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How Much Marijuana Will Be Detected in Municipal Sewage?
National Institutes of Health funding will aid researchers sampling two Washington state wastewater system to test local cannabis use.
Pay & Benefits
Size of the OPM Hack Quadruples to 18 Million
FBI director reportedly provided the estimate to lawmakers in closed-door briefings.
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Signs of OPM Hack at Another Federal Agency Turn Out to Be Legitimate Files (UPDATED)
The agency detected unauthorized activity on three desktops after the big breach came to light this spring.
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OPM Database Storing 4 Billion Employee Health Records Needs Security Upgrades
A “data warehouse” of federal employees’ health and prescription drug claims maintained by the agency’s Office of the Inspector General contains 4 billion records.
Management
Watchdog Finds No Fresh Evidence of Time and Attendance Fraud by EPA Employees
Report comes after senior adviser John C. Beale was able to collect nearly $1 million for absences during which he claimed he was on CIA assignments.
Oversight
Supreme Court To USDA: Hands Off the Raisins
The court struck down a program that seized excess raisins in an effort to stabilize prices.
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‘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.
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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.
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