Nextgov
Attention, Passengers: $15,000 Prize for Whoever Can Speed TSA Screening
Agency launches online contest for citizens to design 5-minute wait line systems.
Nextgov
Hackers Compromise Porn, Improve CNET’s Security, and Reveal Malware Ingredients
Just another week in ThreatWatch, our regularly updated index of noteworthy data breaches.
Management
Assessing Trust in Cross-Agency Networks
Trust between federal partners isn’t always good, and distrust isn’t always bad.
Nextgov
Here's What It Will Take to 3-D Print Replacement Rocket Parts in Space
Start with the government designing a research roadmap, NRC says.
Defense
Obama: We Know At Least One American Was Killed on Downed Malaysian Flight
The president addressed the plane crash in a Friday morning press conference.
Management
EPA Moves to Thwart Huge Alaskan Copper and Gold Mine
Bristol Bay is home to the world's largest sockeye salmon run.
Management
If You Like Peaches, You Should Like Immigration Reform
The 500 Mexican workers who make Titan Farms possible must return over the border at the end of every growing season.
Route Fifty
North Carolina Might Block Counties Looking to Boost Teacher Pay
Local control remains a contentious issue in the Tar Heel State.
Tech
Religious Group Demands NSA Documents in Ethnic-Slur Probe
A new FOIA request is just the latest fallout of the Snowden leaks.
Defense
Hillary Clinton's Strange Critique of US Foreign Policy
Is patriotic storytelling really the solution to America's international relations problem?
Management
How to Write a Cover Letter, According to Leonardo da Vinci
When a 30-something Leonardo da Vinci sought work in the court of the duke of Milan in the 1480s, he wrote a short, bulleted list of ten skills that would have been sure to catch the eye of any Renaissance-era ruler.
Oversight
Play of the Day: Deport Those Migrant Children Out of Love
The real way to spell "compassion" is d-e-p-o-r-t-a-t-i-o-n, according to Fox News.
Management
Where Will the Next U.S. Earthquake Hit?
USGS maps offer cross-agency team new insights into the nation's seismic risks.
Oversight
Why Obama and Boehner are So Cautious About the Malaysian Jetliner
Almost always in such incidents, the immediate certainties prove wrong.
Oversight
Congress Fiddles While Border Crisis Grows
Chances of a swift solution to the flood of unaccompanied children across the border seem remote.
Benefits
OPM makes changes to FEDVIP
Enrollment in dental and vision coverage—under the Federal Employees Dental and Vision Insurance Program, or FEDVIP—will be opened up in future to some federal employees outside of the normal open period.
Employee Policy
VA Office of Inspector General witness cites high error rate
Linda Halliday, a witness from the Department of Veterans’ Affairs Office of Inspector General, outlined several patterns of problems at a House Committee on Veterans Affairs hearing this week.
Employee Policy
Arbitrator upholds union grievance in bonus pay case
A federal arbitrator ruled this week in favor of employees represented in a union grievance regarding cash awards withheld during last year’s budget troubles.
Defense
Army to Begin Chelsea Manning's Gender Treatment
Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel has approved the Army's recommendation to keep Manning in military custody.
Management