Defense

Homeland Security Still Slow to Fill Law Enforcement Jobs, Watchdog Finds

ICE, Secret Service and CBP struggle with stretched work force and weak tools to track job applicants.

Nextgov

Hackers Unsuccessfully Aimed Mirai Botnet at Clinton, Trump sites

Neither site was felled by the botnet that previously disrupted Netflix and The New York Times.

Nextgov

How Government Gets Ready for Artificial Intelligence, Virtual Reality

Two new digital communities will coalesce around new burgeoning technologies in an effort to promote interagency collaboration, partnerships with industry and to exchange ideas about what works.

Oversight

What Theresa May Could Teach America’s Next President About Leading a Divided Country

Will it be possible to put America's political life back together after the election? Britain after Brexit offers a case study.

Management

What Percentage of Employees Check Work Emails From Home?

An investigation.

Management

Whoever the Next President Is, They Won’t Know Their Way Around a Computer

The next commander-in-chief won't know much about the latest tech.

Oversight

Play of the Day: They Took Away Trump's Twitter Access

Like Batman without his utility belt, Trump's most powerful weapon is gone.

Management

Your Election Day Primer for the Presidential Transition

It’s time for agencies to put out the welcome mat for a new administration.

Management

How to Deal with Election Anger? Try a Little Tenderness

This election season has brought more anger and name-calling than any in recent history, and it has affected many of us. Here are some ways you can ward off some of the stress associated with it.

Route Fifty

State and Local Government Elections: Ballot Initiatives We’re Tracking

Beyond races for the White House and Congress, voters across the nation are considering a wide variety of state and local proposals and initiatives. Here’s our rundown of what’s important to watch ...

Management

Federal Employees Around the Country Mobilize in Support of Preferred Candidates

Unions work to get out the vote in presidential, Senate and House races.

Oversight

Justice Department Dispatches 500 to Monitor Polls on Tuesday

A 2013 Supreme Court case limits the federal role, attorney general notes.

Oversight

Wall Street Is Also Relieved the FBI Cleared Clinton

A boost for the Democratic candidate’s campaign translated into a surge across financial markets.

Route Fifty

A Texting Ban Plan Aimed at Florida State Legislators; Ransomware Targets County in Indiana

Also in our State and Local Daily Digest: Rahm Emanuel’s emails; Paul LePage’s ‘economic tsunami’ in Maine; and tough times for Minnesota farmers.

Oversight

Congressional Races Federal Employees Should Watch

The outcomes of these match-ups could affect agencies' budgets, civil servants' pay and benefits, and more.

Management

It’s Hard to Overstate How Awful the Government’s Pay System Is

Some federal employees are overpaid, while others are woefully underpaid.

Tech

NOAA Rebuts Famed Critic of National Weather Service

University meteorologist calls agency equipment and models obsolete.

Oversight

Election Recap: What’s at Stake for Feds in the 2016 Presidential Election

Federal employees are allowed excused absences so that they have time to vote.

Defense

How U.S. Policy in Honduras Set the Stage For Today’s Mass Migration

Violence, poverty and oppression in Honduras are causing thousands to flee to the U.S. Will the next president own the role of U.S. foreign policy in creating these problems?

Nextgov

The Next President Will Face a Cyber Crisis. Here's How to Handle It

The next president should focus on creating serious cyber strategies and game plans, experts tell Nextgov.