Route Fifty
With Body-Worn Cameras, Here Comes the Hard Part
As law enforcement agencies implement these important policing tools, there are important issues with storing and protecting data and when to make it available to the public.
Management
Poll: Trust in Government Drops While Agency Reputations Improve
Pew respondents approve of Postal and Park services but downgrade VA and IRS.
Route Fifty
Comparing Kansas to Its Neighbors
Personal income estimates slid downward in 57 of the Sunflower State's 105 counties in 2014. But adjacent states didn't see similar declines.
Management
Obama is the First Basketball President
The game has been his way of showing the public who he is.
Nextgov
New Pentagon Website Can Tell If You Were Hacked by China
Launched Nov. 17, "OPM Verify" is a public, self-confirmation tool for the 21.5 million victims of the Office of Personnel hack who have not yet received notification letters or need additional help.
Nextgov
IG Report: OPM Still Struggles with IT Security
The IG report identified persistent security weaknesses.
News
When Woodrow Wilson Segregated the Federal Workforce
An inconvenient truth about a former president.
Management
Is Donald Trump Serious About a Database of Muslims?
Asked how ideas he has endorsed would be different from Nazi enrollment of Jews, the Republican frontrunner simply said, “You tell me.”
Management
Justice Department to Supreme Court: Rule On Immigration Quickly
If the Supreme Court doesn’t rule soon on Obama’s immigration programs, he won’t be able to implement them before leaving office.
Nextgov
The Crisis in Federal IT That’s Scarier Than Y2K Ever Was
Fossils in federal IT are a potentially multibillion disaster years in the making.
Pay & Benefits
Judge Says Fired VA Senior Executive Can Keep Her Bonus
The department failed to prove that Sharon Helman’s performance award was an administrative error.
Management
Senate Clears Bill to Improve Management of Federal Programs
Ernst-Heitkamp plan would create new OMB council and designated agency officers.
Management
Republicans Call for More Federal Government, and Other News From the Campaign Trail
One presidential contender wants to create a new federal agency.
Defense
Air Marshal Whistleblower Wins Job Restoration With Back Pay
Merit Systems Protection Board backs MacLean over the Homeland Security Department.
Insights
Improving Patient Outcomes With Health Data Analytics
The cost of healthcare in the United States continues to rise. In 2015, costs are projected to have risen by 5.3 percent to a per capita cost of $9,965. The challenge is, how do federal, state, & local governments cut the growth of healthcare costs without sacrificing quality?
Defense
Clinton Attempts to Carve Her Own Path on National Security
The former State Department chief carefully tried to put some distance between her policies and those the Obama administration.
Management
Sanders Looks to Reconcile National Security and Socialism
The White House contender tries to blend his standard campaign message with a more urgent one in the wake of the Paris terror attacks.
Management
Bad Boss? Are You Sure It's Not You?
Here's the top 10 challenging people. Now look in the mirror.
Oversight