Management
Lawmaker: Get Criminal Investigators Out of a ‘Failed Bureaucracy’
Bill would separate IRS’s investigative unit from the rest of the agency.
Nextgov
Navy IT Official: We Need to Look Beyond Hard Tech Skills
Deputy CIO Janice Haith said recruiting hasn’t yet evolved to include people who understand cyber, but aren’t necessarily engineers.
Pay & Benefits
Lawmaker: Let D.C.-Area Feds Telework Due to Metro Disruptions
OPM says it is finalizing guidance to that effect to respond to year-long maintenance project.
Nextgov
White House Wants Kids' Thoughts on Tech Issues
At the request of a 9-year-old, the president announced the initiative Thursday.
News
Panetta Wishes Lawmakers Could Summon Courage from World War I Memorial
Former Defense chief would have drawn inspiration en route to Capitol Hill budget fights.
Defense
The Unseemly Death of an Amendment to Draft Women
How a fight against social progress in the U.S. military collapsed in on itself.
Tech
Hubble Takes a New High-Resolution Portrait of Mars
The photo captures details of the surface between 20 and 30 miles across.
Management
How To Attract Millennials to the Public Sector
A different generation requires a different approach to recruiting.
Oversight
Play of the Day: The State of the 2016 Race
Trump's convention will be like a reality show and Sanders still won't quit.
Route Fifty
How Cities Are Leading the Way on Infrastructure Innovation
“While states weren’t looking, our cities became better governed, better managed places,” said Martin O’Malley, the former governor of Maryland and mayor of Baltimore.
Route Fifty
State and Local Officials to Capitol Hill: Leave the Muni Bond Tax Break Untouched
At an Infrastructure Week discussion, leaders from around the country touted benefits, they say, the income tax exemption for municipal bonds provides for their jurisdictions.
Nextgov
Congress Flexes Muscle on FITARA
"We are going to stick with this,” said Rep. Gerry Connolly, D-Va., who promised a bipartisan effort to ensure FITARA is carried out successfully.
Management
Debate Over LGBT Discrimination at Federal Contractors Leads to Shouting Match on House Floor
Democrats outraged as Republicans decline to codify Obama executive order.
Management
The DHS Proposal to Shorten Security Lines Asks Airlines to Give Up Over $1 Billion
Wait times may just shift to the check-in counter.
Nextgov
Lawmaker: Agencies Don’t Need Billions in New Funding to Upgrade Legacy IT
Agencies should repurpose savings from data center consolidation, says Rep. Will Hurd, R-Texas, chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee’s IT operations subcommittee.
Pay & Benefits
New Bill Would Give 30K Feds Enhanced Retirement Benefits
Measure would fix "loophole" in current law, proponents say.
Route Fifty
Justice Department Says This California Border Town Needs to Overhaul Its Police Department
The investigation into the Calexico Police Department started a year ago, after a complaint alleging police officers kidnapped and beat a citizen.
Pay & Benefits
Getting the Best Deal on Life Insurance
Putting the Federal Employees Group Life Insurance program in context.
Route Fifty
Houston to Lose 40,000 Jobs?; Rochester Police Surveilling Phones With 'Military-Grade' Device
Also in our State and Local Daily Digest: Philadelphia police drop education requirement; ‘union-related extortion’ suspected in Boston; and Oklahoma Republicans target abortion doctors.
Pay & Benefits