Route Fifty
Government Agencies Continue Their Shift to Hybrid IT, But Few Will Go All In
Security concerns, lacking skills, budget constraints and legacy systems all impose barriers to a complete migration to the cloud.
Route Fifty
Route Fifty Roadmap: Revisiting ‘The Shawshank Redemption’ in North-Central Ohio
In a part of the Buckeye State often overlooked by travelers passing through, you can better understand the physical and budgetary footprints for state prisons through the 1994 movie.
Oversight
Powerful House Republicans Endorse Major Funding Increase for USPS Regulator
Conservatives show rare support for an Obama proposal to boost spending.
Management
Contractors See Some Goodies in Big Defense Bill
Industry cheers curbs on lowest-price awards, small business reforms.
Management
Obama Has Signed a Bill Erasing the Words 'Oriental' and 'Negro' From Federal Legislation
The bill affects two late-1970s laws.
Pay & Benefits
TSP Board Still Seeking Lawmaker to Sponsor Its Proposal to Ease Withdrawals
Unions offer assistance in tracking down a legislative champion.
Nextgov
So, What Does a CIO Actually Do All Day?
Sits in lots of meetings, seeks to build consensus and handles the unexpected.
Route Fifty
Inmates in Alaska Locked Up Past Release Dates; Memphis Official Caught With Illegal Power Hookup
Also in our State and Local Daily Digest: Virginia school system defies Obama on bathrooms; a western Oregon logging ban?; and Dallas neglects city property while still citing violators.
Defense
Targeting the Taliban's Leader
A U.S. drone strike may have killed Mullah Akhtar Mohammed Mansour in Pakistan on Saturday night.
Nextgov
Here are the Companies That Won a Spot on $460M Cyber Command Deal
Work on the nearly half-billion dollar project began earlier this month.
News
Interagency Collaboration—For the Birds
Federal agencies, academics and nonprofits flock together to help migratory birds.
Management
OMB Gets High Marks for Pursuing Cross Agency Priority Goals
GAO suggests a bit more transparency would help interagency cooperation.
Nextgov
'Data Guardians' Now On Watch After Hack at Medicare Agency
"This program is really designed to make the most use of not just our security people, but to make use of all of our employees," one official says.
Management
Twitter Schools the Clinton Campaign on How Venn Diagrams Work
In hindsight, the graphic was a poor choice for the Democrat.
Management
Neurotic? Then Nothing is More Stressful Than Peace and Quiet, Research Shows
Researchers discover that neurotic people find anxiety-inducing environments more restorative than traditionally calm ones.
Defense
Fired Pentagon Whistleblower Goes Public in Attack on IG’s Office
John Crane says senior Pentagon officials destroyed records, altered audits and retaliated against whistleblowers.
Defense
How the Defense Department is Preparing for a Tank War With Russia
Reactive armor and cross-domain fire capabilities are just some of the items on the Army’s must-have list.
Defense
United States Ends Arms Embargo on Vietnam
President Obama, who is on a visit to Hanoi, said the decades-old prohibition on the sales of weapons to a onetime enemy would be lifted.
Defense
Mexico Approves El Chapo’s Extradition to the United States
Joaquin Guzmán still has the right to appeal the decision.
Management