Route Fifty
Hawaii Officials Test Building Road Atop Active Lava Flow
Can a river of molten rock slowly dividing a community be safely bridged?
Nextgov
Widespread Drupal Bug at the Root of Indiana Government Breach
Nigeria Cyber Army claimed responsibility for vandalizing the state's Department of Education website.
Nextgov
In Case of Emergency, the UN Wants You to Tweet This
A new U.N. report aims to set out best practices for using hashtags during emergencies.
Employee Policy
TSA extends Pre-Check to service academy students
The Transportation Security Administration announced it has extended expedited airport screening benefits to students of the four U.S. service academies.
Employee Policy
USPS employee data may be affected by cyber breach
The U.S. Postal Service said it has learned of a cyber intrusion into some of its systems that has potentially compromised the personal information of its employees.
Pay
Scheduled pay boosts to kick in for some postal employees
Employees represented by two postal unions will get scheduled raises Nov. 15.
Management
Lawmakers Aim to Fire More Federal Employees in 2015
Republican bills would target tax scofflaws, expand the definition of fireable offenses.
Management
A Second Round for Obamacare at the Supreme Court
The justices decided to take up a case challenging the legitimacy of federal insurance subsidies in the law.
Management
Homeland Security Fusion Center Grant Money Not Always Tracked, GAO Finds
Multi-agency participation in spending complicates results reporting.
Management
Contractors Should Expect Good Things from a GOP Congress
A new leader could repair ‘damage’ done by current House oversight chairman Darrell Issa, analyst says.
Defense One
Obama Doubles Number of Troops for Iraq Mission to 3,000
The Obama administration is reevaluating the operation against ISIL in Iraq, where months of air strikes there and in neighboring Syria have seen little effect. By Stephanie Gaskell
Defense
Obama to Send More Troops to Iraq in Fight Against Islamic State
The administration is expected to ask for more war funding to help battle the terrorist group.
Pay & Benefits
Phased Retirement Watch: Will Your Agency Offer It?
We’re tracking agencies that have weighed in on phased retirement, and will update our list whenever we have news.
Nextgov
BlackBerry Says It’s Staging a Comeback - But Nobody Told the Feds
The company has installed a new leadership team, slashed operating expenses by $2 billion and is still making “awesome” devices, new COO says.
Management
Obama Will Reportedly Nominate Loretta Lynch to Replace Eric Holder as Attorney General
Lynch is the U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of New York.
Management
Transforming Acquisition for the Future
A guide for federal buyers in the Collaboration Age.
Route Fifty
Why a Google Fiber Deal Fell Apart in Kansas
Documents detail discussions that led the company to scuttle its expansion in a fast-growing Kansas City suburb.
Tech
A Little Ship Just Saved the International Space Station
Meet the Georges Lemaître, which helped the orbiting laboratory—currently home to six humans—to avoid a potentially disastrous collision with space junk.
Management
Quit Your Job
The surprising benefits of taking your 20s to use the labor market as a laboratory, rather than commit to the first company that happens to hire you
Oversight