Route Fifty
Dozens of State DOTs Are Now Using or Testing Aerial Drones
A new survey finds that state transportation departments are using unmanned aircraft for gathering images of construction sites, surveying, bridge inspections and other tasks.
Management
What I’ve Learned From the Young Leaders of Stoneman Douglas High School
Whether you agree or disagree with the policy prescriptions advocated by the students, there are some clear leadership lessons here.
Oversight
Miscommunication, Not Dishonesty, Marked FBI Handling of San Bernardino Shooter’s iPhone
The bureau’s watchdog found that then-Director James Comey did not make inaccurate statements at the time.
Nextgov
U.S. Digital Service to Congress: We’ve Made A Measurable Impact
The government’s technology tiger team gives an update on what it accomplished in 2017 and the projects it has in process.
Management
Census To Add Citizenship Question to 2020 Questionnaire
Commerce memo says the question "will permit more effective enforcement" of the Voting Rights Act.
Nextgov
U.S. Seeks to Dismiss Kaspersky Suit Against Legislative Ban
The government filed motions to dismiss two Kaspersky lawsuits Monday, challenging legal and administrative bans.
Management
With Pay for Performance, Money Is Not the Problem
Strengthening the way employee performance is managed is critical.
Management
Analysis: A Cabinet of Conspicuous Corruption
Wasteful spending of taxpayer dollars by several secretaries follows a tone set by the president.
Oversight
Play of the Day: Stormy Daniels Knows How to Get Trump to Behave
Perhaps Robert Mueller and John Kelly watched the interview.
Route Fifty
Atlanta Mayor: Ransomware Attack ‘Is a Test of Our National Security’
STATE AND LOCAL ROUNDUP | Okla. schools prepare for teacher walkout … Ariz. governor suspends Uber’s AV testing … Va. Beach city manager’s heated text about a state official … and N.J.’s Pulaski Skyway waiting game.
Management
Congress Rejects Trump’s Bid for More Immigration Enforcement and Border Patrol Agents
CBP concedes an inevitable net loss of workers, giving back $200M originally intended for hiring.
Nextgov
Industry Sounds Off On Pentagon’s Cloud Strategy
The Defense Department received more than 1,000 comments from industry regarding its JEDI cloud acquisition.
Management
In the Era of Fake News, VOA Is Fact-Checking Russia’s Messages
The agency’s Polygraph.info is desk expanding its “disinformation news” coverage.
Route Fifty
S&P Nudges Philadelphia's Credit Rating Downward
The city's finances face pressure from public employee pensions and added public school costs are on the horizon.
Management
The People Trump's War on Drugs Will Actually Punish
His campaign, backed by the Justice Department, only reinforces a law-enforcement paradigm that puts people of color in prison.
Defense
Russia’s Irresistible Question to Twitter: Which U.S. Consulate Should It Shut?
The Kremlin is retaliating, after the White House shut its Seattle consulate over Moscow's alleged poisoning of a British spy.
Management
What To Do When Your Boss Is Always MIA
You can’t control your boss’s schedule, so what do you do?
Route Fifty
Oregon State Employee Moves Tens of Thousands of Taxpayer Records to Personal Cloud
The February incident shows why routine log reviews by IT security personnel are important.
Nextgov
The Scary New Contracting Model That Isn’t Scary or New
“Other Transaction Authorities” might seem like a risky new acquisition method, but it’s been around longer than the Federal Acquisition Regulation.
Oversight