Management
VA Employee Faces Criminal Charges in Connection With Cooking the Books
Cathedral Henderson allegedly falsified vets’ medical records to hide delays in providing care.
Nextgov
Homeland Security Wants Employees to Beef Up Quant Skills
Analysts at FEMA, TSA and other DHS agencies might soon be required to take data courses.
Management
15 Ways Successful People Approach Life Differently
High achievers are much the same as everyone else, except for key characteristics.
Management
Is There Enough Evidence For a Criminal Investigation Into Hillary Clinton's Email?
The situation shows the dysfunction of our system for classifying documents and prosecuting leaks.
Oversight
Play of the Day: Donald Trump is All the GOP Candidates in One Man
He's got a loud mouth, some crazy hair and is a bully.
Nextgov
Senate Committee Poised to Upgrade Agency Anti-Hacking Laws, Again
Bill expected in the next few days would mandate all departments pass Internet traffic through a governmentwide network surveillance system.
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Mississippi Cities Remove State Flag; D.C. Government’s ‘Shake Shack’ Design Typeface
Also: Arizona eliminates consumer protection agency and Pittsburgh’s falling glass risk.
Management
Inspectors General Lose Bid to Expand Access to Agency Documents
Justice Department's opinion interprets statute as protecting grand jury, wiretap and credit information.
Management
NASA Announces It Has Discovered A “Close Cousin” to Earth
Kepler-452b is 1,400 lightyears away but amazing similar to our own home.
Management
Obama's Upcoming Kenyan Visit Will Be Different
The administration and the president himself are trying to cast the official visit as all business.
Oversight
Watchdog Cites Sloppy Procedures at IRS Over Who Gets Audited
Ways and Means partisans draw opposite conclusions from GAO probe.
Nextgov
OPM Says Background Check System Now Back Online after Security Tweaks
The system outage came weeks after OPM first announced personal information on millions of current and former federal employees had been stolen by hackers.
Pay & Benefits
8 Reasons Your Retirement Estimate May be Inaccurate
Some common pitfalls to watch out for.
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Puerto Rico Debt Default All But Certain, a Rating Agency Warns
Analysts at Moody’s Investors Service also say that investors are set to take a big hit when it comes to recovering what they’re owed.
Pay & Benefits
Senate Panel Approves 10 Years of Protection Services for Hack Victims
Committee rejects emergency funding to boost OPM’s IT infrastructure.
Management
Lawmakers Scramble to Fast-Track Deal to Prevent VA Hospital Closures
Without a budget fix, officials have said the department might have to shutter facilities, furlough workers, and freeze hiring starting in August.
Nextgov
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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