Mulvaney's Time at Consumer Bureau May Soon Be Up
Mixed Messages on VA Accountability
Education Dept. Staff Down 13% in Trump Era
Behind the Move to Cut Federal Benefits
Reshaping and Reenergizing the Federal Workforce
The AI Advantage
Education Department Proposes New, More Restrictive Telework Policy
Action follows unilateral implementation of a new management edict by agency leadership.
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Management
The FDA Says It’s Taking The Lead On The Regulation Of Cell-Cultured Meat
The FDA Says It’s Taking The Lead On The Regulation Of Cell-Cultured Meat
There's a fight over how to manage the safety of lab-grown ...
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Video
Play of the Day: President Trump is Making America Some New Friends… And Enemies
Play of the Day: President Trump is Making America Some New Friends… And Enemies
Justin Trudeau and Emmanuel Macron are too hot to be ...
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Management
Informants Aren’t Spies – They’re Essential FBI Tools
Informants Aren’t Spies – They’re Essential FBI Tools
An informant gathered information from Trump campaign staffers for the FBI's Russia ...
June 17
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Route Fifty
State Budget Forecasts Could Shift in a Big Way
State Budget Forecasts Could Shift in a Big Way
COMMENTARY | Here’s why preliminary observations and estimates from the recent ‘Fiscal ...
June 17
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Excellence in Government
The Challenge Effective Leaders Embrace Every Day
The Challenge Effective Leaders Embrace Every Day
Organizations are mostly designed to optimize the status quo. A simple diagram can show ...
June 15
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Nextgov
FTC Suggests Considering Security Disclosure Rules for Connected-Device Makers
FTC Suggests Considering Security Disclosure Rules for Connected-Device Makers
If the Consumer Product Safety Commission required IoT ...
June 15
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The Dynamic Threat: Government Tactics Must Evolve to Combat the Insider Threat
The Dynamic Threat: Government Tactics Must Evolve to Combat the Insider Threat
Unless government agencies strive to understand the ...
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Zones for New Federal Tax Breaks Approved in All 50 States
Zones for New Federal Tax Breaks Approved in All 50 States
Guidance for the “Opportunity Zones” program, which will provide tax breaks ...
June 15
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Nextgov
Pentagon Asks for Ideas on Building a Universal Telehealth Network
Pentagon Asks for Ideas on Building a Universal Telehealth Network
That includes looking at tech that connects patients with providers.
June 15
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Management
A Prison Or A Summer Camp? Wildly Different Spins On The Casa Padre Child Immigrant Center
A Prison Or A Summer Camp? Wildly Different Spins On The Casa Padre Child Immigrant Center
Impressions from journalists, the Trump ...
June 15
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Oversight
As White House Preps Successor, Mulvaney Plans to Exit Consumer Agency
As White House Preps Successor, Mulvaney Plans to Exit Consumer Agency
Under Vacancies Reform Act, acting director’s tenure ends June ...
June 15
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Local Advocates Decry Proposed State ‘Bribe’ to Permit Drilling
Local Advocates Decry Proposed State ‘Bribe’ to Permit Drilling
House Republicans are pushing a plan that would financially incentivize ...
June 15
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ROUTE FIFTY
EARLYBIRD
Supreme Court issues ruling in Wisconsin political gerrymandering case
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Supreme Court issues ruling on gerrymandering case
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Tariffs on $50 Billion in Goods? China Can Take the Hit
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Supreme Court punts on two cases regarding partisan election districts
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SPECIAL REPORTS
Half of Feds Support White House Attempts to Ease Firing Process
But support for federal employee unions, which oppose the changes, remains steady at 42 percent.
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Science in the Age of Trump
Key federal vacancies and policies dismissing climate change worry many in the field.
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Poll: More Americans Want the 'Best People' in Government Than Private Sector
Trump promised to bring the best into federal service, but is helping many find the exits.
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Blame Weak Management, Not Lack of Authority, for Poor Performers
For the most part, federal supervisors already have the ability to do all of the things described in Trump’s new executive order on removal procedures.
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PROMOTIONS
Flash Poll: Vigilance in the Age of Mobility
Agency leaders, IT managers, and federal workers across functions are familiar with IT security challenges. The federal government handles highly sensitive data, and its use of devices must reflect this reality.
The Dynamic Threat: Government Tactics Must Evolve to Combat the Insider Threat
Unless government agencies strive to understand the holistic profiles and behavioral risk patterns in their workforce, they will never be able to stay ahead of the deliberate attacks from within. In a new issue brief, GBC explores the types of motivations and common indicators of insider threats, and what agencies can do to maintain vigilance in 2018.
Disrupting Government
Federal agencies are faced with a suite of technologies that are nebulous yet promising. Big data, artificial intelligence, blockchain and others—whether developed by established companies or small startups— have the same disruptive potential of their technological counterparts of old. But will they find a home within the federal government? Can they make the government more efficient or save costs?
Flash Poll: The AI Advantage
New advancements in the field of machine learning are enabling organizations to process — and make use of — massive amounts of data like never before. A new poll by Government Business Council (GBC) invites federal employees to weigh in on the debate, asking them whether AI can advance mission effectiveness.
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