Management
Federal Agencies Deploy Thousands of Feds for Hurricane Matthew Response
Employees are working in five states and three countries.
Pay & Benefits
Cost of Living Adjustment, Hurricane Relief and More
A weekly roundup of federal pay and benefits news.
Nextgov
White House: Federal Agencies Need Their Own Artificial Intelligence Labs
Artificial intelligence could also lead to unintended consequences that need to be explored.
Management
State Department Has a Ways to Go to Achieve Proper Classification of Documents
Inspector general faults training, outdated lists of officials with authority to determine secrecy levels.
Nextgov
One of Air Force’s Most Important Unclassified Systems is Now in the Oracle Cloud
MyPers began operating in July out of an Oracle-managed off-premise cloud specifically designed and secured to handle some of the Defense Department’s most sensitive unclassified workloads.
Route Fifty
All Eyes on Eroding N.C. Dam; Fla. Voter Registration Extended 1 Week
Also in our State and Local Daily Digest: New York state agency in hot water; no REAL ID compliance extension for Kentucky; and building good public spaces in Boise.
Nextgov
Commerce Wants Amazon's Alexa To Tap Into Its Data
The Commerce Department hosted a hackathon with Amazon.
Management
Poll: Americans Want Drone Delivery - But Not Yet
Young, urban citizens more interested in the technology, Postal Service IG survey finds.
Pay & Benefits
TRICARE Lowers Mental Health Care Co-Pays, Expands Treatment Options
This month retirees and dependents started paying $13 less per visit for outpatient care and substance abuse treatment.
Management
How to Work With People You Don’t Like
Five approaches for navigating difficult relationships.
Defense
US Allows Qatar to Buy F-15s — and Seals a $19B Sale of Jetliners
Officials deny linking the military and commercial deals, but insiders say otherwise.
Oversight
How Hillary Clinton Could End Washington's Gridlock
If she’s elected president and follows a more moderate path than Obama, it would strengthen her party and offer the GOP a lifeline.
Insights
Tracking Fraud & Abuse Across the Nation
President Obama’s 2011 Executive Order launched a nationwide effort to curtail waste, fraud, and improper payments across federal, state, and local governments. To better understand how federal, state, and local government leaders assess their organization’s fraud management capabilities, GBC recently deployed a survey to 340 federal leaders.
Oversight
Play of the Day: Trump is Now Unshackled
The GOP nominee tweets that he can now "fight for America" the way he wants to.
Route Fifty
Recession’s Shadow Still Hangs Over Finances of Some Counties
“General revenue is slowly coming back, on the other hand we’re seeing rapid increases in mandated costs,” says the author of a new National Association of Counties report.
Pay & Benefits
Why Agencies Should Better Use Data To Make Pay, Leave Decisions
OPM should do more to share payroll information, report says.
Management
Three Best Practices for Creating Effective Talking Points
In the absence of solid, authoritative information, people will make things up.
Defense
A Military View on Climate Change: It’s Eroding Our National Security
Politicians are still debating whether climate change is real, but military planners call it a serious threat. A retired rear admiral explains how climate change affects U.S. national security.
Management
Consumer Bureau Declared Unconstitutional by Appeals Court
Longtime philosophical opponents cheer ruling on newest agency.
Tech