Route Fifty
North Carolina Might Block Counties Looking to Boost Teacher Pay
Local control remains a contentious issue in the Tar Heel State.
Tech
Religious Group Demands NSA Documents in Ethnic-Slur Probe
A new FOIA request is just the latest fallout of the Snowden leaks.
Defense
Hillary Clinton's Strange Critique of US Foreign Policy
Is patriotic storytelling really the solution to America's international relations problem?
Management
How to Write a Cover Letter, According to Leonardo da Vinci
When a 30-something Leonardo da Vinci sought work in the court of the duke of Milan in the 1480s, he wrote a short, bulleted list of ten skills that would have been sure to catch the eye of any Renaissance-era ruler.
Oversight
Play of the Day: Deport Those Migrant Children Out of Love
The real way to spell "compassion" is d-e-p-o-r-t-a-t-i-o-n, according to Fox News.
Management
Where Will the Next U.S. Earthquake Hit?
USGS maps offer cross-agency team new insights into the nation's seismic risks.
Oversight
Why Obama and Boehner are So Cautious About the Malaysian Jetliner
Almost always in such incidents, the immediate certainties prove wrong.
Oversight
Congress Fiddles While Border Crisis Grows
Chances of a swift solution to the flood of unaccompanied children across the border seem remote.
Defense
Army to Begin Chelsea Manning's Gender Treatment
Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel has approved the Army's recommendation to keep Manning in military custody.
Management
Obama Unveils New Initiative to Encourage Private Funding of Public Infrastructure
New center at the Transportation Department will be in charge.
Defense
Here Are the House's Recommendations for the Border Crisis
The House and Senate are now on a collision course.
Management
House Tries to Bait OMB Into Submitting Annual Budget Proposal Faster
Lawmakers vote to withhold most of OMB’s funding until it submits fiscal 2016 plan.
Defense One
Dunford Didn’t Endorse Plan to Pull Troops from Afghanistan by 2017
The president’s plan for withdrawing from Afghanistan can’t escape comparisons to Iraq – even from his top commander. By Molly O’Toole
Defense
FAA Has Issued Advisories Against Region Where Plane Crashed in Ukraine
The Malaysian Airlines Boeing 777 could have been shot down by a surface-to-air Buk missile system.
Route Fifty
Michigan Suburb Blocks Street on Detroit Border
Grosse Pointe Park’s traffic-calming blockade raises boundary questions and stirs cross-border tensions.
Pay & Benefits
Senator Wants to Ensure People Who Retaliate Against VA Whistleblowers Get Fired
Employees who punish whistleblowers can currently get away with just a reprimand, senator says.
Tech
Snowden: NSA Employees Are Passing Around Nude Photos
“Regardless of what happens, if I end up in chains in Guantanamo, I can live with that,” the 31-year-old former NSA contractor said.
Oversight