Oversight
GOP Picks Reconciliation Targets: Obamacare and Planned Parenthood
Republicans will deploy the budget tool to try to put legislation on the president’s desk stripping Planned Parenthood funding and killing key parts of the Affordable Care Act.
Management
Feds Are Apparently Happier and More Engaged With Work Than Last Year
OPM touts early results of the 2015 survey gauging the government workforce’s attitudes on management and pay.
Oversight
Is the Federal Government Losing Your Personal Information? Reps Say To Keep It To Yourself
A bill introduced this month would truncate Social Security numbers on common tax forms.
Nextgov
DARPA Looking for Tech to Protect the 'Internet of Things'
The program's goal is to detect attackers on the Internet of Things by monitoring electronic devices' emissions.
Oversight
NASA Announces That Water Is Flowing on Mars
In a major scientific finding, researchers confirm briny water flows seasonally on the Red Planet.
Pay & Benefits
Watchdog: VA Reassigned Senior Officials to Sidestep Pay Freeze
IG also substantiates allegations related to abuse of relocation program.
Nextgov
Study: High Salaries Not the Biggest Draw for Female Cyber Pros
Female cybersecurity pros value a job's nonmonetary incentives above monetary ones.
Nextgov
Pentagon Hires Investigators to Find Hacked Feds
A tool for determining why mail notifications are returned must be running by Oct. 9 and a website for individuals to check if they're affected by the breach must be running by Nov. 17.
Management
Don’t Hate Mondays — They’re the Best Day to Apply For a Job
The next time you find yourself with "a case of the Mondays" act fast and apply for a job—it's the best odds you'll get all week.
Management
Senators Push to Broaden Inspector General Access to Documents
Bipartisan group's measure would override Justice Department's opinion.
Management
Phishing Scams Aren’t Likely to End Federal Careers Anytime Soon
If employees are held accountable, then what about OPM?
Route Fifty
Wildfires Burning Through Cash as Fast as Forest; Shell Oil Quits Arctic Seas
Also: Delaware brings private sector advisors in on budget planning and a Justice Department case that’s really not at all about polygamy in Utah.
Oversight
Congress Plans Votes on Short-Term Spending Measure to Keep Government Open
Both chambers look set to pass clean funding bills this week, as Republicans maneuver to run for leadership.
Management
Clinton Continues to Defend Herself Herself About Email Server
The candidate acknowledged Sunday that the steady “drip, drip, drip” of bad headlines isn’t good for her campaign, but she denies she was trying to hide anything.
Defense
Starting in 2016, Women Can Be Navy SEALs
It won't be easy, says a Naval commander, but "[it's] the right thing to do."
Nextgov
Hackers Stay at Hilton & Trick Lunch Lady into Exposing Students, While Workers Lose Child Mental Health Records
Just another week in ThreatWatch, our regularly updated index of noteworthy data breaches.
Oversight
Outgoing Speaker Boehner: A Shutdown Will Not Happen
Boehner says the House will pass a clean spending bill, and the chamber will create a select committee to investigate Planned Parenthood.
Oversight
Play of the Day: Boehner is Leaving Just in Time for Halloween
The Ohioan's imminent exit provides fodder for late-night hosts.
Oversight
Historic Effort to Track Stimulus Spending Wraps Up
Recovery.gov was pioneer in data transparency.
Route Fifty