Defense
The House Wants to Let You Bring a Gun to Army Corps Land
Spending bill includes another attempt to lift Army Corps ban on firearms.
Oversight
House Uses Tax Day to Pass Restraints on IRS
Bills range from bans on private email use to “preventing targeting.”
Route Fifty
New NASCIO Survey Details State Government IT Challenges
Private sector opportunities pay more, making it difficult for states to attract and retain top workforce talent.
Defense
The War Against the Islamic State Will Go Undeclared
Congress won't approve President Obama's proposed authorization of military force, but it won't limit him either.
Management
Video: Capuchin Monkeys Show How Keeping Up With Your Peers is an Early Need
Feeling bad when our peers do better is a deep-seated instinct.
Pay & Benefits
The Pentagon Says This Man Can Fix Its Broken Personnel System
Army Under Secretary and former Congressman Brad Carson takes the reins in an office that has seen nine leaders since 2009.
Oversight
Play of the Day: Clinton's Travels in Iowa
The inevitability tour continues in the Hawkeye State.
Route Fifty
With a Police Body Camera Redaction Solution in Sight in Seattle, D.C. Mayor Moves to Block Video Access
A transparency fight is simmering in the nation’s capital. But in the other Washington, tech-savvy civic hackers are helping police figure out automated video redaction.
Nextgov
Does the Federal Government Need a New $400M Cyber Campus?
The Obama administration has proposed spending more than $227 million next year for the first phase of the facility’s construction.
Nextgov
Watchdog: VA Teleworkers Breached Security in China and India
The Department of Veterans Affairs allowed contractors to access the agency’s network using personally owned laptops while traveling abroad in China and India.
Oversight
House Republicans Fail in Effort to Fire All Tax Delinquent Feds
Democrats say bill disparaged the federal workforce and wasn't necessary.
Pay & Benefits
Presidential Contenders on Federal Benefits, Military Members on Proposed Retirement Reforms, and More
A weekly roundup of pay and benefits news.
Defense
U.S. Hostages from 1979 Iranian Revolution May Finally Be Compensated
Senate bill on Iran nuclear deal includes funding source for restitution.
Management
Defense: We Can’t Afford to Replace Aging ICBMs, Bombers, Subs
With or without sequestration, the Pentagon will need at least $10 billion more per year to modernize its nuclear arsenal, procurement chief says.
Oversight
Paul Attacks Loretta Lynch on Civil Asset Forfeiture
At a hearing Wednesday, the senator tested a new argument in his case against Lynch’s confirmation.
Defense
When Security Screening Crosses the Line
A screener at the Denver airport allegedly conspired to grope the genitals of male passengers he found attractive
Management
Americans Love Paying Taxes
Residents of the United States are unusually likely to see chipping in their share as a civic duty, a moral obligation, and a patriotic act.
Defense
It Just Got Easier to Contest Inclusion on the No Fly List
For starters, DHS will now tell people if they’re on the list; ACLU says new procedures aren’t enough.
News
Postal Worker Lands Helicopter on U.S. Capitol Grounds to Make Special Mail Delivery
Florida letter carrier was protesting corruption in federal government.
Management