Nextgov
Past Performance A Big Deal for Alliant 2 Competitors
Potentially representing the largest IT contract of the year, its objective methodology for selecting winners is likely to make it also among the most competitive.
Management
Mexican Judge Rules 'El Chapo' Can Be Extradited to the U.S.
The move must be approved by the Mexican Foreign Ministry.
Defense
West Point Is Investigating the Viral Photo of Black Cadets With Raised Fists
Despite its potent political history, the gesture made by the students in the photo could mean anything.
Alaska Food Safety Funding Faces Major Cuts; Radioactive Storage Idea Raises Questions in S.D.
Also in our State and Local Daily Digest: Seattle’s achievement gap; Tulsa looks at walkability; and equalizing taxes in Rhode Island.
Management
Homeland Security Watchdog to Probe TSA Racial Profiling
Supervisor alleged to have singled out Somalis in Minnesota for scrutiny.
Management
How To Stop Overthinking Things and Get Out of Your Own Way
You know the feeling: You’ve made a list of pros and cons, you’ve searched the Internet and talked with friends. But you still can’t decide.
Management
New Approach to Presidential Transition Officially Under Way
Obama directive creates White House coordinating council.
Management
F-35 Production Set to Quadruple As Factory Retools
After years of delays, the Joint Strike Fighter program is finally ready to hit the afterburner.
Oversight
America's New Election Season Beer Test
The presidential candidates are going after voters with IPAs in hand, rather than Budweisers.
Oversight
Play of the Day: Let's Take a Look Around Trump's Office
SNL examines the setting for the mogul's now-infamous taco bowl tweet.
Nextgov
Hackers Reveal NFL Prospect Wearing Gas Mask Bong, Infect Mich. Utility’s Office Systems & Manipulate Students’ GPAs
Just another week in ThreatWatch, our regularly updated index of noteworthy data breaches.
Feds Issue Emergency Safety Directive for D.C. Metrorail
As the FTA continues to rebuke WMATA over safety, the transit agency lays out a difficult—but necessary—plan to make badly needed repairs.
Oversight
Trump Culture: Threat, Fear and the Tightening of the American Mind
Research from the University of Maryland suggests that 'Trump culture' is part of human culture, and has its roots in warfare, famine and natural disasters.
Defense
Has the American Military Fallen Behind?
The certainly think so. Clinton promises to maintain the "strongest military the world has ever known."
Management
Why Most Training Doesn't Work
Most “case studies” presented at conferences are sanitized into meaninglessness.
Defense
Pentagon Intel Chief Seeks Same Unity of Effort as Military Services
Lettre hopes next administration will continue intel integration, modernization.
Nextgov
White House: If Unchecked, Big Data Could Lead to Discrimination
A new report warns that algorithms might inadvertently be biased against certain populations.
Did States Become Any Less Reluctant to Borrow Last Year?
Not so much, according to a new Moody’s Investors Service report.
Nextgov
Justice is Crafting a Body Camera Catalog for Local Police Forces
Data protection and privacy controls are scattered throughout the seven-page list of characteristics that will be included in the guide.
Management