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Making the Case for Cyber Defense Spending in Local Government
Here’s how IT leaders in one Arizona county are working to demonstrate the return on cybersecurity investments: “When [decisionmakers] see that value, it makes sense.”
Nextgov
The Federal Register's Archives Go Digital
The plan is to digitize more than 14,500 issues, currently only viewable in hard copy.
Management
Customs and Border Protection Official Not Guilty of Prohibited Hiring
Judge criticizes Office of Special Counsel’s pursuit of case involving rigged job ads.
Route Fifty
Southern Maine’s Mystery Odor; Crippling U.S. Passenger Rail Shutdown Looms
Also: Amarillo’s five-month ‘wild ride’ of dysfunction and good news from the South Carolina flood zone.
Nextgov
What’s Next for Digital Government? Look Beyond ‘Silicon Valley Superheroes’
The next phase of the strategy to inculcate innovative digital practices in the halls of government might be to focus on the smartest people already in the room.
Oversight
Bill Would Stop IRS From Rehiring Employees It Already Fired for Misconduct
Lawmakers introduce measure after auditors found IRS took back malfeasant workers.
Pay & Benefits
Retirement Benefits At Risk, an Expansion of Navy Paternity Leave and More
A roundup of federal pay and benefits news.
Management
FBI: New Chip Credit Cards Aren’t a Fraud Cure-all
While new credit cards with chips are more secure than your old magnetic-stripe cards, there are still some flaws.
Oversight
Texas Rep. Bill Flores Starts Lobbying for Speaker Votes
While everyone waits for Paul Ryan, at least one hopeful is directly reaching out to colleagues about the job.
Pay & Benefits
Military Pay and Benefits in Limbo As Obama Weighs Veto
The Defense bill includes the 2016 pay raise and military retirement reforms.
Management
White House Creates New Leadership Group to Help Execute Final Agency Goals
With eyes toward the exits, the Obama administration sets its last 92 priorities.
Management
Three Practical Steps for Fostering Innovation
How to translate ideas into reality despite the barriers.
Defense
Report: Obama Is Reconsidering Troop Withdrawal From Afghanistan
A resurgent Taliban, a lingering al-Qaeda, and a burgeoning Islamic State may be causing President Obama to reassess plans to withdraw troops by the time he leaves office.
Oversight
Hillary Clinton Gets a Break from Her 'Damn Emails'
With the help of a friendly crowd and Bernie Sanders, the frontrunner got to go back to the policy points on which she’s most persuasive.
Management
Bush’s Obamacare Replacement Has a “Cadillac Tax”
While everyone else wants to repeal the tax, Bush is proposing a very similar policy.
Defense
Homeland Security Wants to Revive Terrorism Alert System
With terrorist-inspired attacks on the rise, the government may revise the unused successor to the Bush-era color alerts
Nextgov
Could Dell Go Too Far on Cybersecurity under EMC Mega-Merger?
Under the $67 billion tech acquisition, Dell's SecureWorks and EMC's RSA Security would both belong to the company Michael Dell started in 1984.
Oversight
Play of the Day: Stop Trying to Convince Paul Ryan to be Speaker
The Wisconsin Republican does not want the job.
Route Fifty
NASCIO’s 2015 State CIO Survey Details Insights on Agile Methods
Procurement and contracting policies aren’t keeping pace with citizen demand for state services and software, according to the sixth annual survey.
Management