Tech
The Transportation Department's Fix For Airlines’ Tech Problems is to Do Nothing
Airlines are already highly motivated to avoid situations like Delta is experiencing.
Defense
The Military Is Genetically Modifying Bacteria to Make Even Tinier Computers
The biosynthetic microbe could wire future nanoelectronics after Navy-funded researchers supercharged its conductivity.
Nextgov
GAO: Army Needs More Virtual Training
The watchdog recommended the Pentagon adjust policies to allow virtual training to be used more broadly.
Route Fifty
Christie’s Big Move on N.J. Transportation Funding; Texas Court Strikes Down City’s Plastic Bag Ban
Also in our State and Local Daily Digest: Maine’s proposal to revise mining rules; N.Y.C. infrastructure guessing game; homeless shelter quandary in Salt Lake City
Management
More Federal Agencies Reach Out to Louisiana Flood Victims
HUD, Agriculture and SBA are among agencies offering disaster assistance.
Nextgov
IG Reminds DOD of Access Control Weakness
DOD IG opted to describe, not assess, the department's cyber policies.
Nextgov
FBI Wants Cyber Analytics Systems That Keep Humans In Control
Investigators need tools to let them drill into terabytes of data.
Management
Is There Still Time for Obama to Make Good on His Clemency Promises?
A last-ditch attempt to accelerate the president’s initiative shows why commutations for federal offenders are so hard to procure.
Oversight
Bill Clinton's Half-Baked Entry in the Presidential Cookie Contest
A quarter-century ago, Hillary Clinton made a snippy remark about baking cookies, then won a competition with Barbara Bush. Can the prospective first gentleman measure up?
Management
Justice Department Will Phase Out Private Prisons
A response to overcrowding is now seen as expensive and inadequate.
Pay & Benefits
How Much Life Insurance Do You Really Need?
A rare open enrollment period next month provides an opportunity to reevaluate your costs.
Pay & Benefits
Union: Rank-and-File Employees Deserve Bigger Bonuses Next Year, Too
The administration’s decision to lift the performance award cap on senior executives should be applied to everyone in the workforce, federal advocates say.
Route Fifty
Where Millennials Are More Likely to Live With Mom and Dad
For the first time in modern history, the most common living arrangement for young adults is living in their parents’ homes. But where is the practice most common?
Nextgov
Alliant 2 Deadline Extended
New proposal deadlines will be Sept. 13 for Alliant 2 Unrestricted and Sept. 12 for Alliant 2 Small Business.
Defense
No Political Meddling with FOIA Requests, Pentagon Watchdog Finds
But IG recommends improvements in department’s notification of releases.
Defense
Pentagon: We're Closer Than Ever to Lasers That Can Stop Iranian, North Korean Missiles
With global demand for missile defense surging, US officials are fine-tuning cheaper, more powerful laser weapons.
Management
On Oct. 1, the U.S. Will No Longer Oversee the Internet’s Naming System
The role currently falls to the National Telecommunications and Information Administration, which is part of the Department of Commerce.
Management
NASA Has Released 1,000 Weirdly Beautiful Photos of the Landscapes on Mars
The results are the images created by the High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment camera.
Insights