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OPM Changes Privacy Rules to Let Investigators Inside All Databases
About 40 systems, holding medical files and complaint records, among other things, are affected by the policy change.
Management
Shrinking the 'Beast' of the Federal Workforce, and Other Ideas From the Campaign Trail
Jeb Bush muses on incompetent employees; Clinton delves into procurement reform.
Defense
The Iran Deal Trips Up Clinton’s Delicate Foreign Policy Dance
The agreement is forcing the Clinton campaign to figure out how to tout her tenure as Obama’s first secretary of state while keeping the president’s mixed national-security record at arm’s length.
Route Fifty
Does Seattle’s Trash Monitoring Violate Privacy Rights?
The city’s ban on the disposal of food scraps and other compostables with garbage is met with a lawsuit.
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White House Wants Agencies to Prioritize Emerging Tech in Next Year’s Budget
Nanotechnology, robotics and cyber-physical systems get a shout-out in the budget memo.
Pay & Benefits
Outlook for a COLA Increase in 2016 Still Isn't Great
So far the cost of living isn’t rising enough to warrant an increase, but that could change in the next three months.
Management
How Government Can Get Better at Managing Big Programs
Report plots course for implementing improved techniques for undertaking complex endeavors.
Oversight
Hillary Clinton: I Wanted to Be an Astronaut
The 2016 Democratic candidate says she would support space exploration.
Management
7 Things Employees Wish They Could Tell Their Bosses
Their silence may speak volumes about your leadership.
Defense
Head Air Marshal to Congress: We've Still Got This
The "last line of defense" in the sky is persevering despite several challenges.
Defense
Four U.S. Marines Killed in Attack at Tennessee Military Recruitment Office
The gunman was identified as 24-year-old Muhammad Youssef Abdulazeez.
Oversight
Play of the Day: Ted Cruz is a 'Big Fan' of Donald Trump
The two GOP contenders met in New York this week.
Route Fifty
Michigan Lawmakers Proceed on ‘Ice Cream Month’ Declaration; Breakaway City Plan in Louisiana on Hold
Also: The Massachusetts Department of Transportation’s traffic cone defensive move and Denver isn’t responsible for Red Rocks injuries.
Management
Agencies Are Poaching Executives From Other Agencies to Avoid Messy Hiring System
Half of federal executives say other agencies try to recruit them, survey finds.
Management
Exposing Organizations That Pay Women Less Than Men
How the British government is addressing a global problem.
Management
There Were 8.8M Calls the IRS Didn’t Even Try to Answer in 2015
Taxpayer advocate documents deteriorating customer service, suggests the IRS rethink its priorities.
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There’s A Plan to Immediately Purge Some Governmentwide Network Surveillance Data
Destruction could free up storage space and have the added benefit of protecting privacy.
Management
USPS Can’t Afford to Reopen Facilities and Add Employees Like Congress Wants
Budget office says the Postal Service would have to spend $300 million to comply with one-year amendment.
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