Defense
Starting in 2016, Women Can Be Navy SEALs
It won't be easy, says a Naval commander, but "[it's] the right thing to do."
Nextgov
Hackers Stay at Hilton & Trick Lunch Lady into Exposing Students, While Workers Lose Child Mental Health Records
Just another week in ThreatWatch, our regularly updated index of noteworthy data breaches.
Oversight
Outgoing Speaker Boehner: A Shutdown Will Not Happen
Boehner says the House will pass a clean spending bill, and the chamber will create a select committee to investigate Planned Parenthood.
Oversight
Play of the Day: Boehner is Leaving Just in Time for Halloween
The Ohioan's imminent exit provides fodder for late-night hosts.
Oversight
Historic Effort to Track Stimulus Spending Wraps Up
Recovery.gov was pioneer in data transparency.
Route Fifty
Kansas Gets Ready to Dump Young Voters From Suspended List; Oregon’s Scary Bridge Report
Also: Religious loophole for Vermont parents and an "outdoor refreshment" zone for Toledo?
Management
NASA Data From Space Could Help the Developing World Prepare for Climate Change
The agency’s satellites have a unique vantage point.
Management
Obama Administration to Bring Tighter Oversight to Senior Execs’ Bonuses, Performance Reviews
OPM issues final rule to update SES performance appraisal system.
Management
A New Report Details the Harrowing Conditions of U.S. Immigrant Detention Centers
A new government report details the rights violations in government-run and private facilities.
Nextgov
What Big Data Means for Human Subjects in Federal Research
A group of agencies is trying to update the consent process for human test subjects in federal research.
Management
One Thing HUD Can Do To Help Save Trailer Parks
If the agency required localities to provide data on mobile home parks and their closing, scholars could begin to understand “the social and spacial pressures that under-gird them."
Oversight
With Boehner Leaving, the Republican Leadership Frenzy Begins
Kevin McCarthy is favored to become Speaker but the field isn’t set, and a host of other Republicans are eyeing promotions.
Management
Expanding the Reach of Precision Medicine
A bold blueprint for building a national research cohort.
Route Fifty
Colorado Battle Over Local Control of Oil and Gas Drilling Far From Over
Does state law preempt local attempts to regulate fracking?
Nextgov
Video: NASA Heads Under the Ice
A team from NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory was on thin ice (literally) when testing a new rover.
Insights
New “Yelp for Government” Is a Five-Star Idea
The government's new partnership with Yelp is a promising development for federal customer experience.
Management
GSA Steers Pentagon to $1 Billion Contract to Track Global Threats
Booz Allen Hamilton wins award under OASIS strategic sourcing vehicle.
Pay & Benefits
Border Patrol Agents Will Get Overtime Pay Under New System Beginning in January
Agency must provide information on new work schedule options to employees by Nov. 1.
Management
Experts: Boehner’s Departure Makes a Government Shutdown a Lot Less Likely
By stepping down, the House Speaker gives tea party Republicans an opening they’ve been looking for.
Pay & Benefits