Management
The Bipartisan Fight for Quieter Oceans
The Trump administration wants to prospect the Atlantic for oil and gas using loud explosive blasts that will seriously harm whales, fish, and other marine life.
Nextgov
NSA: Help Us Train Next-Gen Cyber Feds
The agency is giving out $5.5 million in grant funds for cyber curriculum.
Management
Three Great Questions To Ask When You’re Being Interviewed, From A Rock-Star Management Professor
Look smart while gaining valuable insight.
Insights
Secure Your IT Supply Chain
The supply chain your organization relies on to deliver IT systems and tools is at risk. New technologies —while helpful for your organization— have made IT supply chains increasingly diverse and decentralized, leaving them more vulnerable to threats.
Nextgov
Government Wants to Detect Bio-engineered Threats
Whether it's a lab goof or by design, the intelligence community wants to spot engineered biological organisms.
Pay & Benefits
Clearance Job Pay Drops, Protections for Vets at FAA, and More
A weekly round-up of pay and benefits news.
Route Fifty
Voting Systems Used in Georgia Prompt Lawsuit to Void Special Election Results
Also in our State and Local Daily Digest: Getting rid of 26,000 tons of highly flammable fiber waste in a Maine town; Portland, Ore., police disband horse-mounted unit; and overlapping local ID programs in Illinois.
Management
State Department Withholds Employee Survey Results From Public
Leaked details show frustration at budget cuts, vacancies and technology.
Insights
Meanwhile, Back On Earth: Federal IT and the Cloud Conundrum
Many federal systems aren't going to the cloud. Why not? GBC takes a closer look.
Oversight
Transparency Advocates Cheer Bill to Publish Congressional Research
House appropriators could end years of half-enforced secrecy on CRS reports.
Insights
Flash Poll: Managing Waste, Fraud, and Abuse
Improper payments in the federal government in 2015 totaled $137 billion, a $12 billion spike over the previous year. But according to a recent GBC poll, nearly half of federal employees think their agency is competent at preventing fraud and abuse.
Defense
Why Trump Should Embrace America's Immigrant Soldiers
Immigrants have been part of the armed forces since the Revolutionary War. The administration is considering ending a program that grants some of them citizenship in exchange for their service.
Insights
Ready for Takeoff: FedRAMP’s Way Forward to the Cloud
In spite of advancing technology, many agencies have yet to realize the benefits of cloud computing. Here's how FedRAMP can get them there.
Oversight
An Appeals Court Blocks the EPA's Delay on Methane Regulations
The decision ends Scott Pruitt’s 90-day postponement of an Obama-era rule that limited the release of the planet-warming gas.
Defense
North Korea Crisis: U.S. and South Korea Respond
The two allies conducted a ballistic-missile drill in the Sea of Japan in response to Pyongyang’s test of an ICBM.
Management
Managers Can Learn a Lot About Humility From Chris Christie’s Private Beach Photos
Memo to the governor and failed presidential candidate: Leadership is no day at the beach.
Management
It’s Time To Bust Some Myths About How States Can Use Federal Funds
Agencies could help governors, mayors and other local leaders address pressing social issues by clearing up misunderstandings.
Route Fifty
America’s Fight for Independence Has Always Been Local
In North Carolina, Mecklenburg County’s 1775 declaration may have been the first exertion by Americans to formalize the value of self-governance.
Nextgov
First Responders Use Gaming System Behind 'Mortal Kombat' for Disaster Training
DHS is testing out a video game-based active shooter simulation.
Nextgov