Tech

The Apps They Carried: Software, Big Data, and the Fight for Mosul

A variety of digital tech tools aim to provide coalition forces some sense of the dangers around the next bend.

Management

What’s Next for Michelle Obama?

The sky may be the limit for the popular first lady after she leaves the White House.

Oversight

Play of the Day: Only a Loser Loses an Election… Unless It's Rigged

Donald Trump sows the seeds of conspiracy.

Insights

Ready, Set...Go? The Emotional Realities of Federal Retirement

For much of the federal workforce, the transition to retirement is becoming an increasingly pressing reality. However, according to Government Executive's March 2016 survey, many federal employees feel less than prepared to handle the emotional challenges of retirement.

Route Fifty

How a Refugee Resettlement Plan Stirred Controversy in Vermont

Part 1: One mayor sees economic promise in opening his city’s doors to displaced Syrians and other refugees. But some critics see peril. “Rutland really is a microcosm for the rest of the nation in the summer of 2016,” according to Mayor Chris Louras.

Nextgov

Interior Department Audit Spots Nearly 100,000 Software Vulnerabilities

Interior agencies don't know how many computers are on their networks.

Nextgov

Auditors: Transportation Dept. Needs Better Insights into FAA Cyber Incidents

FAA is monitoring many of its own systems without DOT oversight.

Management

The Pressure to Improve Service Is Only Going to Increase

No matter who wins the presidential election, citizens will demand more effective government.

Management

Campaigns Spending 50 Percent More to Send Ads Through USPS in 2016 Cycle

Postal Service outreach efforts paying dividends, still short of targets.

Management

The 'Quid Pro Quo' on Hillary Clinton's Emails

An FBI official alleged that a senior State Department official offered up a shady deal to protect the former secretary, prompting a fresh outcry from Republicans and denials from the Obama administration.

Management

Meet the Duo Responsible for a Smooth Presidential Transition

President Obama vowed to meet or exceed the effective hand off his team was given by the George W. Bush staff in 2008.

Management

FEMA Advised to Claw Back $25 Million from Town Struck By Tornado

Disaster aid to Louisville, Miss., not properly accounted for, IG says.

Route Fifty

Kansas’ Overly Optimistic Revenue Forecasts; Univ. of Calif. Workers Struggle With Hunger

Also in our State and Local Daily Digest: Flood recovery continues in N.C.; Okla. considers big alcohol changes; New Orleans mayor plans to double traffic cameras.

Nextgov

Coming Soon: VMware on Amazon

Customers can expect a new hybrid cloud service mid-2017.

Management

Former NCIS Supervisor Gets Longest Sentence Yet in 'Fat Leonard' Bribery Case

Special agent who admits to regularly searching confidential databases for reports of investigations related to the scheme receives 12 years in prison.

Nextgov

One Agency Thinks IG Reports Don't Have to Be Boring

Reports can be visual and interactive, according to SIGAR.

Insights

Flash Poll Series: Is Your Agency Safe?

Federal leaders weigh in on the state of information security.

Defense

Feds Charge Three Kansas Men in Domestic Terror Plot

Prosecutors say the trio targeted an apartment complex housing immigrants and a mosque for a post-election attack.

Defense

How Geography Explains Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton

Because of its location, America can choose whether it wants to be a gatekeeper or a global policeman.

Oversight

Play of the Day: Donald Trump is Now Promising Heaven

The GOP nominee's messianic complex was on display last week.