Defense
Pentagon and Air Force Told to Clarify Plan to Retire A-10 Aircraft
GAO wants sharper data on impact of changes in close air support strategy.
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House Oversight Demands Info on DHS Senior Staff Private Email Use... Again
Chaffetz said DHS has “failed to comply with the committee’s request, failed to assert a legitimate justification for withholding any information from the committee, or even provide a timeline for responding.”
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Help FBI Catch Bank Robbers With Your Phone
The bureau launched a mobile app that lets users send tips about robberies.
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At Least One State Declines Offer for DHS Voting Security
Some security experts say it wouldn't even take the resources of a foreign nation to manipulate actual votes using this country's antiquated tallying systems.
Management
The Newest Clinton Emails Show the Banality of Favor Seekers Seeking Favors
Huma Abedin has a pretty terrible job.
Oversight
Play of the Day: Trump Has a Good Use For All Those Books He Bought
You could probably build a border wall out of books.
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Why Agile is Still So Hard for the Government
Pockets of the federal government want to change the buying process so technology can be acquired in sprints, preventing large-scale failures like the HealthCare.gov rollout.
Management
Hillary Clinton Proposes Solution for Federal Government to Deal With Zika-Type Crises
Current system leaves agencies -- and sick people -- beholden to sluggish Congress, she says.
Management
Agencies Aren't All on the Same Page About Collecting Sexual Violence Statistics
Definitions and purposes differ among Pentagon, Education, Justice, and Health and Human Services, watchdog finds.
Pay & Benefits
Anger Mounts Over Long Term Care Premium Spike
A weekly roundup of pay and benefits news.
Management
Obama Pushes Contractors to Be Greener, More Worker-Friendly
Administration estimates "Fair Pay" rule will cost contractors $458 million in the first year.
Management
Millennials, Stop Working From Home All the Time
For the sake of our sanity—and workplace happiness—let's not eulogize office culture just yet.
Management
The Government is Buying 11 Million Pounds of Idle Cheese
The unintended consequence of global political battles is too much cheese.
Route Fifty
Amid U.S. Opioid Epidemic, E-Prescriptions Catching on Among States
New York mandated electronic prescriptions of controlled substances, followed by Maine and possibly Massachusetts next.
Management
A Federal Agency Wants to Ban Swimming with Hawaii's Dolphins
Spinner dolphins feed offshore at night and return closer to land to rest during the day."
Tech
Why You Can’t Share Your Health Records With a Tap of Your Phone--Yet
The key issue is security.
Route Fifty
Kansas City’s Garbage Apology; Miami Beach Reminded of Its Precarious Position
Also in our State and Local Daily Digest: LAPD outreach to families of those killed by officers; gas utility under scrutiny in Vermont; and Great Lakes mayors question water agreement.
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Pentagon’s Contract-Spending Problem
Of $205 billion awarded in contract spending across DOD, only $101 billion was competed.
Oversight
House Committee Staffer Charged with Failure to Pay Taxes for 5 Years
Homeland Security panel's chief of staff claimed he was exempt.
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