Oversight
The Costly Lobbying War Over America's Dying Honeybees
Obama in June launched an investigation into what is driving the bee decline.
Management
Federal Grants Bring New Cash to Local Emergency-Response Efforts
HHS announces $840 million in fiscal 2014 grants to state and community public-health programs.
Oversight
Majority of Voters Think the Obama Administration Is Incompetent at Running the Government
This is the second recent poll to give the president or his administration a bad rating on a "competency" question.
Oversight
Hillary Clinton Is as Good at Courting Wall Street as Mitt Romney
About 12 percent of the amount Bill and Hillary Clinton have fundraised over the last two decades has come from the financial sector.
Nextgov
Vets, Service Members Say They Worry Less Than Civilians
"The military experience is defined by resilience," Gallup consultant says.
Oversight
Pelosi Says Decision to Delete Reporting Requirement for Free Trips 'Must Be Reversed'
A spokesman for Speaker Boehner says Democrats already signed off on 'bipartisan change to reduce duplicative paperwork.'
Employee Policy
Heads of VA, OSC discuss whistleblower protection
The acting secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs met with the head of the Office of Special Counsel to lay the groundwork for ensuring whistleblowers at the department are encouraged to speak up and are protected from retaliation.
Employee Policy
Arbitrator rules for postal union in 'excessed' employees dispute
The American Postal Workers Union announced that it won an arbitration ruling that requires the U.S. Postal Service to make sure that certain postal employees meet minimum job qualifications before they are reassigned outside their craft.
Defense One
A Breakthrough in the Checkered History Of Brain Hacking
A recent military-funded program could up-end the way brain research is conducted. By Patrick Tucker
Nextgov
Snoops Allegedly Accessed Astros Inside Trade Data
The Houston baseball team claims hackers compromised servers and posted online months of internal trade talks.
Nextgov
The National Security Argument for Spending More on Conferences, Travel
As the U.S. loses its science and tech superiority, the military must look elsewhere.
Management
Prisoners, Noncitizens and High Earners At Risk of Getting Obamacare Subsidies
Watchdog faults exchanges for weak controls on enrollee eligibility.
Oversight
Hillary Clinton's Formidable Strengths—and Greatest Weakness
The former senator has yet to publicly come to terms with her catastrophic decision on Iraq.
Pay & Benefits
Obama to Sign Executive Order Protecting Transgender Feds
Announcement is latest in a series of White House moves to ensure rights for LGBT workers.
Nextgov
DHS Raises Alarms over Malware Targeting Power Operations
Hackers compromised vendors that sell systems to companies running energy industrial machines.
Management
USPS to Shutter 82 More Processing Plants in 2015
Employees could be reassigned to new locations.
Management
Foxx: Highway Cuts Coming Aug. 1 Unless Congress Acts
States will soon face a 28 percent cut in federal funding for repairs to roads and bridges, Transportation chief warns.
Management