Oversight

Tim Kaine Takes His Turn Trying Out as Clinton's VP

The Virginia senator auditioned during a rally Thursday.

Management

What Contractors Need to Know About New Sex Discrimination Rules

The Labor Department’s new regulations reflect 45 years of legal developments.

Defense

Tech Hates Trump. What Does That Mean For the Pentagon?

An open letter from Silicon Valley leaders suggests a GOP victory would scuttle Ash Carter’s outreach effort.

Defense

'A Sad Day for France, for Europe' — World Leaders React to the Attack in Nice

"Our sympathy is with the victims, and our solidarity with the French people."

Nextgov

An Inside Look At a CYBERCOM Dress Rehearsal

CYBERCOM, when called on by DHS, helps repel incoming cyberattacks of catastrophic consequence.

Oversight

Play of the Day: The Trump Veepstakes

Reports say it's Mike Pence, but Trump seems to be weighing his options.

Route Fifty

Kansas City Mayor: Guns Contributing to Tensions Between Police and Communities

“Unfortunately most of us mayors have very little ability to impact the proliferation of guns on our streets, because our state legislatures rob us of that,” according to Mayor Sly James.

Employee Policy

Event to spotlight data-driven recruitment

A major good governance nonprofit, the Partnership for Public Service, on July 19 will host an event to highlight and inform participants about how to use today’s vast wells of data to help fill federal jobs—efficiently and with the best applicants.

Management

Trump’s VP Pick Supports Shrinking the Federal Workforce, Performance-Based Pay Raises

Mike Pence has made a career as a small-government advocate.

Pay & Benefits

Retirement With Training Wheels

How phased retirement works.

Nextgov

Facebook, Apple, Twitter Execs: ‘Trump Would Be a Disaster for Innovation’

A group of executives co-signed a letter to the presumptive Republican nominee.

Nextgov

Lawmakers Introduce Alternative to White House’s $3.1 Billion IT Modernization Fund

The Modernizing Outdated and Vulnerable Equipment and Information Technology Act of 2016, or MOVE IT, directs individual agencies to establish IT working capital funds.

Management

Making the Brain Less Racist

Most people are biased against other races, but some odd psychological interventions can help.

Management

Planning for Calamity at the Republican Convention

Top national-security officials told Congress Thursday, they are concerned about violence. But authorities have been strategizing for months in preparation.

Management

Former Presidential Candidate Tries Again To Remove Bad VA Employees

Republican Sen. Marco Rubio introduced another accountability bill that aims to make it easier to fire all department workers.

Nextgov

National Weather Service System #Fail, Bogus Flash Flood Warning Issued

National Weather Service forecasters in Sterling, Virginia, had to clarify -- via Twitter -- no actual warning had been issued.

Route Fifty

Damaged SEPTA Trains Slow Philadelphia Commute; Police Oversight Crumbles in Portland

Also in our State and Local Daily Digest: Demolishing a California surfer fort; Montana's unclear Medicaid costs; and NYC government's bed bug problem.

News

Petition Asks Obama to ‘Do What Is Right’ and Grant a Bigger 2017 Pay Raise

We the People filing supports the FAIR Act, which would more than triple the president’s proposed raise of 1.6 percent.

Oversight

Quiz: How Well Do You Know the Hatch Act?

Test your knowledge of the law that limits political activity in the federal workplace.

Oversight

Will the Vice Presidential Candidates Matter This Year? Maybe, but Not the Way You Think.

Who will Trump and Clinton pick? Two political scientists say as long as the running mates aren't as fiercely unpopular as the presidential candidates, it could boost the ticket.