Management
The Case For Giving Grunt Work to Your Organization’s Biggest Stars
It goes beyond keeping egos in check.
Oversight
House Plans Vote On Senate's Higher-Spending Budget Resolution
GOP leaders have asked their members to swallow the Senate’s budget proposal in a Thursday vote so the party can skip ahead to tax reform.
Management
What the New JFK Papers Will Reveal About Excessive Secrecy
How many of the documents being released a half century after his assassination could’ve been made public a decade or two ago without harming the public?
Oversight
Play of the Day: Trump's Version of the Food Pyramid
The president likes rice, pie and "beautiful chocolate cake."
Oversight
IRS ‘Mismanagement’ Hearing Breaks Along Partisan Lines
Bashing outgoing Commissioner John Koskinen, House Republicans blast the agency’s hiring practices, Equifax contract.
Nextgov
Survey: Cities Rely on Federal Data—And That Worries Them
Local officials consider federal data “very important” but they’re concerned about how it will be updated less frequently.
Pay & Benefits
OPM Finalizes Long-Desired Change to USPS Pensions
Agency has identified the change as key to putting the agency back on firm financial footing.
Route Fifty
How 'Bike Friendly' Is Your State?
For states looking to improve conditions for cyclists, a “complete streets” policy can be a good first step.
Nextgov
Watchdog: Feds Don’t Do Enough to Stop H-1B Visa Fraud
The Homeland Security Department’s inspector general warned USCIS that shoddy site-visits might let companies replace American workers with lower-paid foreign workers.
Management
What If Getting Laid Off Wasn't Something to Be Afraid Of?
In Sweden, employers pay into private funds that retrain workers who lose their jobs. The model makes the whole economy more dynamic.
Defense
Washington Resumes Talking About Nuclear War
As the North Korean crisis escalates, the unthinkable has suddenly become discussable.
Pay & Benefits
TSP to Trade Speed for Security, IRS Announces Max Contribution Increase, and More
A weekly round-up of pay and benefits news.
Nextgov
Kaspersky Says It Intercepted NSA Hacking Tools but Didn't Hand Them Over to Russia
The Russian anti-virus firm released preliminary results of an investigation into how and when it lifted NSA malware from a personal computer.
Oversight
House GOP Gauges Trump Team’s Interest in Expediting Firing Across Government
Conservative lawmakers will ask agency heads if they would like the authority already provided to VA.
Management
Trump's New Refugee Policy Targets These 11 Countries
The administration won't say who's on it, but The Atlantic has obtained a list.
Management
How Poor Government Communication Strategy Fuels Paranoia
Responding to social media is of critical and primary importance.
Defense
Air Force Chief Helps Young Airman Locate Family In Puerto Rico
After going a month without hearing from his hurricane-stricken family, Sr. Airman Malcom Soto-Gonzalez got a hand from an unexpected source.
Oversight
Play of the Day: Donald Trump's Feud With Bob Corker Escalates
The president took to Twitter to crack on the Tennessee senator.
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