Defense
Pentagon Delivers Installment on Plan to Streamline Business Operations
Main goals are accelerating hiring and curbing duplication, as Congress mandated.
Nextgov
DIU is Helping the Army Put More Backpack-Sized Drones in the Battlefield
The Pentagon’s internal startup accelerator wants to get consumer quadcopters in the hands of soldiers in a matter of months, not years.
Management
Federal Agent Caught Having Sex in Public, Which Supervisor Then Covers Up
DEA supervisor charged with making false statements under oath to protect employee.
Route Fifty
Measles Outbreak Hits 25-Year High
Officials confirmed 78 new cases of the measles, making the current outbreak the largest in more than two decades.
Pay & Benefits
OPM Issues New Rules for Feds on Religious Holidays
Employees have 13 pay periods on either side of a holiday to make up for time missed.
Defense
Sailors Report Enduring Concerns About Navy Readiness and Leadership
Sailors from every active fleet responded to a ProPublica callout, noting a continued lack of training, widespread exhaustion and an acute sense of vulnerability.
Oversight
War on Terror Vet Wins Back Postal Service Job After 14 Years
Special Counsel announces reinstatement by Merit Systems Protection Board.
Tech
The Navy Wants Pilots to Report Strange Sightings in the Sky, But Not As 'UFOs'
The Navy knows the reports may seem odd, but they want to collect the data.
Oversight
Play of the Day: Biden Makes 20 for the 2020 Democratic Primary
Late-night hosts joked about the former veep and his history.
Defense
Guantanamo Is Becoming a Nursing Home for Its Aging Terror Suspects
The Pentagon is required to give Gitmo detainees the same medical care as U.S. troops. How's that going to work?
Route Fifty
Feds Have More Information About Russian Hacking They Could Tell Florida, U.S. Senator Confirms
STATE AND LOCAL ROUNDUP | Reorganization at the National Governors Association ... States consider bills that limit vaccine exemptions … Fire department looks into ‘bike medics’ as new emergency response option.
Route Fifty
Republican AGs Call For Court to Toss Discrimination Lawsuit Over Minimum Wage Law
The case concerns an Alabama statute that pre-empted a local minimum wage ordinance in Birmingham.
Oversight
DHS Expedites Replacement Wall Construction on Same Day Top Auditor Warns of Ineffective Efforts
Homeland Security issues waivers to quickly build new barriers as GAO cautions of insufficient planning.
Management
Viewpoint: Justice Dept. has Changed View on Emoluments
"The Justice Department has veered away from its long track record of vigilance on behalf of the republic," argues law professor Kathleen Clark.
Oversight
House Committees Launch Probe of Firings at Homeland Security
Cummings, Nadler, Thompson blame White House adviser Miller, who won’t testify.
Route Fifty
Teachers Earn Less Than Their Private-Sector Counterparts, Research Shows
Teachers have a 21.4 percent "wage penalty" compared to college graduates with similar education and experience, according to new research from the Economic Policy Institute.
Management
Governor Trashes Federal 'Career Employees,' Asks Trump to Intervene
Group says Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy is launching "threats to career civil servants."
Nextgov
DHS Funds Tech to Reduce False Alarms at Airport Security
A British X-ray tech company won a $1.7 million contract to build software that double checks whether that nail clipper in your luggage is actually a switchblade.
Management
How to Stop Being ‘Them’ and Start Being ‘Us’
When you achieve certain titles in an organization, you become one of “them” to the vast majority of the people who work there.
Defense