Oversight

Lawmakers Want Federal Employees to Stop Harassing Interns

They want everyone else to stop, too.

Defense

State Department Plan for Training Center Draws Senatorial Flak

Echoes of Benghazi are heard in debate over duplicative costs.

Nextgov

White House Grievance Portal Gets Upgraded

The White House will now aim to respond within 60 days.

Defense

Robert Gates, Overseer of the Demise of 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' at Defense, Welcomes Gay Scoutmasters to the Boy Scouts

The former Pentagon chief is an unlikely gay-rights hero.

Nextgov

HHS On the Lookout for a Deputy CIO

The deputy CIO will help coordinate the department's cloud strategy, among other responsibilities.

Pay & Benefits

Way More Feds Signed Up for Post-Hack Protections Than Anyone Anticipated

High rate of acceptance will likely raise the cost of OPM’s next contract.

Management

Obama Administration Dismisses Online Petition Requesting Snowden Pardon

The White House has been responding to "We the People" petitions Tuesday

Management

Report: Americans' Health Is Improving Under Obamacare

A Journal of the American Medical Association study says trends in self-reported health are rebounding under the health care law.

Oversight

Upton Looks to Keep Pressure on Senate on FDA Reform Bill

House chairman plans to meet with his Senate counterparts Tuesday.

Oversight

House to Vote Before Recess on Bill Making It Easier to Fire VA Employees

Lawmakers also plan to take up budget fix Wednesday to help department avoid closing hospitals this summer.

Route Fifty

Barbecue Regulations Roil Florida County; a Long-Delayed Maryland Project Is Delayed Again

Also: Eureka! It’s a small-town parklet pilot project! And a roadside message sign prank in Dallas.

Management

Bipartisan Evidence-Based Policy Bill Passes House

Plan would create commission on using agency data to improve programs.

Management

As Companies Shed Annual Reviews, Should Government Follow Suit?

The point is not to reduce the focus on performance, but to reinforce it.

Nextgov

Census Wants Employees Prepared for Phishing Attacks

The training program is meant to make sure the bureau’s employees are armed with the appropriate knowledge and skill set to defend themselves against future attacks.

Management

TSA's Instagram Account is a Must-Follow

The Transportation Security Administration's stream features grenades, knives and birds stuffed in socks.

Oversight

With House Defiant, Senate Eyes a 2-Month Highway Bill

Neither chamber wants to pass the other's bill, so a 60-day measure has emerged as a possible fallback.

Management

Republicans Postpone Benghazi Hearing After Deal on State Documents

The committee had been planning to make John Kerry's top aide testify Wednesday.

Defense

What is in the Justice’s Cybersecurity Memo?

Despite calls for its release, the government will not make public a memo that Sen. Ron Wyden says is crucial to the Senate’s cybersecurity debate.

Pay & Benefits

Does Identity-Theft Protection Really Work?

Victims of data breaches are usually offered identity-theft-protection services, but even the companies that promise to safeguard your identity are far from infallible.

Oversight

Play of the Day: ISIS Has a Better Online Operation Than Time Warner

Pinkberry still has more Twitter followers, though.