Pay & Benefits
With Winter Approaching, OPM Reminds Agencies of Closure and Leave Policies
The 2018 decision that employees who can work remotely usually cannot take leave due to a weather event has created a complicated web of rules and exceptions.
Management
EPA Calls Reporting on Proposed Rulemaking Update ‘Completely Misleading’
New York Times story lacks an “understanding of the rulemaking process,” said EPA.
Defense
Defense Chief: Expect ‘Trimming, Reducing, Some Eliminations’ in 2021 Budget
Esper touts "good progress" in high-level review intended to cut fat and find funds for projects to counter China and Russia.
Defense
The Slow-Boil Revolt: Retired Senior Military Officers Face a Dilemma
They're growing more concerned that the Trump administration doesn’t want their advice, and struggling with how much they can say publicly.
Sponsor Content
How Agencies Can Modernize Without Disruption
To better serve citizens, agencies must work to implement new technologies while at the same time improving security and operational reliability.
Route Fifty
Boomer and Millennial Public Workers Agree Pensions are a Plus
No matter their age, most state and local government employees in a recent survey said retirement benefits are a big factor in why they stay at their jobs.
Nextgov
Users Had to Wait a Little Longer for GSA’s FedBizOpps Replacement
FedBizOpps migrated to SAM.gov Contract Opportunities over the weekend but a slow site and data migration issues made for some disgruntled users.
Route Fifty
Senator Urges Cybersecurity Review of Mobile Voting App
West Virginia and local governments in Colorado, Utah and Oregon have all piloted mobile voting applications developed by Voatz.
Sponsor Content
Build vs. Buy? Field Insights on Speed, Deployment, Scalability, and Savings in the Data Center
IT teams in government agencies have a lot of priorities to juggle. The pressure is on to make progress across the board, often under still-limited IT budgets. How best to move forward?
Nextgov
Supply Chain Security Requires Acquisition Reform, Security Experts Say
To secure the government’s IT ecosystem, agencies must better understand their tech, the vendors who built it, and those companies’ suppliers.
FEATURED INSIGHTS
Nextgov
Report: Government Needs Investment, Cooperation on AI
A report commissioned by industry and government AI leaders highlights national security challenges around artificial intelligence.
Route Fifty
A Mayor Went on a Police Ride-Along. What He Learned Changed How His City Looks at Mental Health
Fishers, Indiana established a city-wide mental health task force to reduce the stigma associated with mental illness. Five years in, officials say the results are real.
Route Fifty
The New First Responder Crisis: Not Enough Dispatchers
COMMENTARY | What can governments do to recruit and keep the “first” first responders?
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Management
When Government Does Not Work: A Primer
A new book chronicles the Trump administration’s efforts to upend the U.S. immigration system.
Oversight
Election Commission Needs More Authority In Face of 2020 Threats, Report Finds
“The federal government regulates colored pencils . . . more strictly than it does America’s election infrastructure,” the nonpartisan Brennan Center notes.
Route Fifty
Federal Recommendation for State Bike Helmet Laws Elicits Pushback
Cycling advocates and some city officials are bristling at the idea of requiring people to don helmets when they ride.
Route Fifty
In the One State that Tested the Census, Concerns About Reaching Hard-to-Count Residents
The census deployed the only end-to-end test for the 2020 census in Rhode Island. But it didn’t assess efforts to reach communities of people who could be hesitant to participate, something local leaders are now trying to figure out.
Nextgov
China Said It’s Developing 6G. What Does That Mean?
While most mobile users operate on 4G, the country announced two working groups focused on advancing 6G.
Management
Two of U.S. Energy Secretary Rick Perry's Political Supporters Won 'Potentially Lucrative' Ukraine Energy Deal, Report Says
The Associated Press reports that the oil and gas exploration contract was awarded after Perry recommended one of his backers as an energy adviser to Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky.
Route Fifty
A City Could Wipe Away 55,000 Old Warrants
More than 44,000 people in New Orleans have warrants for traffic violations and what advocates call “crimes of poverty.” City leaders say the system needs to be overhauled.
Management
Bernie Sanders Announces Plans to Break Up Homeland Security Dept. and Expand VA
DHS is an aimless "bureaucratic behemoth," Sanders says, while VA is on a path toward privatization.
Nextgov
Don’t Rush Quantum-Proof Encryption, Warns NSA Research Director
Quantum computers could crack the codes that secure the world’s digital information but racing to a solution could create more threats, according to Dr. Deborah Frincke.
Nextgov
Agencies Are Sending Better Data to USASpending But Still Have Room for Improvement, GAO Says
Confusion over data standards, process and transparency remain.
Pay & Benefits
Federal Retirement Applications, Processing Both Down in October
The backlog of pending requests crept to nearly 18,000 last month, although the number of applications is significantly down from the same period in 2018.
Management