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Justice Department Says This California Border Town Needs to Overhaul Its Police Department

The investigation into the Calexico Police Department started a year ago, after a complaint alleging police officers kidnapped and beat a citizen.

Pay & Benefits

Getting the Best Deal on Life Insurance

Putting the Federal Employees Group Life Insurance program in context.

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Houston to Lose 40,000 Jobs?; Rochester Police Surveilling Phones With 'Military-Grade' Device

Also in our State and Local Daily Digest: Philadelphia police drop education requirement; ‘union-related extortion’ suspected in Boston; and Oklahoma Republicans target abortion doctors.

Pay & Benefits

House Votes to Ban Bonuses For Some Federal Senior Executives

The chamber on Thursday passed a major spending bill denying performance awards in fiscal 2017 to top career leaders at VA.

Nextgov

Most Cyber Execs Don’t Think OPM Hack Changed Much

More than half of respondents said they weren’t sure overall information security is better off, despite a big push on information security by the Obama administration in response to the hack.

Management

Pentagon Clerks Entered Wrong Data for Post-Contract Audits Much of the Time

Watchdog finds 82 percent of sampled records contained errors.

News

The Man Who Showed How to Make Government Work

Dwight Ink honored for decades of service in federal agencies.

Pay & Benefits

House Backs a Bigger Pay Raise for Troops Than the Senate

2.1 percent figure is at odds with the 1.6 percent boost the Senate is on track to support.

Oversight

Hill GOP Ready to Enter Fray Over Transgender Bathrooms

Several Republicans want to take on the Obama administration over its edict to school districts, but not everyone in the party agrees.

Management

The Department of Energy Launched a Surprisingly Great Podcast

Direct Current has all the quirks of public radio, and a lot of useful information about clean energy policies.

Management

What I Learned From My 360-Degree Assessment

Coaching is key.

Oversight

Play of the Day: Donald Trump's Hair is Not a Wig and Not a Combover

There was one important thing to come out of Megyn Kelly's interview with Donald Trump.

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N.J. Among States With Lagging Revenues Following April Tax Collections

State officials shared dimmer budget forecasts with lawmakers Wednesday.

Oversight

House Chairman Threatens Censure of IRS Chief

Agency says Koskinen has cooperated in answering Congress’ demands.

Management

A Data Scientist’s Guide to Ending the Wage Gap

Based on my analysis as well as personal experiences, I believe now more than ever that data must play an integral part in any solution to the wage gap.

Oversight

EPA: We Can't Prevent Sex Offenders From Interacting With the Public

Agency officials say they have been tougher on discipline, but lawmakers deplore paying "pervert" $55,000 to leave government.

Oversight

Foreign Hackers May Be Targeting U.S. Presidential Candidates

Since at least 2008, spies have used technology to try to infiltrate campaigns.

Management

Prominent Republicans Are Having Airport Meltdowns Made Possible By Their Own Legislation

New Gingrich and Marco Rubio took to Twitter to complain about air travel.

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Metro-North Fire Strands Thousands in N.Y.C.; Illinoisans’ Photos to Be Sent to Federal Facial Recognition Database

Also in our State and Local Daily Digest: FEMA wants $35 million back from Florida localities; congressional Republicans really don’t like D.C. ‘budget autonomy’; and Santa Monica’s ‘secret sauce’ to making light rail profitable.