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White House Expands Guidance on Promoting Open Data
Agencies get specifics on goals for creating machine-readable formats.
Management
OMB Outlines Privacy Protections for 'Do Not Pay' Lists
Agencies are implementing law to curb improper payments.
Management
The Unsteady Rise of Minority Civil Servants
Where public payrolls still don't reflect the local population.
Financial Planning
Informed Investor: The new way of calculating interest on undergraduate student loans
Congress recently passed a law that changes how the interest rate is determined for federal unsubsidized Stafford loans. This week’s column discusses what this means for students who must borrow to attend colleges or universities now and in the future, and includes recommendations for parents on how to save and pay for their children’s higher education expenses.
Defense One
Exclusive: NSA Loophole Keeps Congress Clueless on Foreign Intel Violations
The leaked audit showing the NSA broke privacy rules nearly 3,000 times in one year is just the tip of the iceberg. The NSA is not telling Congress much more. By Marc Ambinder
Nextgov
Ignore Those Rumors: The White House Doesn’t Oppose IT Reform, Lawmaker says
The U.S. CIO and other officials are more supportive of reform than it might appear, according to Rep. Gerry Connolly, D-Va.
Nextgov
Coast Guard Aviators Shop for a Course-Plotting iPad App
To avoid a cockpit computer hijacking, USCG should require the software be made-in-America, security experts warn.
Pay & Benefits
A Pair of Victories for Largest Postal Union
APWU workers to get COLA next month and more opportunity to fight use of contractors.
Pay & Benefits
Two States Lose Special Treatment Under Fed Health Plans
OPM still designates 12 states as ‘medically underserved areas.’
Nextgov
If They Had to Choose, Cyber Pros Would Take More Staff Over Larger Budgets
The most important factor in improving security is having enough skilled cyber professionals, Black Hat attendees said.
Management
HHS Doles Out Latest Obamacare Grants; Some States Object
Program to help consumers enroll called ‘a privacy disaster waiting to happen.’
Oversight
Lawmaker Considered Blowing the Whistle on the NSA From the Senate Floor
But the thought was brief, Wyden tells Rolling Stone.
Management
Analysis: Government Programs Don't Have Unusually High Fraud Rates
From food stamps to Medicare, fraudsters are usually managers and executives, not 'welfare queens.'
Defense
Pentagon Addresses Sexual Assault, but Some in Congress Are Skeptical
New measures include a program to aid victims during the judicial process and directing the IG to review closed cases.
Nextgov
Leaked NSA Audit Found Agency Broke Privacy Rules 'Thousands' of Times
New information raises fresh concerns about surveillance oversight.
Oversight
House Republican Turns to GAO to Shed Light on IRS Debacle
Boustany’s request called ‘broader’ than Treasury inspector general’s work.
Nextgov
Hackers Threaten a Texas Baby, Hit Miss Teen USA with Sextortion, Target an Indian Telecom
Just another harrowing week in ThreatWatch, our compendium of notable data breaches.
Defense
The Government Now Admits There's an 'Area 51'
Nevada site housed spy plane program for decades; no mention of aliens in newly declassified documents.
Oversight