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Hackers Breach Healthcare.gov
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services acknowledged 75,000 people's records were accessed but haven’t disclosed who might be behind it.
Oversight
Marshals Service Misused Leave Policies During Probe of Top Official
Justice’s watchdog cites waste of funds in retaining chief deputy recommended for dismissal.
Management
This Simple Productivity Tip Nudges The Easily Distracted — Ever So Gently
"And you won't have to use it forever.
Tech
Mattis Asks Trump to OK Space Command, Pick Leaders
The Pentagon has made a number of internal moves to create the 11th combatant command.
Management
The Most Productive Meetings Don’t Have Slide Decks
The head of the software company InVision explains why he banned slide decks entirely.
Oversight
Play of the Day: The President's Actual Ties To Saudi Arabia
Some have alleged that Donald Trump is tied to Saudi Arabia by money, but a glowing orb might be the real connection.
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Voters Could Give Older California Homeowners A New Property Tax Break
But would Proposition 5 ease the state’s housing crisis?
Management
Survey Shows Major Uptick in Key VA Morale Metrics
Recognition for good performance and respect for senior leaders see large increases.
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Election Day Security Chat Room Will Be Open to More Than 3,000 County-Level Officials
The chat room will operate on an unclassified level and invite participation from across U.S. counties, a DHS official said.
Defense
Mike Pompeo’s Worldview? Do As Trump Does.
Pompeo has responded to the Khashoggi affair in lockstep with Trump.
Management
Court Denies Trump Administration Request to Expedite Appeal of Workforce EO Decision
Appeals court judges found that the Justice Department did not prove irreparable harm that would be caused by a standard review schedule.
Oversight
IG Faults Zinke for Violating Travel Rules as Interior Denies It's Ousting Watchdog
Zinke's deputy says the rules do not apply to the secretary.
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Report Offers Options For Effectively Using Blockchain in Government
Blockchain is often seen as an over-hyped technology. But that doesn’t mean it doesn’t have its uses.
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‘Opportunity Zones’ Rules Help Bring Program Into Sharper Focus
Proponents of the initiative believe it could attract billions of dollars of new investment to struggling communities.
Tech
Analysis: Neil Armstrong And The America That Could Have Been
After the first moon landing, the feelings that propelled a unified national mission quickly dissipated. Could Armstrong have played a bigger role in galvanizing the public for future projects?
Tech
Trump's NASA Administrator: ‘No Reason’ to Dismiss U.N. Climate Report
In a wide-ranging interview, Jim Bridenstine explains his plans for NASA, the nerve-wracking Soyuz launch failure, and his views on climate change.
Management
Leader: It’s Time to Develop Your Listening Muscle
Listening is the hardest, best work you can do, but it takes practice.
Oversight
Play of the Day: The President Files His 2017 Taxes
Donald Trump's taxes are like a TV show that everyone's heard of, but hasn't seen.
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Feeling Heat From Anti-Vaccine Parents, State Pulls Immunization Education Program
STATE AND LOCAL ROUNDUP | N.Y. Gov. Cuomo heads into deteriorating tunnel … San Francisco accounting errors … and ACLU sues judge over countywide homeless camp ban.
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