Route Fifty
‘Record Pace’ for Oklahoma Earthquakes; A Long Legislative Summer Ahead in Raleigh?
Also: A regulatory hot potato for a potato producer in Minnesota; saving lives in Delaware with Narcan kits.
Management
Obama Administration: Climate Plan Will Save Lives, Money
Amid Republican attacks on climate plan, report lays out economic benefits of action.
Management
Benghazi Panel Releases Blumenthal Emails, but Not Transcript
Trey Gowdy defended his decision to keep Sidney Blumenthal's deposition private for now, and blasted Democratic critics of the GOP-led investigation.
Management
Interior Is the 'National Geographic' of Instagram
The agency tasked with managing federal lands and natural resources needs #nofilter.
Management
What I Learned About My Emotions From Pixar’s 'Inside Out'
You'll be better able to manage others if you recognize what you're feeling.
Route Fifty
Virginia Lawmakers Examining a Big Public Records Loophole
The commonwealth’s “working papers” exemption has seen numerous FOIA request denials and is the only one covering state university presidents.
Oversight
Subcommittee Chair Who Was Trying to Be Nicer to Feds Removed After Trade Vote
Meadows took a harsh line on misbehaving feds, but had been trying to improve relations between Congress and public servants.
Tech
Senators Want GSA to Catch Feds Who Use Plastic at Strip Clubs
Travel and purchasing card data would be scoured for waste governmentwide.
Oversight
House Republicans Will Take Two Swats at the EPA This Week
The battles over greenhouse gas rules and trade top the congressional agenda.
Management
Bush Lays Out Post-Obamacare Plan for the GOP
Many of the features of the Affordable Care Act come from a plan drafted by the conservative Heritage Foundation.
Management
The Fish and Wildlife Service Destroyed an Actual Ton of Ivory in New York
An estimated 96 elephants are slaughtered in Africa every day for their ivory.
Oversight
Play of the Day: Alexander Hamilton, Andrew Jackson and Paper Currency
The man with his face on the $20 despised paper money, yet he's staying and the first Secretary of the Treasury is going.
Management
Driving Results in Cities Could Influence Federal Performance Efforts
Using data to steer limited funds to programs that work.
Nextgov
Hackers Infiltrate Anti-Surveillance Site, Crack Parts of LastPass and Phish in N.D.
Just another week in ThreatWatch, our regularly updated index of noteworthy data breaches.
Route Fifty
Chicago Schools Running Out of Money Quickly; Municipal Recycling’s Economic Quandary
Also: The Sacramento Kings arena trial is starting.
Management
NASA Has a Humanoid Robot Working Aboard the International Space Station
It looks like a cross between C-3PO and the Michelin Man.
Management
Obama Had Dinner With Steven Spielberg and Yet No One Told the Press
The only logical conclusion: A "Lincoln" or "E.T." sequel.
Nextgov
OPM Breach Notification Frustrates Hacked Feds
Some federal employees say they’re not enrolling for the free program and a Washington-area senator said it may be time to terminate one of the company’s contract.
Pay & Benefits
Contractor Promises to Ramp Up Call Centers to Answer Questions on OPM Hack
CSID attributes problems to "higher than expected" call volume.
Oversight