Management

FAA Whistleblowers Vindicated for Safety Warnings

Office of Special Counsel confirms risks from computerized, conflicting flight plans.

Oversight

Meet the New Hillary

Can the Democratic frontrunner turn around her struggling campaign—or is it time to panic?

Pay & Benefits

It Might Be Time to Kiss a 2016 COLA Goodbye

Latest data continues to show no cost-of-living adjustment for retirees next year.

Defense

Intelligence and the Campaign Against ISIS

The New York Times is reporting intelligence analysts have given investigators documents that they say show senior military officials distorted reports on the progress made against the group.

Oversight

Can One of the 'Happy Hour' Candidates Break Through Like Carly Fiorina Did?

The four lower-tier contenders are going to have a whole lot of airtime in which to make their pitches.

Oversight

Donald Trump, Hugh Hewitt, and a Tale of Two Debates

The front-runner’s ideal debate is the moderator’s nightmare, and vice versa.

Management

How to Quit Being Such a Negative Boss

Our brains are wired to dwell on what's wrong. But don't give in.

Oversight

Play of the Day: Trump Appeals to Religious Voters

The candidate's poll numbers with evangelicals are increasing.

Route Fifty

Top Obama Administration Officials Push Congress on Wildfire Funding Changes

Legislative debate over the costs of wildland firefighting could have implications at the state level.

Oversight

What's Behind the Recent Political Upheaval?

Ideology, populism, and a hatred of you-know-who.

Management

Obama Tells Agencies to Hire Experts in Giving People Exactly What They Want

Recruitment effort part of initiative to improve delivery of services across government.

Route Fifty

Counties Pressure Congress to Provide More Certainty With Federal Payments for Tax-Exempt Public Lands

A $452 million federal program meant to compensate local governments for lost property tax revenue is set to expire at the end of September.

Nextgov

Watchdog: DHS Still Struggles with Cyber Response

The agency still struggles to coordinate its cyber-response activities and lacks an automated information-sharing tool to share cyber threat data.

Management

New Obamacare Money for Health Centers Will Treat Substance Abuse

Heroin use among young adults has doubled in the last decade.

Management

Astronauts Mark Midpoint in One-Year Spaceflight

The data will come in handy if humans embark on long missions to other parts of the solar system, like Mars.

Management

National Interagency Fire Center: The 2015 Fire Season is Among the Worst in Recent Memory

Drought and climate change have combined to produce the largest area burned in more than a decade.

Management

Reformed Con Man Wows Agency Accountants with Anti-Fraud Tips

FBI adviser Frank Abagnale still refuses federal salary after 40 years.

Management

Paying Attention to Burnout

How to battle back from mental exhaustion and disengagement.

Management

Pentagon Plan to Move Civilian Workers Outside the Civil Service System Draws Fire

Proposal is aimed at giving the Defense secretary more authority and flexibility in hiring and managing personnel.

Route Fifty

Newark Mayor’s ‘Urban Marshall Plan’ Idea; Iowa Rethinks Roadside Mowing

Also: Providence mayor’s house under protection and late prisoners in New Orleans.