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Pressuring Gun and Ammo Manufacturers Through Police Procurement
STATE AND LOCAL ROUNDUP | A grim search in Calif. for the missing in Paradise … Mich. PFAS blood tests … the best big U.S. airport … and ‘pot for potholes.’
Route Fifty
In Cities Rejected by Amazon, Some See Upsides to ‘HQ2’ Process
“It wasn't just a sense of winners and losers in this,” says Mayor Karen Freeman-Wilson, of Gary, Indiana.
Management
Unions Sue VA Over Official Time Edict
Decision to ban medical employees from official time is "clear violation of the law," labor groups argue.
Nextgov
Big Contracts to Watch at DISA
The defense agency’s 2019 forecast includes three contracts with contract values that could exceed $1 billion.
Pay & Benefits
Federal Salary Council Revives Fight Over Federal Employee Pay Comparability
Advisory group debates changes to pay disparity methodology.
Nextgov
VA’s $16 Billion E-Health Record Overhaul is Already $350 Million Over Budget
Just six months into the project, VA’s most important modernization effort is getting more expensive.
Management
Latest Count of 'Revolving Door' Defense Contractors Names Names
Advocacy group blasts ethics law "loopholes" that allow agency alums to lobby.
Management
Postal Service Loses $3.9 Billion in Fiscal 2018
Postmaster general says the losses will only get worse without congressional intervention.
Nextgov
Pentagon's $10 Billion JEDI Contract Clears One Protest; Second Protest Pending
A subsequent bid protest filed by IBM remains up in the air for the Pentagon’s $10 billion cloud contract.
Oversight
IRS Criminal Investigators Report Progress Despite Shrunken Staff
Smallest workforce since 1970s is relying more on data analytics to track crimes.
Nextgov
Congress Passes Long-Sought Bill to Rename DHS Cyber Agency
The National Protection and Programs Directorate will soon be called the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency.
Tech
Pentagon Wants More Money for Lasers To Defend Against Missiles, Drone Swarms
Directed-energy weapons are with a factor of two or three to being militarily useful, the Pentagon’s top scientist said.
Defense
Supersonic Bizjets May Attract Pentagon Interest
Three teams are pursuing latter-day SSTs. The U.S. military might have use for them.
Management
These Are The Skills To Learn For The Future Of Work, According To The World Economic Forum
The list of growing and declining skills suggests how to stay relevant in the new economy.
Oversight
Play of the Day: The First Lady Gets In On the 'You're Fired!' Fun
In a nearly unprecedented move, Melania Trump's office called for a national security firing.
Route Fifty
California Utilities Feel Heat as State Burns
Fire investigators continue to look at the possible role power equipment may have played in starting the state’s deadliest wildfire on record.
Oversight
Key House Democrat Says Pentagon Will Have to Become More Transparent
Rep. Adam Smith, D-Wash., the likely chairman of the Armed Services Committee, is not expected to change course on restructuring headquarters functions.
Pay & Benefits
Federal Salary Council Recommends Locality Pay for Des Moines, Other Areas
Counties in California, Minnesota also could be added to existing locality pay areas in 2020.
Nextgov
Pentagon Researchers Test 'Worst-Case Scenario' Attack on U.S. Power Grid
Over 100 people gathered off the tip of Long Island this month to roleplay a cyberattack that takes out the U.S. electric grid for weeks on end.
Management