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Pro-Palestinian Hackers Deface Delaware State Treasury Site
Hactivists defaced the site with messages including: ‘Hacking sites will not STOP!!! Unless Gaza is Free.'
Pay & Benefits
How Veterans’ Preference Laws Are Dragging Down Federal Hiring
‘Unwieldy’ and ‘convoluted’ laws are confusing vets and feds alike, report finds.
Nextgov
Is There Ebola on That Smartphone?
Swabbing an iPad with alcohol could erase data as well as germs.
Route Fifty
Drilling Industry Influence Looms Large In Energy-Rich Colorado County
Did local commissioners and drillers push to get a local reporter fired?
Pay & Benefits
Three Charts Showing How White Males Hold the Highest-Paid Federal Jobs
The average male fed is a full grade level above the typical woman.
Tech
McConnell Promises Spending Standoff Over Obama’s Green Agenda
The GOP leader stopped short of an explicit shutdown threat, but he did say a Republican majority would use the budget to go after EPA’s environmental rules.
Defense
John Kerry: ISIL 'Must Be Destroyed'
Secretary of State has strong words about the U.S. mission against the militant group.
Management
It’s Time to Focus on Empowerment and Recognition
What it will take to pull up from dead last in the Best Places to Work rankings.
Oversight
Darrell Issa to Investigate 'Do-Nothing' Patent Office Employees
Move over, IRS. Oversight committee chairman has a new enemy.
Management
Which Mode of Travel Provides the Happiest Commute?
Walkers, cyclists, and commuter-rail riders are much more satisfied than drivers and transit users.
Management
Pentagon Financial Managers Embrace Data Tools Amid Austerity
Survey finds pessimism on information technology acquisition and workforce training.
Oversight
Having a Daughter Won't Make You Vote Democratic (or Republican)
A new study challenges previous conclusions about how parenthood changes politics.
Management
Yoga Makes Brains Nimble, Too
Practicing hatha yoga three times a week improved older Americans’ information recall, mental flexibility and task-switching.
Tech
The White House Must Now Respond to This Petition About Michael Brown’s Death
Online petition tallied more than 100,000 signatures Tuesday, a benchmark that requires a response.
Defense
Pentagon Fires Back At Critics of 'Police Militarization' Program
Defense Spokesman John Kirby told reporters that the 1033 program was not "some program run amok."
Management
Watch George W. Bush Get a Bucket of Ice Water Dumped on His Head
Bill Clinton may be next.
Oversight
Play of the Day: How Hillary Accidentally Announced Her Bid For President
Why else would the former Secretary of State visit Iowa?
Route Fifty
Feds Point to Key Weak Point in West Virginia's Health Disaster Response
Agency cites lack of a state disaster epidemiologist during January's Elk River spill water contamination crisis.
Oversight
Battle Over Postal-Service Cuts Looms in September
Squabble erupted after USPS announced plans to cut 15,000 jobs and consolidate 82 mail-processing centers in 2015.
Management