Management
Medicare and Medicaid Improperly Paid Out $14.1 Billion
GAO faults CMS' methods for auditing Medicare Advantage contracts.
Pay & Benefits
Senate Panel Approves 1.6 Percent Pay Raise for Troops in 2017
The recommended increase is less than the 2.1 percent boost House lawmakers support.
Management
Conservative Transparency Group Sues 12 Agencies Alleging FOIA Obstruction
Cause of Action says White House reviews are delaying documents.
Route Fifty
Chicago’s Bloody Weekend; Seattle Monitors Portland’s Homeless Camps
Also in our State and Local Daily Digest: NYC bars must serve pregnant women; Flint’s mayor may have wanted relief funds for campaign; New Mexico teachers can criticize standardized tests again.
Management
USPS Back in the Red Despite Boosting ‘Controllable’ Profit 84 Percent
Postal Service increases revenue 5 percent while losing $2 billion.
Management
How to Get Off to a Strong Start: A Guide for the Next President
Getting a new administration off the ground is like launching a startup while simultaneously conducting the largest corporate takeover in the world.
Management
American Eagle, Meet the American Bison
President Obama has signed legislation making the bison the national mammal of the United States.
Management
Society Is Messing With Your Sleep
A new study of different countries' slumber habits hints at how culture shapes bedtimes.
Nextgov
Watchdog: FEMA Needs Better Plan for ‘Cobbled Together’ IT Systems
By its own admission, FEMA’s IT environment is a tangled morass of systems and applications.
Defense
Obama to Make a Historic Visit to Hiroshima
The president will go to the city, one of two to be attacked with a U.S. nuclear device, later this month, the White House said.
Route Fifty
The Justice Department and North Carolina Are Suing Each Other Over Bathrooms
"This is about the dignity and respect we accord our fellow citizens" Attorney General Loretta Lynch says.
Oversight
Play of the Day: Donald Trump Will Never Lay Off Jeb Bush
After the Floridian said he can't support the GOP nominee, Trump still insults his former rival.
Defense
House Move to ‘Repurpose’ Overseas War Funding Is Risky, Critics Say
The plan would shift $18 billion from overseas contingency operations to the Pentagon’s base budget.
Pay & Benefits
Progress Continues on Reducing the Federal Retirement Claims Backlog
The inventory of outstanding applications fell by 24 percent in April, following a decrease in March as well.
News
Captain Make America Great Again: A Superhero Movie for the Time of Trump
The American political dynamic comes to the multiplex.
Route Fifty
State CIOs Eye Stronger Cyber Partnership With the Feds
The 30-some officials stressed the need for improved network defense and access to federal resources, during their annual Fly-In to Washington D.C.
Nextgov
Presidential Advisers Recommend Countering Cyberattacks, Shootings with Big Data
On May 11, the top cyber leaders in the U.S. government will hear the advisers debate the recommendations.
Management
Chris Christie Will Start Planning the Trump Transition
The New Jersey governor will lead the presumptive GOP nominee’s transition team. Does that take him out of the running to be vice president?
Management