Oversight
Grading President Trump
While he gets high marks for using his executive power to enact policy changes, by most measures, he is not doing well.
Oversight
Play of the Day: Trump's Eating Korean Food in Seoul
Who better to appreciate 360-year-old soy sauce than the man who loves ketchup on his well-done steak?
Route Fifty
Push to Restore State and Local Deduction in Tax Bill Is Defeated
House Ways and Means Democrats and Republicans sparred Tuesday over the so-called SALT deduction.
Management
Seven Drivers of Government Transformation
Agency leaders must continually adapt to this ever changing landscape, but how?
Management
Time Is Running Out on Acting Officials’ Authority Under Vacancies Act
Failure to nominate officials for hundreds of key government positions could create major problems for Trump.
Management
EPA Chief's Scientific Advisory Panel Moves Draw Mixed Reactions
Complaints range from pro-industry bias to unfair denials of spots to grant recipients.
Management
How To Cope With The Loneliness of Being a Manager
Changing the way you think about your team can go a long way.
Nextgov
Russian, Chinese Companies Win Intel Community's Face Recognition Tech Contest
Moscow-based NTechlab won two categories of IARPA’s facial recognition challenge.
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FCC Dinged Over Lack of Federal Strategy for Rural Broadband Adoption
“They have the authority, but I don’t know if they have the political interest,” said the National Digital Inclusion Alliance's director during Senate Commerce subcommittee questioning.
Oversight
Analysis: EPA Is Still Ignoring Toxins In U.S. Drinking Water
The water-testing lab the EPA hired to check for PFOA contamination in 2013 argues that the toxin far more rampant in US water than the government says.
Management
Trump Ramps Up Shutdown Odds by Reiterating Demands for Wall Funding
Democrats say they will not approve bills with funding for a "useless, immoral wall."
Nextgov
NIH Is Handing out 10,000 Fitbits To Track People's Health
It's a part of the updated precision medicine program.
Pay & Benefits
Feds Are Flocking to the Same Few Health Care Plans Despite Choices
Blue Cross Blue Shield market share in FEHBP has increased substantially since 2000 despite growing competition, analysis finds.
Nextgov
Slashing Homeland Security's Tech Directorate Could Leave the Country Vulnerable to Cyber Threats
President Trump proposed a 20 percent cut to DHS’s Science and Technology Directorate.
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Medicaid Head Signals Future Approval for Work Requirement Waivers
In a speech before the National Association of Medicaid Directors, Seema Verma outlined the administration’s vision and called for a “reset” of the federal-state partnership.
Pay & Benefits
Bill Adding Flexibility to TSP Withdrawals Is Headed to Trump’s Desk
Changes have been long sought by TSP participants, but could still take up to two years to implement if the bill is signed into law.
Management
The Biggest Bombshells In Carter Page’s Russia Testimony To Congress
Jeff Sessions knew about Page's trip to Moscow during the campaign, and other surprises.
Management
The Top 10 Silent Killers of Government Efficiency and Effectiveness
The Trump administration’s government reform initiative has gone quiet in the past few months.
Oversight
Play of the Day: Hat-Based Diplomacy
Donald Trump and Shinzō Abe played golf, talked about samurai and signed hats.
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