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Lawmakers Want Updates on Pentagon’s Security Clearance Overhaul
That’s one of the requirements written into the House version of the Defense Authorization Act.
Management
Meet the Forest Service Scientist Putting a Dollar Value on Urban Forests
What are trees worth to cities?
Route Fifty
How States Can Improve Cyber Threat Intelligence Sharing With the Feds
Virginia has taken a number of steps to boost interoperability with federal agencies: consolidating network infrastructure, investing in fusion centers and filling its cyber workforce gap with community college grads.
Pay & Benefits
Lawmakers Push Obama to Follow Through on Easing Federal Hiring of Former Criminals
Congress loses faith in its own bill, asks White House to ensure agencies "ban the box."
Pay & Benefits
More Senior Executives Honored For Their Work in 2015
The number of top career officials receiving the nation’s highest award for civil service nearly doubled between 2014 and 2015.
Management
Obama Wants This Presidential Transition to Be as Good as 2008’s – Or Better
The White House has started the process of meeting with the remaining 2016 candidates, New York Times reports.
Nextgov
The Cell Phone-Monitoring Agency You’ve Never Heard Of
The DHS subcomponent tracked cell calls during the San Bernardino attack last December.
Nextgov
Ex-Hacker: If You Get Hacked, Sue Somebody
The days of software companies having built-in legal “liability protections” are about to come to an end, one expert says.
Defense
The Military Wants a Privacy Firewall for Disaster Response
A new tool to strip personal information from tweets and social media could help troops zero in on trouble spots.
Management
Treasury Announces $1 Billion in Hardest-Hit Fund for the Fight Against Blight
The money will go toward preventing foreclosure and stabilizing troubled housing markets in the states hit hardest by the housing crisis and recession.
Oversight
Clinton is Stuck In Late-Primary Limbo
With Bernie Sanders sticking around, Clinton’s plans for pivoting to the general are still mostly on hold.
Oversight
Play of the Day: Ted Cruz Loves America… Probably Too Much
The Texan's New York concession speech was awkward.
Route Fifty
Where Are the Cities With the Worst Air Quality in the U.S.?
A new report from the American Lung Association notes that while pollution has decreased in recent decades, millions of people are still breathing dirty air.
Nextgov
Juniper Code Hack Remains a Whodunit
What is known is that the government still does not have its act together when a software emergency goes down.
Pay & Benefits
No One Really Understands How Vets’ Preference Works in Federal Hiring
The patchwork of laws governing the benefit confuses agencies, hiring managers and veterans, say witnesses at a House hearing.
Management
Senate, House Clash Over Privatizing FAA
Senate rejects House provision to remove 30,000 employees from federal rolls.
News
Doctor Who Helped Expose Lead in Flint’s Water Praises EPA Whistleblower
Ridenhour Prize winner Dr. Mona Hanna-Attisha said EPA regional official Miguel del Torral was also “dismissed and ridiculed” when he tried to report the problem.
Route Fifty
Indictments in Flint Water Investigation; Uber, Lyft Score California Victory
Also in our State and Local Daily Digest: Wisconsin Nazi artifact mystery solved; another sewage spill in Memphis; and trouble in Oregon’s Silicon Forest.
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