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Is the Pentagon’s Innovation Unit Too Cozy with Silicon Valley?
Lawmakers are concerned by the "pinpoint focus on one geographic region" in the Defense Department's innovation efforts.
Management
Senator Decries ‘Shameful’ Colleagues for Leaving USPS Board With Only One Member
Committee has confirmed six nominees, but the full Senate has yet to vote on any of them.
Pay & Benefits
Bill Helping Combat-Wounded Vets Recoup Lost Severance Pay Advances
Defense has been improperly taxing the disability compensation of certain vets for more than two decades.
Management
GSA Asks Congress for Money to Upgrade Federal Courthouses
Courts officers express gratitude for proposed projects they consider long overdue.
Management
From Washington to Tubman: A Quick History of the $20 bill
It turns out, redesigns used to be quite common.
Insights
The Call from the Basement: Combating Insider Threats in State & Local Government
When it comes to state and local cyber breaches, the biggest threats may come from the inside.
Oversight
Would Clinton Pick a Female Running Mate?
A top aide to the Democratic frontrunner has said there are women on her short list for VP.
Oversight
How a President Trump or Clinton Could Upend the Constitution
Presidents Obama and Bush expanded presidential authority significantly. It’s a dangerous precedent.
Oversight
How Democrats Would Change Obamacare
If they keep the White House and win the Senate—and don’t have to focus their energy on blocking repeal—Democrats have some things about the Affordable Care Act they’d like to fix.
Management
The Science of Job Interviews
We have a bias toward positive information when we’re judging a person’s abilities.
Oversight
Many on the Hill Fear a 'Zombie' Congress
Some congressional Republicans want to put an end all lame-duck legislation—lest members yield to the urge “to feast upon the hard-earned tax dollars of the living.”
Oversight
Play of the Day: More on the Harriet Tubman $20
Jackson and Tubs sounds like a buddy cop movie more than currency design.
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Homeland Security Wants to Standardize Requirements in ‘Cyber’ Jobs
There’s federal effort to use the same definitions and qualifications for jobs involving cybersecurity across the government.
Route Fifty
Making Data-Driven Government Fundamental and Sustainable in City Halls
As the What Works Cities program, funded by the Bloomberg Philanthropies, celebrates its first year, municipal leaders and experts are looking at ways to make the results of their data efforts “so essential that nobody can take it away.”
Management
When to Switch Jobs to Get the Biggest Salary Increase
Staying too long means smaller raises when you leave.
Pay & Benefits
Social Security: To Delay or Not to Delay?
Deciding when to claim a Social Security retirement benefit can get complicated.
Management
House Passes Six IRS Reform Bills as Agency Releases Filing Season Stats
The tax agency received fewer returns compared with last year.
Route Fifty
‘No Good Options’ to Solve Kansas Budget Mess; Alaska Eyes Changes to Its Permanent Fund
Also in our State and Local Daily Digest: Dutch-American city isn’t rolling up the ‘Welkom’ mat; Uber’s big penalty in Pennsylvania; and California’s ‘Skunk Train’ cleans homeless camps.
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