Oversight
How Democrats Would Change Obamacare
If they keep the White House and win the Senate—and don’t have to focus their energy on blocking repeal—Democrats have some things about the Affordable Care Act they’d like to fix.
Management
The Science of Job Interviews
We have a bias toward positive information when we’re judging a person’s abilities.
Oversight
Many on the Hill Fear a 'Zombie' Congress
Some congressional Republicans want to put an end all lame-duck legislation—lest members yield to the urge “to feast upon the hard-earned tax dollars of the living.”
Oversight
Play of the Day: More on the Harriet Tubman $20
Jackson and Tubs sounds like a buddy cop movie more than currency design.
Nextgov
Homeland Security Wants to Standardize Requirements in ‘Cyber’ Jobs
There’s federal effort to use the same definitions and qualifications for jobs involving cybersecurity across the government.
Route Fifty
Making Data-Driven Government Fundamental and Sustainable in City Halls
As the What Works Cities program, funded by the Bloomberg Philanthropies, celebrates its first year, municipal leaders and experts are looking at ways to make the results of their data efforts “so essential that nobody can take it away.”
Management
When to Switch Jobs to Get the Biggest Salary Increase
Staying too long means smaller raises when you leave.
Pay & Benefits
Social Security: To Delay or Not to Delay?
Deciding when to claim a Social Security retirement benefit can get complicated.
Management
House Passes Six IRS Reform Bills as Agency Releases Filing Season Stats
The tax agency received fewer returns compared with last year.
Route Fifty
‘No Good Options’ to Solve Kansas Budget Mess; Alaska Eyes Changes to Its Permanent Fund
Also in our State and Local Daily Digest: Dutch-American city isn’t rolling up the ‘Welkom’ mat; Uber’s big penalty in Pennsylvania; and California’s ‘Skunk Train’ cleans homeless camps.
Nextgov
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