Route Fifty
California Launches Integrated Cloud Platform for State and Local Agencies
CalCloud aims to transform government IT infrastructure in the Golden State.
Oversight
How Much Does It Cost to Fix the VA?
Proposal to hire 10,000 new clinicians meets with skepticism on the Hill.
Tech
Head of CDC's Scandal-Plagued Lab Resigns
The lab exposed workers to live anthrax and deadly strains of bird fly by improperly transporting them.
Management
Education Dept. Does Damage Control After Rogue Decimal Point Wreaks Havoc on Aid Applications
Up to 200,000 people could have been affected.
Management
FAA Lifts Ban on Flights to Israel
John Kerry left the region Wednesday, saying some progress was made on a ceasefire.
Management
Short-Term Spending Bill Tops House's To Do List Before Recess
Leaders are also hoping for a vote on funding to deal with the flood of unaccompanied minors at the border.
Defense
The Safety Agency At War With Itself
Personnel disputes are tearing the Chemical Safety Board apart.
Oversight
Play of the Day: How Cable News Covers Obamacare
Fox News and CNN describe the decisions as 'chaos.'
Management
NIH’s Formula for Innovation: People + Ideas + Time
Institutes pilot longer grant cycles for sustained medical research funding.
Employee Policy
Online course to further hiring of disabled
The Office of Personnel Management has released an online course aimed at encouraging the hiring and retaining of disabled individuals into federal employment.
Employee Policy
Bill would enable easier firing of SES
House Republicans have introduced a measure aimed at making it easier and faster to discipline and fire members of the Senior Executive Service.
Employee Policy
Postal inspector charged in stolen mail case
A federal grand jury in San Jose, Calif., returned a three-count indictment against a postal inspector for the alleged possession of stolen mail, delay and destruction of mail, and possession of marijuana with intent to distribute, the Justice Department reported.
Defense One
ISIL Is Now a ‘Full Blown Army’ in Iraq
House lawmakers grilled State and Pentagon officials to find out why the Obama administration has failed to stop ISIL from carving up Iraq and Syria. By Ben Watson
Oversight
Obama Declares Washington's 250,000-Acre Wildfire An Emergency
The Federal Emergency Management Agency and the Department of Homeland Security will coordinate relief efforts and provide equipment to manage the 400-square-mile blaze.
News
Feds Go Off Message With Kardashian, Gaza Tweets
It might be time for some remedial Twitter training.
Defense
Senate Confirms Creedon for NNSA No. 2 Position
Creedon most recently served as assistant secretary of Defense for global strategic affairs.
Nextgov
Jay-Z and Elton John Concertgoers Ripped Off by StubHub Hackers
Crooks used logins stolen from earlier breaches at other companies.
Oversight
House Republicans Want to Make It Easier to Fire All Senior Executive Service Employees
Committee will vote on new bill Thursday.
Management
HHS Makes Personnel Moves to Better Manage Obamacare
Secretary Burwell brings in WalMart veteran as senior counselor.
Nextgov