Oversight
The Ex-Nazis Collecting Social Security
They reportedly received millions of dollars in government benefits even after being expelled from the United States.
Defense
An Ebola Visa Ban Isn't Perfect. But It's Better Than a Full Travel Ban.
State Department is still wary of a proposal to ban visas from Ebola-stricken nations.
Management
Is the Recovery Act a Model for the Ebola Response?
Sometimes it takes a dramatic crisis to make the government work better.
Pay & Benefits
Feds Battling Ebola in Africa Must Work 42 Days Before Bonus Pay Kicks In
For those on temporary assignment, hardship adjustment is not retroactive to their first day in the region.
Route Fifty
County Says ‘Third Way’ Transformation Helped It Thrive Despite Great Recession
Burlington County, New Jersey, streamlined its operations and upgraded IT infrastructure all at a lower cost for its residents.
Management
Bid Protest Ruling Deals Blow to Background Check Contractor
GAO partially upholds challenge of USIS deal with the Homeland Security Department.
Route Fifty
Can Homeless People Move Into Baltimore's Abandoned Houses?
There are more than 16,000 vacant homes in the city. Are they the solution to the long-standing housing crisis?
Nextgov
Feds Use New 3-D Printer to Create Bomb-Sniffing Artificial Dog Noses
Dog noses have about 50 times as many olfactory receptors as humans.
Pay & Benefits
Agencies Paid Hundreds of Employees to Not Work for at Least One Year
Agencies use administrative leave largely to pay employees facing disciplinary action, report finds.
Nextgov
The Number of Industries Getting Classified Cyberthreat Tips from DHS Has Doubled Since July
The banking, chemical, water, information technology and transportation sectors all recently joined.
Management
Wait, Why Another 'Czar'?
To fight Ebola, President Obama has appointed the U.S.'s latest ... Russian emperor? Here's a brief history of a strange title.
Oversight
The Trench Warfare Begins
Democrats' chance to maintain their hold on the Senate now boils down to the ground game.
Management
Overall Morale at VA Dips, Along With Faith in Leaders
Agency employees report a strong sense of mission and enthusiasm for their work despite challenges.
Oversight
Congress Prepares to Offer More Money for Ebola Fight
As they await a White House request, appropriators are beginning to get their ducks in a row.
Nextgov
Mobile Devices Will Transform How Government Fieldwork Gets Done
IPads and iPhones can do more than make field workers more efficient in creating reports and reducing paperwork.
Route Fifty
Predictive Modeling vs. Lead Hot Spots; California’s DMV Hiring Spree
Also in our State & Local news roundup: A local chicken scandal has forced the resignation of a mayor and city manager.
Defense
Leon Panetta and Hillary Clinton: It's Complicated
Reporters have focused on how the former defense secretary's memoir praises her and criticizes the president. The book itself tells a different story.
Management
NSA's Moonlighting Problem
A former NSA head has recruited one of his underlings for his lucrative cybersecurity firm—but that underling still works for the agency.
Management
Facebook to Feds: Stop Impersonating Our Users
The social network accused the DEA of threatening "the integrity of our community" by pretending to be a New York woman on the site.
Oversight