Route Fifty
Landlocked Fla. City Far From BP Spill Gets $1 Million Payout; Iowa Bird Flu Appeal?
Also: West Virginians reminded to use 911 and some good news for Atlantic City!
Nextgov
OPM Says 84,000 Hack Victims Still Not Notified
Are you affected? There’s a hotline to call.
Oversight
Can Clinton Govern If She Wins? A Cautionary Tale From Pennsylvania.
In Pennsylvania, Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf won in 2014—but the GOP kept the legislature, and Wolf's proposals have gone nowhere. That could happen to Clinton in 2016.
Defense
The Stunning ISIS-Related Allegations Against the Son of a Boston Cop
DOJ alleges the 23-year-old was planning an attack in the style of 2013 Boston Marathon bombing.
Management
NASA Used Instagram to Post The Best Photo of Pluto Ever Taken
The New Horizons telescope takes images with 1,000 times the resolution of the best earthbound telescopes.
Oversight
Play of the Day: Scott Walker Has Joined an Already-Crowded 2016 Field
The Tonight Show has the candidates give an inaccurate head count.
Management
Only Superheroes Need Apply
Since when did we become so impossibly perfect in business and in life?
Route Fifty
States Battle Cities Over Minimum Wage
As more cities embrace local minimum wage ordinances, state legislatures are pushing back.
Management
Clinton Proposes Economic Agenda, but Wall Street Questions Still Remain
She attacked her Republican opponents by name, but still can’t dodge the specter of her past.
Pay & Benefits
How Scott Walker Could Bust Federal Employee Unions and Cut Feds’ Pay
The governor has risen to fame on the backs of public-sector workers.
Management
Obama Administration Plugs Retirement Savings Programs
The Labor Department will allow states to create their own retirement savings plans.
Management
The Women Who Rule Pluto
The New Horizons team may include more women staffers than any other NASA project in history.
Management
White House Grants Clemency to 46 Non-Violent Drug Offenders
Obama says "Their punishments didn't fit the crime."
Oversight
Abruptly Departed Commerce Watchdog Faulted For Audit Gaps, Low Morale
GAO says hotline complaints at cash-strapped agency were not consistently monitored.
Route Fifty
Self-Driving Cars Pose a Big Revenue Problem for Local Governments
States and localities need to partner with automated carmakers—and quickly—to establish an alternative tax system, according to a new Brookings Institution report.
Nextgov
The Startup Shakeup: Can Small, Innovative Companies Break Into DC Contracting Scene?
Tech firms are adopting a new language to win a shot at innovation contracts.
Nextgov
Here’s Everything the White House Says It’s Done on Cyber in 2015
The administration’s 30-day cybersecurity sprint officially wrapped up Sunday.
Route Fifty
Michigan Dumping Troubled Aramark Contract; Municipal Lobbyists ‘Worth Their Weight in Gold’
Also: A new push for redistricting reform in Illinois and what can Scranton learn from Camden?
Pay & Benefits
The 2016 COLA for Retirees is Zero Right Now
June’s number comes out on Friday, but we won’t know until October whether there’s an increase next year.
Management