Defense
The U.S. Relief Mission to Haiti Is Also a Signal to America’s Neighbors, and Russia
The leader of U.S. Southern Command hopes helpful actions speak louder than Moscow’s words.
Oversight
Play of the Day: WikiLeaks Releases More Information From Mind of the Clinton Campaign
The long list of potential veep picks has some odd names on it.
Route Fifty
Is This Vermont City's Refugee Resettlement Plan Sustainable?
Part 2: Resettling 100 refugees could be complicated if there isn't adequate affordable housing or employment. “There are so many unanswered questions,” according to Alderwoman Sharon Davis.
News
Trump Takes a Page from Bill Clinton on Making Feds More Ethical
GOP nominee's plan would revive five-year Clinton-era ban on all executive branch officials lobbying the government after they leave service.
Nextgov
What IARPA Knows About Your Canceled Dinner Reservation
It could predict impending disease outbreaks.
Nextgov
NSA Defense Chief Imagines a Cyber Response Without Borders
NSA official Curtis Dukes offered Britain’s National Cyber Security Centre as a model.
Oversight
Agencies Found to Be Ignoring IGs to the Tune of $87 Billion
Some question Republicans' assertion that unimplemented recommendations are so costly.
Defense
Should Sailors Be Able to Reprogram Their Ship?
The U.S. Navy’s newest destroyer is automated to an unprecedented degree. Should the crew be allowed to harness it with code?
Oversight
These CEOs Made John Podesta’s Purported List of Potential Running Mates for Hillary Clinton
Tim Cook, Mary Barra, and Muhtar Kent were among those who made the first cut.
Defense
Why the U.S. Military Still Flies Cold War-Era Planes
The U-2 shows how old technologies die hard.
Pay & Benefits
Federal Retirees to Receive a 0.3 Percent Cost-of-Living Bump in 2017
Advocacy groups attack the small increase as insufficient, ask Congress to address large Medicare Part B premium jump facing those in CSRS.
Route Fifty
400 Murderers to Be Re-Sentenced in Florida?; N.C. Governor's HB2 Emails Revealed
Also in our State and Local Daily Digest: Donald Trump's Chicago street sign stolen; Washington struggles to cover basic school costs; L.A.'s 'ground zero' for gentrification.
Tech
IRS Dropped $12M on an Email System That It Couldn’t Use
Inspector general faults procurement process for multi-year cloud subscriptions that didn’t work with the agency’s IT setup.
Oversight
Donald Trump is Taking a Page From Reconstruction-era White Supremacists
Trump's calls to keep "illegitimate" voters from casting ballots go back 140 years to a time when white voters were enraged by the end of slavery.
Management
Everyone Fails, But Only the Wise Find Humility
Properly digested, failure can be a medicine against pretentiousness, arrogance and hubris.
Tech
The Apps They Carried: Software, Big Data, and the Fight for Mosul
A variety of digital tech tools aim to provide coalition forces some sense of the dangers around the next bend.
Management
What’s Next for Michelle Obama?
The sky may be the limit for the popular first lady after she leaves the White House.
Oversight
Play of the Day: Only a Loser Loses an Election… Unless It's Rigged
Donald Trump sows the seeds of conspiracy.
Insights