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‘Dear Mr. President: I Need Your Help’
The mayor of a small southwestern Pennsylvania town that’s set to run out of money this summer makes an appeal to the White House for assistance and says President Obama “should come into town and look at this damn situation.”
Management
Special Counsel Nominee Clears Senate Panel Amid Concerns About Her Eligibility to Serve Another Term
Unusual vote called illegal by some inside agency.
Management
A Study Suggests Mindfulness Is Not Quite As Miraculous As We’ve Been Led To Believe
"When negative results are reported, they are often “spun” so that they appear to be equivocal or even positive finding.”
Route Fifty
Bernie Sanders Wades Into Philly Tax Fight; Cleveland to Pay $6 Million to Tamir Rice’s Family
Also in our State and Local Daily News Digest: Alaska state workers face pay freeze; Flint water crisis social media monitoring; and a big jump in concealed handgun permits in Sacramento.
Management
Teddy Roosevelt's Contested Convention
For the 26th president's supporters, forcibly wresting political control away from the party bosses was always an acceptable option.
Management
The Pentagon Is Dodging the Real Issue on Innovation
Instead of creating another set-aside program for high-tech companies, it needs to create a more innovation-friendly acquisition system.
Defense
Obama Urges Europe to Contribute More to Their Own Defense
In Germany, the American president said, "If we do not solve these problems, you start seeing those who would try to exploit those fears and frustrations and channel them in a destructive way."
News
Employees Can Be Involved in Armed Robberies as Long as It's On Their Own Time, VA Says
VA official clarifies employee who pleaded guilty to two misdemeanors was reinstated.
Oversight
The Lesser of Three Evils
Trump, Cruz, and Clinton would be their parties’ most disliked nominees in the history of polling.
Route Fifty
States Step In to Help Traumatized Veterans
State officials say they are trying to bridge what they see as gaps in mental health services provided by the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs.
Management
TSP Officials Say They Might Need to Ask for More Money
The entity that oversees federal employees’ retirement plans already has obligated nearly 70 percent of its fiscal 2016 budget – mostly for cybersecurity needs.
Nextgov
Because of Technology, Future Presidents Might Have to be Groomed from Birth
Increasingly-connected technologies will capture all of our missteps and store them forever, one expert says.
Management
Justice Department Nails Fraudsters Who Exploited IRS Data Breach
Georgia couple that used 'Get my Transcript' tool to collect unmerited refunds pleads guilty.
Defense
U.S. Forces Are Syria-Bound
President Obama announced the deployment of up to 250 troops, including Special Forces, for training and assisting local forces fighting ISIS.
Management
Here's What It Would Take to Get More F-22s
Congress is inquiring about restarting the Raptor production line, cold for almost five years now.
Route Fifty
A Scalable, More Secure State Elections Website
Once plagued with traffic problems, Virginia election night reporting now relies on a hosted, cloud-based storage solution.
Nextgov
Hackers Prey On Hospital ICU Restroom, Disrobe Members of Celeb-Nudie Site and Defraud Archdiocese Staff
Just another week in ThreatWatch, our regularly updated index of noteworthy data breaches.
Management
A Cruz-Kasich Alliance to Stop Trump
The Texas senator and the Ohio governor team up against the Republican front-runner in three upcoming states.
Defense
The U.S. Government Unlocked Another iPhone Without Apple’s Help
This time it didn't cost $1.3 million to do it.
Management