Management
What makes an effective intelligence chief? A former DNI official points to the answer
COMMENTARY | As scrutiny grows around President Trump’s pick to lead the intelligence community, a former National Intelligence Council chair explains the less visible responsibilities that come with the job.
Management
VA CIO nominee vows to create program management office
Gary Shatswell, President Donald Trump’s pick to helm VA’s IT operations, told lawmakers creating the office is “one of the first tasks that I will be going after” if confirmed to the role.
Tech
Trump memo pushes national security agencies to move faster on AI
The directive calls for deeper partnerships with AI companies while directing agencies to guard frontier models and the data centers that power them from foreign adversaries.
Defense
Lawmakers aim to force the Army to detail its transformation plans
“Parochial interests” may have motivated lawmakers to tighten the reins, one official said.
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Workforce
Trump’s edict making 8,000 feds at-will employees draws swift outcry
Agencies have just one week to reclassify thousands of federal workers in purportedly policy-related roles into the new Schedule Policy/Career, stripping them of most civil service protections.
Oversight
Inspector general group announces pick to lead oversight of Iran war following senator’s questioning
A provision in federal statute requires the Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency to designate an IG for any military “overseas contingency operation that exceeds 60 days.”
Management
GOP advances $70B immigration enforcement funding bill without new limits on ICE operations
The Senate moved the package forward after bipartisan talks over immigration enforcement restrictions collapsed, clearing the way for House consideration of the funding measure.
Sponsor Content
Visibility equals value: How observability is helping states drive resilience
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Defense
House panel rejects bid to keep military lawyers focused on military work
Lawmakers split over whether the administration’s expanded use of JAG officers supports homeland security priorities or pulls them away from their core mission.
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Tech
Electronic health record modernization needs better cyber and privacy collaboration, GAO says
The Federal Electronic Health Record Modernization office needs to improve its interagency coordination to address potential privacy and security vulnerabilities in the new system, according to the watchdog.
Management
EPA’s research efforts are swayed by administration priorities, official says
The Environmental Protection Agency’s formerly independent research office was replaced last year by a new unit housed within the agency’s Office of the Administrator.
Oversight
USPS financial crisis won’t be solved until Congress defines its service mission, regulator testifies
At a hearing Thursday, lawmakers also expressed doubt about a proposal from U.S. Postal Service leaders to raise the agency’s statutory debt limit.
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Management
Trump moves to lock in Blanche at DOJ as confirmation fight takes shape
The acting attorney general’s record, from internal settlements to handling of sensitive disclosures, is setting up a broader test of Senate GOP unity and Democratic opposition.
Pay & Benefits
A record number of feds are retiring. Will that slow your claim?
New OPM data offers clues about processing times, potential delays and why retiring employees may need a larger financial cushion than expected.
Workforce
Lawsuit claims DOJ is retaliating against employees with disabilities who request telework
Many agencies have instituted policies to more strictly scrutinize telework as a reasonable accommodation for workers with disabilities since the Trump administration’s return-to-office mandate.
Workforce
Trump signs order moving thousands of federal employees into Schedule F
Roughly 8,000 career federal employees were stripped of their civil service protections Wednesday, making them effectively at-will employees.
Tech
GSA lays out step-by-step guide for agencies to cut, streamline and automate work
The new framework from the General Services Administration pulls together internal lessons on process improvement and automation, with officials now looking to scale adoption across government through demos, showcases and shared tools.
Tech
OPM moves one step closer to HR system overhaul for 2 million federal workers
With protests cleared, the Office of Personnel Management can now award a 10-year contract for a new governmentwide human capital platform.
Tech
What DOGE taught us about AI and federal workers
COMMENTARY | Mass layoffs have left thousands of federal workers unemployed and struggling to find their footing as AI accelerates disruption across the public sector.
Pay & Benefits
OPM to set new requirements to ‘verify’ FEHBP enrollments
Newly published regulations would implement a 2025 law enacted in response to a GAO report that found the government could spend up to $1 billion annually on health benefits for people who are no longer eligible to receive them.
Management
Weakening career staff while boosting political appointees at science agencies is causing ‘generational damage,’ nonprofit warns
The Partnership for Public Service reported that the federal government is spending less on scientific research in a majority of states and congressional districts.
Breaking News
Management
Trump appoints housing official to be acting director of national intelligence
The selection is unconventional for the nation’s lead intelligence official, a role tasked with managing 18 distinct agencies like the CIA and NSA.
Defense
Ready, fire, aim: Pentagon cut workforce with little analysis before or since, GAO finds
Defense officials concurred that lessons should be drawn—but gave no indication they will be.
Management
OPM's subtle shifts could redefine federal HR
COMMENTARY | A longtime federal HR chief welcomes the Office of Personnel Management's push to modernize pay and promotions, but warns against the legal tactic the agency is using to make it happen.
