Management
One Chart Showing the IRS’ Latest Batting Average on Combating Fraud from Identity Theft
GAO credits agency with preventing $7 for every $1 improperly refunded.
Nextgov
Senator: OPM Should Have a Special Office for Veterans
The idea came up during a discussion of USAJobs.gov.
Defense
Proposed FOIA Changes Could Shield Pentagon Documents on Torture, Contractor Abuse
Transparency groups seek to head off Pentagon bid to narrow transparency law.
Management
The One Word Everyone Needs to Stop Using in the Office
You probably say it without even thinking about it.
Management
Once Again, the GS System Is Failing Government
The rigid General Schedule pay schedule makes it difficult for agencies to hire essential medical personnel, especially in rural areas.
Oversight
This is What Happens if the House Picks the Next President
If no candidate gets 270 electoral votes, the House gets to choose a winner. It’s happened before.
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The State of Food Safety and Intergovernmental Data Partnerships
Data collection allows agencies to speedily detect potential outbreaks and identify lessons learned each time an outbreak occurs.
Defense
TSA Airport Security Lines Are Getting Longer, Causing Passengers to Miss Flights
Reductions in screening staff are partly to blame.
Management
Top Public-Health Officials Join Political Fight Over Emergency Zika Funding
“I don’t have what I need right now,” says director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases.
Nextgov
National Weather Service Will Stop Yelling Forecasts At You
The National Weather Service plans to adopt a gentler tone by swapping out its all-caps messages for mixed-case letters.
Oversight
Play of the Day: Superdelegates, Explained
Samantha Bee compares the party officials to the man behind the curtain.
Route Fifty
Eying $50 Million in Transportation Funding, Austin Officials Tie Mobility to Equity
“Choosing to do nothing is choosing to watch the city that we love die slowly in an ever-expanding traffic jam,” Mayor Steve Adler said Monday.
Route Fifty
This Workforce Development Board Bolsters Its Youth Re-Engagement Efforts With Technology
“Starting with social media is a good way to break in.”
Management
How to Hire the Perfect Worker
Finding great new employees is hard. A little bit of empiricism can help.
Management
The Obama Administration Is Struggling to Reform the Security Clearance Process
OPM, ODNI and other agencies are not meeting their own goals to improve the threat reduction process.
Nextgov
Postal Service Agents Will Trawl Facebook, Dating Sites to Root Out Fraud
The agency is now planning to formally train agents how to probe wayward personnel using social media and other open source data.
News
A Perk For Feds: Cheaper Seats at the Old Ball Game
Washington Nationals offer discounts to government employees, military service members.
Route Fifty
N.J.’s Richest Resident Leaves; How Many Denver Pot Shops Is Too Many?
Also in our State and Local Daily Digest: A Florida city will pay for part of your Uber ride; Google Fiber nixes “free” broadband in Kansas City; and San Francisco’s aging homeless problem.
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