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OPM Cyber Spending to Get a Budget Boost -- But Is It Enough?
Senators approved the administration’s full request but blocked a stronger measure to accelerate OPM’s cyber upgrades.
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Feds Increasingly Frustrated With Lack of State Action on Hudson River Tunnels
With the clock ticking down quickly, DOT Secretary Anthony Foxx says: “[W]e need to get down to brass tacks” on such a critical infrastructure project.
News
Federal Employee Union Backs Out of Giving Donald Trump a Tour at the Border
Group does about-face with The Donald.
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Millennials: Living on the Edge of the Big City
Although millennials still love New York, San Francisco and Washington, D.C., nearby suburbs with an urban feel offer affordable alternatives as the generation ages.
Oversight
Highway Bill That Would Outsource Tax Debt Collection Clears First of Many Hurdles
The Senate voted to move forward on a six-year measure, but lots of amendments and a different House plan await.
Management
Benghazi Committee GOP: Top Kerry Aide Must Appear Next Week
Trey Gowdy says the staffer has to show up Wednesday — unless the State Department turns over more documents.
Management
How to Build a Next Gen Program That Works
Boldly go where your stakeholders are: in the cloud, online, mobile.
Defense
Obama Administration Says It's In Final Stages of Drafting Plan to Close Guantanamo
Press secretary Josh Earnest also told reporters Wednesday that if a major defense bill included a provision to prevent closing the prison, Obama would veto it.
Oversight
Play of the Day: John Kasich is Mr. Excitement
The Nightly Show looks at the newest entrant into the 2016 fold.
Route Fifty
The Ever-Improving Online Services and Security of L.A.'s City Websites
Having finally upgraded its municipal Web platform, the city wants to convert citizens into regular clients while protecting their digital assets.
Management
NASA is Training Astronauts In an Underwater Station — And Anyone Can Watch Them Online
For 14 days, a team of four "aquanauts" will live in the underwater habitat.
Management
The Argument Over Disposable Plastic Water Bottles in National Parks
The bottled water industry is lobbying hard to overturn waste-reducing bans in parks, claiming concerns about dehydration and health.
Pay & Benefits
Removing Poor Performers, Avoiding Bad Financial Advice, Extending Probation for New Feds and More
A weekly roundup of pay and benefits news.
Pay & Benefits
Senate Panel Advances Feds’ Pay Raise in Bill That May Also Increase Perks for Hack Victims
Democrats will attempt to offer an amendment that beefs up services for those affected by the OPM data breach.
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Postal Service Lacked ‘Cybersecurity Culture’ Before Hack, Watchdog Says
The agency's outdated technology and tiny cybersecurity staff made it more vulnerable to attack, according to the inspector general's report.
Management
Bill Making It Easier to Fire VA Employees Heads to Senate Floor
Senate panel approves accountability legislation and another measure that would rescind certain workers’ bonuses.
Route Fifty
Stats Shot: Infamous North Carolina Bridge on Target to Hit a Major Incident Milestone
It’s hard not to watch truck after truck hit this bridge.
Defense
Army Chief Nominee Supports Arming Recruiters
Gen. Mark Milley, Obama’s nominee to become Army chief of staff, says measures are being taken to protect recruiters, like the ones targeted in the Chattanooga attack.
Management
After Years of Cutting Funding, Republicans Seek to Privatize Part of the IRS
Advocates denounce the highway bill pay-for.
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