Oversight
Yes, President Obama Is Going to Watch the Debate
Presidents often like to say they're ignoring the polls and the elections to succeed them. Don't believe it.
Oversight
TSA Chief Notes Progress After January’s Passenger Screening Debacle
IG finds fixes encouraging, but vows to continue testing.
Nextgov
Hackers Peruse Dow Jones Subscribers, Breach Samsung Pay’s Tech Provider and Slurp 11,000 Outlook Passwords
Just another week in ThreatWatch, our regularly updated index of noteworthy data breaches.
Nextgov
OPM to Fully Do Away with Passwords for Network Access – In 2 Years
Today, all OPM employees need a smart card for network access, but not for all users outside of the agency.
Management
For The First Time Ever, a Larger Share of American Women Have College Degrees Than Men
Perhaps it's because women value a college education more than men do.
Nextgov
IRS Can’t Update Woefully Out-of-Date Windows Servers Because It Can’t Find Some of Them
The agency is only halfway through a planned upgrade of Windows servers.
Management
Disabled Employees in Federal Government Reach All-Time High
With one year to go, agencies still short of Obama’s hiring goal.
Management
Study: Agencies Flout Environmental Rules More than Private Firms
Academics also find regulators less likely to crack down on government violators.
Management
How to Bridge the Generation Gap
With 8,000 boomers retiring each day, it’s time to reinvent work.
Management
Lawrence Lessig Reluctantly Weighs an Independent Presidential Bid
The unlikely 2016 contender hopes it won’t come to an independent run, but he is gearing up for the possibility.
Oversight
Ex-Staffer: Benghazi Committee Became Focused on Politically Harming Clinton
With a fired staffer’s accusations, the claim that the panel has become largely a political witch hunt to hurt Hillary Clinton has become mainstream.
Management
HUD’s Budget Threatened Because of 'Over-Income' Public Housing Residents
Republican says he’ll cut $104 million from department’s coffers if policy isn't changed.
Nextgov
The One Person Who’s Not Losing Sleep Over Potential ID Theft
A famous whistleblower on the lam might be the last person a cybercriminal wants to impersonate.
Route Fifty
Why Utah’s State Government Leads the Nation in Offering Services Online
Hint: It’s about creating simple processes for citizens to interact with government and keeping costs down.
Management
A Psychologist Explains Why Emotions Are More Persuasive Than Logic
Deciding which emotion to deploy in any given argument depends on the situation is critical.
Defense
Obama Discusses Syria, Russia Policy on '60 Minutes'
In a confrontational interview on 60 Minutes, the president defended his Middle East policy after Russian involvement in Syria.
Route Fifty
Police Lawsuit Aims to Make Milwaukee Gun Shop Pay; Major Kentucky ‘Obamacare’ Insurer Goes Belly Up
Also: Salt Lake charter school teachers are ‘unqualified,’ not sticking around and judge orders Arkansas to reveal the identity of its execution-drug supplier.
Oversight
Pressure Points as Clinton, Sanders Square Off in First Debate
The Democratic battle brings opportunities and peril for the front-runners, and a chance for also-rans to become relevant.
Management
Here's What it Would Take to Build The Border Fence Donald Trump Wants
Stretching the existing fence to cover the whole border would cost billions of dollars.
Oversight