Tech
NASA’s Beloved Mars Rovers Are Having a Rough Year
One was felled by a dust storm. And now the other has been sidelined by a technical glitch.
Management
Justice Department Inspector General to Investigate DEA Program Linked to Massacres in Mexico
The inquiry stems from stories by ProPublica that showed the DEA’s vetted unit in the country has had a history of leaking sensitive information to drug traffickers.
Oversight
Play of the Day: Trump Visits The Carolinas After Hurricane Florence
The storm was "one of the wettest we've seen, from the standpoint of water."
Route Fifty
An Infrastructure Information Gap States Are Struggling to Solve
Getting a grasp on deferred maintenance has proven to be difficult.
Management
Metrics Are for Playmakers
Despite continuous attention, the use of metrics in government has declined, not improved, over the past decade.
Oversight
House Republicans Introduce Bill to Help Trump's Reorganization
Legislation mirrors a similar measure introduced in the Senate, although appropriators have already begun to block specific proposals.
Nextgov
DHS Needs More Data to Help Stop Bioterrorism
The agency is looking for nationwide information on medical interventions, food safety, wildlife health, travel itineraries and other health-related topics.
Pay & Benefits
Changes to the TSP, the Latest on a Pay Raise, and More
A weekly round-up of pay and benefits news.
Nextgov
Pentagon’s Updated Cyber Strategy Focuses on ‘Assertively Defending’ U.S. Interests
The new strategy directs the department to deter cyber threats and cultivate its cyber talent.
Management
Dozens of Senators From Both Parties Push Measure to Block Trump's USPS Privatization Plan
Senators join 190 House members in opposing the proposal.
Management
Commerce Chief Isn't Fretting Over Watchdog’s Criticism of Census Cost Estimate
Census bureau met only three of the four basic criteria for a high-quality estimate, GAO says.
Route Fifty
Mitigating Flood Impacts With Resiliency Parks
How a New Jersey city is combating flood risks with comprehensive parks planning
Management
Thinking Inside the Sandbox
Regulators face the enormous challenge of figuring out how to apply old laws to new technologies. This approach could help.
Defense
Trump's Order to Reveal Docs Could Undermine Secret Court System
"No one should be happy about the weaponization of declassification," security expert says.
Management
For Centuries, Anonymous Insider Accounts Have Chipped Away At Ruling Regimes – And Sometimes Toppled Them
Since the Byzantine era, gossipy anecdotes about the mishaps of rulers and their inner circles have been compiled, shared and published.
Route Fifty
State Lawmakers to Congress: Butt Out of Online Sales Taxes
The National Conference of State Legislatures is asking leaders on Capitol Hill to refrain from legislating around the recent South Dakota v. Wayfair, Inc. Supreme Court decision.
Route Fifty
Federal Judge Blasts Georgia’s ‘Dated, Vulnerable’ Voting System
The state avoided having to make a change in election equipment before the midterms, however.
Management
How to Stop Losing the Information War
No one is in charge of messaging, counter-messaging, and coordinating America’s instruments of information power. Here’s a way to change that.
Pay & Benefits
TSP to Increase Stock Holdings Across Lifecycle Funds
The transition to a higher proportion of equities will occur over a 15-year period.
Pay & Benefits