Pay & Benefits
2.1 Percent Troop Pay Raise Moves Ahead in House
Appropriators on Tuesday approved a military pay increase in the fiscal 2017 Defense spending bill, following the lead of the Armed Services panel.
Route Fifty
Route Fifty Roadmap: East Liverpool, Ohio
The vicious cycle of drug abuse, poverty and economic decline is eating away at the former Pottery Capital of the World. “Heroin is literally killing us.”
Insights
Improving Collaboration through Identity Management: 2016 Progress Report
Federal leaders are striving to balance operational effectiveness and security by transitioning to an “Identity Ecosystem” – an online environment designed to enhance government-wide identity and access management (IAM). In an effort to learn more about the current state of federal IAM, GBC undertook an in-depth research study as a follow-up to a previous December 2013 survey.
Oversight
Is This the Worst Congress Ever?
It can’t pass a budget, can’t confirm appointments, and now it can’t even scrounge up funding to address public-health crises.
Defense
The Air Force Academy Is Talking More About Diversity Than Most Universities
The school faces the complicated task of increasing the number of minority students while preserving order and tradition.
Defense
Can the U.S. and Russia Revive the Syrian Peace Talks?
More than a dozen countries are attempting to reimpose a cease-fire between the Syrian government and rebel groups.
Nextgov
Feds May Scan Your Social Media, But Can't ‘Friend’ or ‘Follow’ You
Spy chief James Clapper signed a policy last week that would let background check investigators dig into candidates’ public social media postings.
Oversight
Play of the Day: Beauty Pageant Owner Objectifies Women
The Sunday New York Times piece on Trump's relationship with women is not a shock to Stephen Colbert.
Route Fifty
Next Generation of Transportation Disruption Will Have ‘Impacts That We Can’t Fully Anticipate’
“I think our roles as infrastructure providers are going to change significantly,” the Utah Department of Transportation’s director said at an Infrastructure Week event in the nation’s capital.
Pay & Benefits
USPS Supervisors Are Doing Work Reserved for Unionized Employees, Costing Agency Millions
Bargaining unit employees are collecting thousands of dollars for work they didn’t do.
Management
The International Space Station's Odometer Hits 100,000 Orbits
The space laboratory has now traveled about 2.6 billion miles since 1998.
Management
The One Thing That Will Always Get in the Way of Success
“The secret killer of innovation is shame. "
Defense
Pentagon Told to Centralize Command of Recruitment Ads
Allowing each service free rein can lead to ethical lapses, GAO finds.
Defense
The CIA Only Follows One Non-U.S. Account on Twitter
The spy agency follows its British counterpart now.
Management
Quietly, the Federal Government is Expanding Transgender Rights
In a ruling Friday, the Department of Health and Human Services said Obamacare outlaws discrimination on the basis of gender identity.
Route Fifty
Calif.’s Undocumented Immigrant Children Get Comprehensive Health Coverage; Scared Texan vs. the DEA
Also in our State and Local Daily Digest: South Carolina inmates sneak on social media; Michigan governor may have deleted Flint emails; and North Carolina’s top attorney doesn’t want to defend its ‘embarassing’ bathroom law.
Management
CIA Watchdog Accidentally Deleted Lengthy Torture Report
Disclosure comes weeks after Archivist declines to classify it as permanent record.
Nextgov
18F: Slack Incident Wasn’t a ‘Data Breach'
The tech team responded to the IG report saying a security vulnerability within Slack was fixed, and that data wasn’t exposed.
Nextgov