Planes
Boeing has eaten $1.3 billion trying to fix their KC-46 Pegasus aerial refueling plane. Now new aircraft, USAF decision to buy more, pushed back months.
Nextgov