Management
White House Takes Another Step to Ease Federal Hiring of Former Felons
Obama orders OPM to change rules so that agencies ask about criminal history later in the job application process.
Management
Improving Government Performance in Louisville: ‘It’s All About the People’
A six-point system for cultivating talented staff.
Defense
Watchdog Ridicules Pentagon’s $43M Gas Station in Afghanistan, Calling it Exorbitant
Special inspector general also accuses Defense officials of hindering investigation.
Nextgov
Survey: People Want to Know About Government Data Breaches ‘In Real Time’
Millennials, however, were least concerned with the government's cybersecurity practices, according to the survey.
News
Fighting Back Against the Conference Spending Crackdown
Scientific group says new restrictions threaten the quality of research at federal labs.
Oversight
How Congress Is Using $9B in Medicare Savings to Finance the Budget Deal
A payment-reform idea that was a long time coming finally passed as a budget offset.
Management
Denmark: We Are Not The Socialist Utopia Bernie Sanders Thinks We Are
It's not socialist, for starters.
Tech
State Releases Another Trove of Hillary Clinton Emails
The sixth such release, of more than 7,000 pages, includes references to Lady Gaga, Ben Affleck, monkey butts, and emojis.
Management
What Would Happen If American Senators Worked Like the French?
If Senators took a few tips from the French work week, the political process would still run as smoothly (ahem) as ever.
Oversight
Play of the Day: John Oliver Explains the Medicaid Gap
Maybe it's not time yet to celebrate with a backflip and a broken leg.
Nextgov
Hackers Raid Human Rights Center and Pwn Free Web Hosting Service; Marks & Spencer Accidentally Breaches Customer Data
Just another week in ThreatWatch, our regularly updated index of noteworthy data breaches.
Route Fifty
What State and Local Governments Are Tracking in Transportation Legislation Moving Through Congress
Looking at the priorities for state capitals and city halls in a proposed six-year $325 billion transportation bill in the U.S. House.
Oversight
Can Paul Ryan Be Speaker and Still be Home for Family Dinner?
Colleagues close to Ryan say they aren’t worried about Ryan’s ability to raise cash, but his critics are raising concerns.
Route Fifty
Short-term Highway Trust Fund Extensions Complicate Planning For States
There's uncertainty about whether the current trust fund shortfall could delay or reduce federal money state and local governments will receive this year for their transportation needs.
Tech
Whistleblower: USDA Suppressed Findings About a Pesticide That Could Endanger Bees
These pesticides are big business.
Nextgov
Pop Quiz: Which Navy N00bs Have a Gift for Stopping Hacks?
The proposed talent assessment would function not unlike an existing Defensewide exam that screens a recruit's knack for picking up foreign languages.
Nextgov
White House Issues Governmentwide Cyber Action Plan
The new guidance aims to protect the most high-value information assets the federal government holds.
Management