Management
Trump's Border Plan Would Complicate Life for Kids Who Cross to Attend School
Some children commute from Mexico to the U.S. on a daily basis.
Management
FBI to Conduct Internal Probe of Election-Season Tweets
FOIA office’s sudden activity on Clinton and Trump pasts draws suspicion.
Route Fifty
Minnesota IT Agency Investigating Calls That Bombarded Health Insurance Hotline
Phone lines for the state's MNsure health insurance exchange received over 80,000 calls on Tuesday—far more than usual.
Oversight
Ethics Rules Receive First Comprehensive Update in 35 Years
Regulations focus on ethical presidential transitions and onboarding.
Pay & Benefits
The Number of Disabled Post-9/11 Vets With VA Health Care Is Growing Despite Wait List Scandal
Survey shows that 71 percent of injured Iraq and Afghanistan vets have health care through the department, up 11 percent over the last two years.
Management
Get Ready: Presidential Transitions Are Full of Surprises
The complicated shift to a new administration began months ago, but for some, the hard part is just beginning.
Pay & Benefits
Making Sense of the Medicare Mess
Questions about Medicare and FEHBP coverage are more important than ever this year.
Defense
Homeland Security's Revised Anti-Extremism Plan Draws Mixed Reviews
Multi-agency strategy for evidence-based community partnerships is under fire from the right and left.
Nextgov
Ohio Taps National Guard Cyber Unit to Help Secure Elections
It’s another part of the state's election contingency plans, which also include additional paper ballots and paper versions of the voter registration lists.
Route Fifty
Calls to Ax Michigan’s Promotional Campaign; Agency Rejects Trump-Related Underwear Ad
Also in our State and Local Daily Digest: Suspicious energy tax credits in Oregon; taxpayer cash pays for beads and drill batteries in Maine campaigns; Pennsylvania vaping ban.
Management
America's Nuclear-Waste Plan Is a Giant Mess
An explosion caused by cat litter at a storage site was just the beginning.
Management
The Way Doctors Give Patients Bad News Can Teach Us All Something About How to Have Hard Conversations
Compassion is important, but being overly hopeful helps no one.
Oversight
Play of the Day: The White House Social Media Handoff is Coming Soon
Will Donald Trump get another big Twitter account or will Hillary Clinton's love affair with technology continue?
Pay & Benefits
Protecting Your TSP Savings, Bigger Locality Pay Raises, Bonus Award Stats and More
A weekly roundup of pay and benefits news.
Pay & Benefits
Council Vote Would Give Thousands of Feds Bigger Locality Pay Adjustments
It also rejected pleas from 29 areas asking for their own locality rates.
Nextgov
Government’s Auditor Passes Own IT Audit
The Government Accountability Office is properly wiping its defunct electronics of sensitive data, an inspector general review finds.
Management
How Getting to Know Your Colleagues Could Make You More Productive
Ten questions to help you find the person behind the professional.
Management
A Neurobiologist Explains Why Clinton and Trump Seem To Be Losing Their Minds
They are very tired.
Management
Pentagon Urged to Better Integrate Intel Needs in Weapons Acquisition
GAO says training and tighter certification would improve communication.
Management