Management
Obama Administration Dismisses Online Petition Requesting Snowden Pardon
The White House has been responding to "We the People" petitions Tuesday
Management
Report: Americans' Health Is Improving Under Obamacare
A Journal of the American Medical Association study says trends in self-reported health are rebounding under the health care law.
Oversight
Upton Looks to Keep Pressure on Senate on FDA Reform Bill
House chairman plans to meet with his Senate counterparts Tuesday.
Oversight
House to Vote Before Recess on Bill Making It Easier to Fire VA Employees
Lawmakers also plan to take up budget fix Wednesday to help department avoid closing hospitals this summer.
Route Fifty
Barbecue Regulations Roil Florida County; a Long-Delayed Maryland Project Is Delayed Again
Also: Eureka! It’s a small-town parklet pilot project! And a roadside message sign prank in Dallas.
Management
Bipartisan Evidence-Based Policy Bill Passes House
Plan would create commission on using agency data to improve programs.
Management
As Companies Shed Annual Reviews, Should Government Follow Suit?
The point is not to reduce the focus on performance, but to reinforce it.
Nextgov
Census Wants Employees Prepared for Phishing Attacks
The training program is meant to make sure the bureau’s employees are armed with the appropriate knowledge and skill set to defend themselves against future attacks.
Management
TSA's Instagram Account is a Must-Follow
The Transportation Security Administration's stream features grenades, knives and birds stuffed in socks.
Oversight
With House Defiant, Senate Eyes a 2-Month Highway Bill
Neither chamber wants to pass the other's bill, so a 60-day measure has emerged as a possible fallback.
Management
Republicans Postpone Benghazi Hearing After Deal on State Documents
The committee had been planning to make John Kerry's top aide testify Wednesday.
Defense
What is in the Justice’s Cybersecurity Memo?
Despite calls for its release, the government will not make public a memo that Sen. Ron Wyden says is crucial to the Senate’s cybersecurity debate.
Pay & Benefits
Does Identity-Theft Protection Really Work?
Victims of data breaches are usually offered identity-theft-protection services, but even the companies that promise to safeguard your identity are far from infallible.
Oversight
Play of the Day: ISIS Has a Better Online Operation Than Time Warner
Pinkberry still has more Twitter followers, though.
Route Fifty
When a Police Department Urges Local Residents to Stay Off Their Phones
Asking residents to curtail mobile phone use is fine, so long as you’re willing to follow suit.
Oversight
House-Backed Bill Orders a Hiring Spree to Fix Embattled Secret Service
Lawmakers move bill to help law enforcement agency move past litany of scandals.
Oversight
House Oversight Republicans Call for IRS Chief’s Head
Press conference and video restate the case that Koskinen lied about targeting evidence.
Route Fifty
Your State’s Fracking Wells Might Be Shallow. And That’s Bad.
Underground water sources tend to sit less than a mile from the earth’s surface, so fracking below them is ideal, according to a new Stanford University study.
Nextgov
Navy Man Allegedly Staged Photo Shoot Inside Classified Nuke Sub
The machinist’s mate then hammered the evidence to smithereens and shot his laptop.
Management