Management
Treasury Advised to Improve Consolidated Financial Statement
GAO faults internal controls and documentation of management conclusions.
Defense
House Approves 1.8 Percent Military Pay Raise
The pay boost for 2015 is more than President Obama’s proposed 1 percent hike.
Management
Obama Names Acting SSA Chief to Step In Permanently
Carolyn Watts Colvin has been leading the agency, which faces numerous workforce and management challenges, since last year.
Tech
Up to 75 CDC Scientists May Have Been Exposed to Anthrax
Reportedly, the researchers did not take the prescribed safety measures when handling and transferring the Anthrax.
Defense
The Difficult Reintegration of American POW Bowe Bergdahl
Prisoners returning from Vietnam had a support system that the soldier released by the Taliban lacks.
Oversight
Republican Critics Say Obama May Have Learned His Lesson From Benghazi
President earns faint praise from the GOP for protecting American lives in Iraq.
Oversight
Play of the Day: Dick Cheney Is a True Conservative
The Colbert Report looks at the former veep's op-ed.
Nextgov
Tech Pros Demand Higher Starting Salaries
Specialized skill sets allow candidates to be choosy when presented with a job offer.
Benefits
Tricare to expand test coverage
Tricare announced that it will expand coverage of laboratory-developed tests (LDTs) under a new demonstration program.
Employee Policy
CDC says staff possibly exposed to anthrax
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced June 19 that about 75 staff members based in Atlanta may have been unintentionally exposed to live anthrax bacteria.
Pay
House OKs military pay raise
The House has approved a 1.8 percent military pay increase. The pay boost is part of the fiscal 2015 defense appropriations bill, which the House passed June 20 by a vote of 340-73.
Defense One
The Government Probably Has More Photos of You Than of ISIL's Leader
The U.S. government probably has more biometric information on you than one of the most infamous terrorist masterminds alive. By Patrick Tucker
Defense One
Obama Outlines Limited Military Help for Iraq
President Obama is sending more U.S. troops to Iraq to fight back ISIL – but that’s just a Band-Aid to the country’s larger problems. By Molly O’Toole and Stephanie Gaskell
Nextgov
U.S. Marshals Accidentally Reveal Email Addresses of Potential Bitcoin Buyers
Recipients were supposed to see an FAQ, not a list of possible competitors in the public sale.
Nextgov
Government Emails Have Been Disappearing for as Long as…
Every administration that’s used email has lost emails requested by investigators.
Oversight
Must-Pass Budget Bill Stalls Over Global-Warming Fight
Republicans are trying to attach language blocking Obama's plan to use the EPA to address power plants' contributions to global warming.
Defense
Obama on Iraq: We Will Be Prepared to Take Targeted Military Action
"American forces will not be returning to combat in Iraq," Obama said, "but we will help Iraqis as they take the fight to terrorists who threaten the Iraqi people."
Defense One
What Bosnia Can Tell Us About Iraq
Like in the Balkans, the U.S. should get Iraq’s warring sides to the table at all costs. By Nick Dowling
Oversight