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.

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.

Route Fifty

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

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

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.

Route Fifty

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.

Nextgov

White House: If Unchecked, Big Data Could Lead to Discrimination

A new report warns that algorithms might inadvertently be biased against certain populations.

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

What People Get Wrong About Cover Letters

Remember that the purpose of a cover letter is to answer the question: "Why should I hire you for this job?"