Quick Hits

*** Ernest DuBester, currently acting head of the Federal Labor Relations Authority, has been nominated by President Joe Biden to serve as FLRA chairman on a permanent basis.

*** The United States leads the world in cyber capabilities, according to a new study from the International Institute for Strategic Studies. The study looked at offensive and defensive capabilities as well as governance, cyber espionage and global leadership.

*** Incompatible data systems operated by Interior Department bureaus to track oil and gas production on federal lands require the labor of 10 full-time employees to convert data and correct errors, according to a report from the Government Accountability Office.