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Austin Joins Mozilla’s Growing ‘Hive’ of Gigabit Cities
Kansas City, Missouri, and Chattanooga, Tennessee, have already seen municipal services and Web literacy benefit from the Gigabit Community Fund’s grants.
Management
Should Federal Agencies Stop Researching Drunk Birds to Fund the Zika Response?
Obama battles Congress for emergency funding as agencies prepare for outbreak.
Tech
Senators to OMB: Get Cracking on Effort to Standardize Spending Data
Behind-schedule pilot to ease DATA Act reporting burden on contractors may not follow the law.
Management
For the Future Success of Space Exploration, We Need More Female Astronauts
Even in the final frontier of outer space, women are bumping into a glass ceiling.
Management
GSA and OPM Sign With 109 Vendors for Human Capital Training
Move is part of Obama administration push for category management.
Nextgov
Audit: DHS Employees Not Fooled by Phishing Scams
However, some employees are still leaving sensitive paper documents strewn about their cubicles.
Pay & Benefits
2.1 Percent Troop Pay Raise Moves Ahead in House
Appropriators on Tuesday approved a military pay increase in the fiscal 2017 Defense spending bill, following the lead of the Armed Services panel.
Route Fifty
Route Fifty Roadmap: East Liverpool, Ohio
The vicious cycle of drug abuse, poverty and economic decline is eating away at the former Pottery Capital of the World. “Heroin is literally killing us.”
Oversight
Is This the Worst Congress Ever?
It can’t pass a budget, can’t confirm appointments, and now it can’t even scrounge up funding to address public-health crises.
Defense
The Air Force Academy Is Talking More About Diversity Than Most Universities
The school faces the complicated task of increasing the number of minority students while preserving order and tradition.
Defense
Can the U.S. and Russia Revive the Syrian Peace Talks?
More than a dozen countries are attempting to reimpose a cease-fire between the Syrian government and rebel groups.
Nextgov
Feds May Scan Your Social Media, But Can't ‘Friend’ or ‘Follow’ You
Spy chief James Clapper signed a policy last week that would let background check investigators dig into candidates’ public social media postings.
Oversight
Play of the Day: Beauty Pageant Owner Objectifies Women
The Sunday New York Times piece on Trump's relationship with women is not a shock to Stephen Colbert.
Route Fifty
Next Generation of Transportation Disruption Will Have ‘Impacts That We Can’t Fully Anticipate’
“I think our roles as infrastructure providers are going to change significantly,” the Utah Department of Transportation’s director said at an Infrastructure Week event in the nation’s capital.
Pay & Benefits
USPS Supervisors Are Doing Work Reserved for Unionized Employees, Costing Agency Millions
Bargaining unit employees are collecting thousands of dollars for work they didn’t do.
Management
The International Space Station's Odometer Hits 100,000 Orbits
The space laboratory has now traveled about 2.6 billion miles since 1998.
Management