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Missouri County’s Big Spending on Birthday Cards; No Pay Raise for N.C. State Workers
Also in our State and Local Daily Digest: Wichita’s vulnerable sewage pipe; Maine city’s solar plant plan; and L.A. County’s parks tax proposal.
Defense
Pentagon Close, But No Cigar, on Curbing Improper Payments
Watchdog says lack of auditable financial statement threatens reliability.
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Safety of Workers in New York City Commercial Waste Operations Questioned
“We have people that are losing limbs, losing fingers, dying,” says the chairman of the New York City Council’s Committee on Sanitation and Solid Waste.
Nextgov
How IoT and Augmented Reality Will Disrupt Federal Tech
Such a future may only be a few years away, according to a new report.
Defense
The American Casualties in the Fight Against ISIS
Three U.S. service personnel have been killed in Iraq since October 2015.
Management
Research Confirms It: Good Managers Make a Difference
Managers who inspire their people have more impact on an organization’s performance than its executives.
Oversight
Can Hillary Clinton Make Good on This Opportunity?
Given her general election opponent, she has a historic opportunity to unite a grand, cross-party coalition.
Defense
The Navy’s Most Advanced Communications System is Stuck in a Confusing Tale of Italian Justice
The service is all set to use an advanced communications channel in the Mediterranean and Middle East. But it's not allowed to.
Pay & Benefits
Military Pay Raise, Federal Hiring, VA Firing and More
A weekly roundup of pay and benefits news.
Management
Federal Employees Deserve the Nation’s Gratitude
From all the misguided rhetoric, you’d think all federal employees are bureaucrats or paper pushers.
Management
Whistleblowers Praised for Exposing Alleged Pentagon Contractor Fraud
Justice secures $13 million settlement by two firms said to have shipped by truck but billed at air rates.
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Immigration: Down in Farm Country, Up in Some Cities
Many high-tech centers, like Seattle, are seeing more immigration than they did 10 years ago. At the same time, a drop in immigration to rural agricultural counties has led to critical farm labor shortages.
Management
Kasich Calls It Quits, Essentially Giving Trump the Nomination
Republicans now have their nominee.
Management
IRS Finds the Money to Recruit 600 to 700 Enforcement Employees
Commissioner tells staff of “first significant hiring in five years.”
Tech
If Zika Becomes a National Crisis, Americans Want to Hear From Government -- Just Not on the Phone
A new survey shows people prefer to receive information about a national health emergency via the Internet and television.
Oversight
With Vote for Trump, Indiana Spurns its Conservative Roots
If Ted Cruz was going to win anywhere, it was in the Hoosier State. Instead he got knocked out of the race.
Management
Bernie Sanders Gets a Boost in Indiana
The Democratic U.S. presidential candidate secured a win over Hillary Clinton when he desperately needed it.
Management
To Deal With Poor Performers, You Need Will and Skill
As the workforce has grown savvier and more litigious, government managers have had a hard time finding reliable HR expertise.
Oversight
Play of the Day: More Women in the Military Won't Mean Flirting on the Battlefield
The Daily Show looks at putting more women in combat roles.
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