Defense
The ISIS Conflict Has Saturated the American Mind
On Pew's latest news quiz, the only issue Americans were better informed about was the level of the minimum wage.
Route Fifty
Drought Is Making California Shrink in Mass
There are "potentially dire consequences for the economic and food security of the United States."
Oversight
Barack Obama's Friendly-Fire Problem
Leon Panetta is the latest former aide to criticize the president publicly.
Oversight
Why Liberia Is Prosecuting the Man Who Brought Ebola to the U.S.
The case of Thomas Eric Duncan imperils the West African country's links to international destinations.
Oversight
Play of the Day: A Texas Secession Could Solve Our Ebola Problem
Stephen Colbert looks at the first case of the disease in the U.S.
Route Fifty
Feds Investigate N.C. Thirst Death; California Egg Lawsuit Tossed
Also in our State & Local roundup: Stories from Dallas, Wyoming and Bucksport, Maine.
Management
Does Testosterone Make People Greedy?
A new study ties the infamous hormone to antisocial behavior.
Route Fifty
Slow-Moving Disaster Tests Officials on Hawaii’s Big Island
An advancing lava flow is threatening to cut off communities.
Benefits
VA announces more grants to help homeless vets
The Department of veterans Affairs announced it would award $207 million in Supportive Services for Veteran Families (SSVF) program grant awards to aid about 70,000 homeless and at-risk veterans and their families.
Employee Policy
GSA to test car-sharing
The General Services Administration has joined up with some well-known auto-rental companies in an initiative that aims to cut federal fleet expenses through car-sharing.
Benefits
Some in Tricare Prime exempted from annual enrollment fee hikes
The Defense Department announced it will exempt two classes of beneficiaries enrolled in Tricare Prime from paying future increases to annual enrollment fees.
Nextgov
Hacktivists Back Hong Kong’s Occupy Central
Autism site in the dot-HK domain becomes one of the first victims.
Management
SBA Data Show Large Firms Are Nabbing Contracts Reserved for Small Businesses
The information was obtained by the American Small Business League after a multi-year court battle.
Management
Controversial VA Procurement Officer Should Be Fired, Lawmaker Says
Rep. Coffman cites IG’s criminal referral of Susan Taylor for conflict of interest.
Management
Difficult Conversation Ahead? Get Into the Discomfort Zone
How leaders can turn tension into trust.
Nextgov
Here’s How the Incoming USAID Tech Guru Plans to Fight Ebola
Ruggedized tablets, belt-worn printers and a high-tech alternative to stifling protective suits among the ideas.
Defense One
House Intel Chief Wants To Increase Cyber Attacks Against Russia
The United States needs to be on the offensive when it comes to a preventing cyber war, says Rep. Mike Rogers. By Patrick Tucker
Management
The Secret Service's Problems May Be Older and Harder to Fix Than You Thought
Readers offer solutions that go beyond Pierson's resignation and undoing the DHS merger.
Pay & Benefits