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The Need to Accommodate More Floodwaters Near Sacramento
A tour of some of the levee infrastructure that protects California’s capital city.
Management
Postal Task Force Recommends Eliminating Workers' Rights to Bargain Over Pay
The group’s long awaited report stops short of privatization calls, but would kneecap postal unions.
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DHS is Exploring How Blockchain Can Stop Counterfeits and Forgeries
The agency is funding research that uses blockchain to make sure people are who they claim to be.
Oversight
State Department Passport Center Remains Mired in Bullying, Harassment
Watchdog’s survey and interviews at New Hampshire facility find lax management.
Management
What the Country Needs: A Servant Leader
Civic engagement, through voluntarism and service of all kinds, can serve as a great unifying force.
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Debt Dispute in Missouri Unresolved, as Payment Deadline Passes
Platte County's reluctance to pay debt costs linked to a shopping center has captured attention within the municipal bond market.
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Some School Districts Look to Custodians and Teachers to Fill Bus Driver Shortage
An ongoing hiring challenge has brought about unconventional solutions to meet immediate needs.
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Poll Backs Federal Science Spending That Trump Sought to Cut
Six in 10 registered voters, of both parties, favor increases.
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Mueller Is Laying Siege to the Trump Presidency
It won’t be a single news event that takes down the president.
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President George H. W. Bush’s Capitol Rotunda Ceremony Offers a Glimpse of Grace
The event was a somber, respectful collection of moments sealed off from the political turmoil to which Americans have become accustomed.
Defense
Analysis: Deployed Civilians Can’t Get Worker’s Comp — and That’s Bad News for a Military that Depends on Them
Thanks to a legal double standard, a civilian injured or sickened in a warzone has an impossible burden of proof.
Oversight
Play of the Day: Trump Signs The United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement
The American president took far longer to write his name than his Mexican or Canadian counterparts.
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A Tough Question in California: Whether to Rebuild in Places That Will Burn Again
Despite the clear and present dangers of the wildland-urban interface, many vow to rebuild in risky spots.
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VA Shadow Rulers Had Sway Over Contracting and Budgeting
New disclosures and investigations are straining the three Trump associates’ relationship with the new VA secretary.
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State-Federal ‘Double Jeopardy’ Case to Be Heard by Supreme Court
Oral arguments in the case of Terance Martez Gamble v. United States of America are scheduled for Thursday.
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George H.W. Bush's Bureaucratic Legacy
He presented himself as an outsider, but leveraged his extensive experience in government as president.
Defense
Mattis ‘Optimistic’ Pentagon Will Get Needed Budget from White House, Democrats
Mattis tells nervous defense industry execs and conservatives at Reagan National Defense Forum he doesn’t expect sharp budget cuts from House Democrats and President Trump.
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Analysis: Why We’ll Miss George H.W. Bush, America’s Last Foreign Policy President
The first President Bush had some impressive foreign policies wins, but could he be best remembered for getting the US entangled in Iraq?
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