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Carper: ‘Election Security is Critical’

A foreign actor's cyberattack on election systems could jeopardize the integrity of the voting process, according to the senator.

News

Improving Customer Experience, When the Taxpayer Is Your Customer

We’re soliciting your input for our Sept. 20 event.

News

Energy Department Steps Up Whistleblower Protections

Contractors will face civil penalties if they retaliate against employees who raise nuclear safety concerns.

Management

WikiLeaks and the Crisis of Government Communication

The lack of professional standards is a problem.

Insights

The Next Federal Evolution of Cloud

Even while a majority of agencies have migrated their assets to the cloud, some concerns remain over how agencies can overcome the challenges associated with the next frontier of cloud technology.

Management

The Government is Finding Few Buyers For Its Paywalled Immigration Data

The US government says it doesn't want to release data about who's entering the country because it charges for that information. But no one has purchased access to the databases in more than two years, records reveal.

Management

The Best Productivity System for Procrastinators

You can use your natural tendencies to your advantage.

Oversight

Play of the Day: Trump and Children

The GOP nominee loves his own and is feuding with another.

Route Fifty

Obama Administration Responds to GOP Claims About Unspent Zika Funding

As the public health situation is “getting critical,” Congress left for a summer break without finalizing a funding package to combat the virus.

Management

The Science Behind Hillary Clinton’s Problems With Trust

Think Donald Trump is too hotheaded to be president? New research from Yale suggests Trump's lack of careful consideration may help him build trust with voters, while Clinton's carefulness harms her.

Tech

How Vulnerable to Hacking is the Election Cyber Infrastructure?

With the DNC email leak and Trump calling on Russia to hack Clinton's emails, concern about foreign meddling in the 2016 presidential election process is rising. Is e-voting the next cyber battleground?

Route Fifty

Local Governments Concerned With Security Should Lead With Multi-Factor Authentication

Nation-states attempt to breach New Orleans’ systems “all the time,” so the city recently upped its defenses for law enforcement and several other departments and apps.

Management

More Than Scenery: National Parks Preserve Our History and Culture

When we think of national parks, many people picture geysers or mountain peaks. But the park system also protects historic sites and objects that show how the U.S. has evolved into a diverse society.

Management

Going Public: Could Clinton’s Health Care Proposals Work?

Hillary Clinton's health care plan includes a public option and lowering the age limit for Medicare. Both would be hard to get through Congress.

Management

There’s a Simple Way to Have Meetings That Result in Something Meaningful

Gratitude unlocks something in all of us.

Management

Why a Former CIA Chief Says Trump Is a 'Threat' to National Security

Michael Morell the latest in a string of ex-national-security officials to back Hillary Clinton as she embraces an image centered on defense.

Oversight

Hillary Clinton's Millennial Challenge

Surveys show that most young voters view Donald Trump as racist or disrespectful. Unfortunately for the Democratic nominee, they don’t think much of her either.

Management

Federal Employment Is Finally Back to Pre-Sequester Levels

Months of hiring means agencies now employ more workers than when Obama took office.

Nextgov

How USAID Thinks About Mobile Apps

If apps don't communicate with each other, the data they collect isn't useful to aid workers.

Route Fifty

German Official Feels Slighted and Neglected by U.S. Sister City in Michigan

Among the apparent transgressions: Bay City 'just didn't get around to' sending Ansbach a Christmas card.