Tech
Snowden's Closest Confidant Reveals What It Was Like Spilling the NSA's Secrets
“We knew we were going to piss off the most powerful people in the world," Laura Poitras told National Journal.
Oversight
Join a Gym or Get Your Hair Done, Sometimes on Uncle Sam’s Plastic
House Members seek improved enforcement of Government Charge Card Abuse Act.
Nextgov
FBI’s Most Wanted Hackers: A Bingo Buff, Chinese Military Members and a PI for the Brokenhearted
Pulling them from the keyboard likely won’t dent cybercrime, research indicates.
Management
Are NIH Budget Cuts Really to Blame for the Spread of Ebola?
Funding for the research agency has remained fairly steady over the last 10 years.
Management
Competitor to Troubled Background Check Contractor Retains Hope on Bid Protest
GAO to decide by Oct. 20 whether USIS can keep Homeland Security field office work.
Management
Defense Civilians Are Losing Faith in Senior Management
Employees view their immediate supervisors much more positively, latest survey shows.
Route Fifty
Iowa’s Speed Camera Legal Debate; Louisiana’s Ugly Toxic List
Also in our State & Local roundup: Seattle and Tacoma port officials put aside rivalries and join forces.
News
A Double Dose of Luck for the Park Service
Two gifts help the agency maintain the onetime home of the Custis and Lee families overlooking Arlington Cemetery.
Nextgov
Websites of Hong Kong Activists Infected With Spyware
Attackers compromised sites belonging to Alliance for True Democracy, the Democratic Party Hong Kong, People Power in Hong Kong and The Professional Commons.
Management
Why the White House Won't Admit Obama Is a Drag for Democrats
The president enjoys campaigning, but he's not welcome in many close races this year. He's in a similar predicament to President Bush in 2006, when Republicans lost control of Congress.
Management
Why Isn’t Performance Information Being Used?
Peeling back the layers of organizational culture.
Oversight
New Texas Ebola Case Fuels Concerns About Care Guidelines
Budget cuts derailed progress on vaccine, NIH chief says.
Tech
Edward Snowden: Supreme Court Will Strike Down NSA Spying Programs
The former NSA contractor also warned that Apple and Google’s new privacy protections on their mobile devices are not impenetrable.
Management
How Governments Use War Games to Prevent Future Catastrophes
Treasury secretary Jack Lew, his British counterpart George Osborne and the heads of both central banks will take part in a simulation Monday.
Route Fifty
Dallas County’s Top Official: New Ebola Case Doesn’t Change ‘Basic Premise of Science’
Clay Jenkins tries to calm nerves and without protective gear enters the apartment where the Ebola-stricken Liberian man had stayed.
Route Fifty
