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Health Bill Updates: The Senate’s Better Care Reconciliation Act Gets a CBO Score; NGA Says Slow Down
Monday was a busy day for the health reform debate on Capitol Hill and in state capitals.
Nextgov
CSRA Will Build the Next MilCloud
The Falls Church, Virginia-based IT contractor captured the IDIQ contract, valued at up to $500 million.
Management
Privatized Tax Debt Collection Again Sparks Firestorm
New program, like previous efforts, faces accusations of overly aggressive tactics.
Nextgov
DOJ Asks High Court to Clarify Email Warrants Abroad
The Justice Department says it should be able to produce warrants for emails held by U.S. companies even if they’re stored abroad; tech companies disagree.
Management
Why Is the Onus on Women to Curb Workplace Interruptions?
Some businesses are actively taking steps to solve a problem that is too often left to female employees.
Nextgov
How Bots Can Help DARPA's Confidence Problem
The Pentagon R&D unit wants to automate the process of assessing scientific studies.
Oversight
Watergate Lawyer: The Trump Administration Would Fire Mueller 'At Their Peril'
Rufus Edmisten reflects on his time working on the Senate Watergate Committee.
Route Fifty
Florida Is ‘Ground Zero’ for Hijacked Google Searches for Drug Treatment Centers
Also in our State and Local Daily Digest: Pro-ISIS hacker targets Ohio and other local government websites; a “green room” for solitary confinement; and New Jersey’s attorney general joins multi-state opioid investigation.
Pay & Benefits
IG: VA Employee Lied About Hours Worked, Collecting $100K in Unearned Wages
Researcher collected paychecks from the government and a university for the same hours of work.
Management
GSA Swears in Acquisition Chief as Predecessor Emerges as Whistleblower
Alan Thomas promises insight as an “outsider.”
Oversight
The Supreme Court Partially Unblocked Trump's Travel Ban
The Supreme Court announced Monday it will review the president’s controversial executive order next term. But in the meantime, the administration can enforce some of its provisions.
Route Fifty
Explore Analysis by Kaiser Family Foundation to Estimate How the Senate Health Bill Will Affect You
Younger, wealthier consumers will be better off, but older, lower-income Americans will likely see their premiums rise.
Management
HHS Secretary: The Congressional Budget Office Is ‘Not Accurate’
Tom Price questioned the ability of the agency to estimate the number of people who would lose health insurance under Congress’s Obamacare repeal-and-replace plan.
Management
HHS Secretary Defies Trump on Ebola Travel Ban
Trump advocated shutting infected Americans out of the country during the 2014 outbreak. But Tom Price praised Obama’s response and said the U.S. has a moral responsibility to care for its health volunteers abroad.
Management
Understanding These Three Principles Will Help You Develop True Intrinsic Motivation
This influential understanding of motivation isn't about control or prizes. Instead, "it's that high quality motivation that comes from the inside."
Oversight
Play of the Day: The President Sings NSYNC Inadvertently
Jimmy Fallon's staff make a montage of Trump saying "bye bye."
Route Fifty
Bill Clinton: Mayors Are the Cure to Rising Tribalism in the U.S.
In a possible subtle jab at Trump, the former president said: “Diverse groups make better decisions than lone geniuses.”
Management
From The Pentagon Papers To Trump: How The Government Gained The Upper Hand Against Leakers
American citizens have long favored government openness over secrecy. But with heightened anti-leak and anti-press rhetoric, do some now want strengthened government control of information?
Oversight
Supreme Court Rules on Civil Service Law
Court decides in favor of employee, against government.
Tech