Management
Trump's NASA Pivot
His administration has made the moon a destination, not just a pit stop, on the way to Mars.
Management
What Are You Most Proud of This Year?
A challenge to look beyond metrics during the end-of-year reporting season.
Oversight
Play of the Day: Mike Pence Tries to Attend a Colts Game
The vice president walked out before the action started on Sunday.
Oversight
EPA Watchdog Widens Probe of Pruitt’s Travel Expenses
Frequency and costs of all trips, not just those to Oklahoma, are being examined.
Pay & Benefits
House Proposal for Federal Employee Health Program Could Decimate Workers’ Benefits
Plan would drastically shift premium costs to workers, groups say.
Defense
Pentagon: We’ll Keep Buying Software That Russian Spies have Looked Through
The U.S. military will still buy consumer-off-the-shelf products from several tech companies that allowed Russia’s Federal Security Service, or FSB, an intelligence outfit, to intimately probe.
Management
A Federal Investigation Into ‘Reverse-Discrimination’ at Harvard
The Justice Department appears to be looking into whether the Ivy League institution discriminates against certain applicants based on their race.
Management
How to Determine if the Balls You’re Juggling are Rubber or Glass
Most leaders in most organizations are expected to continuously do more with less.
Management
House Authorizes Hiring Spree of 10,000 Feds
Measure would double Trump's request, while also authorizing the president's proposed border wall.
Nextgov
GAO to IRS: Actually, You Didn't Have to Give Equifax a Contract
Despite what IRS officials told Congress, the IRS did not have to continue using Equifax services in a bridge contract, a GAO official said.
Oversight
Treasury Secretary Cleared of Criticism He Misused Flights on Military Transport
Treasury watchdog finds military transport use is proper for White House support.
Pay & Benefits
Bill Targeting Security Clearance Backlog Advances in Senate
The legislation would reinstate backlog reporting, plus push agencies to honor each other's clearances and implement continuous monitoring.
Management
Reform Should Focus on Workforce Alignment, Not On Staffing Cuts
While reductions may be an outcome, they shouldn’t be the sole focus.
Defense
Get Lasers Into the Field Faster, Lawmakers Tell the Pentagon
The Senate’s version of the annual defense bill provides $200 million for rapid prototyping of directed energy weapons.
Oversight
Play of the Day: North Korea Doesn't Understand American Holidays
A potential show of force may not resonate as much as the hermit kingdom thinks it will.
Management
FEMA Still Planning Additional Influx of Federal Personnel in Puerto Rico
The Trump administration currently has 14,000 military and federal employees supporting Maria recovery.
Oversight
IRS’s Controversial Review of Nonprofits Was Broader Than Reported, IG Says
Scrutiny of tea party groups that angered Republicans extended to progressive groups too.
Pay & Benefits
House Democrats: Hold Hearings on the 'Degradation of the Federal Workforce'
Oversight lawmakers want more transparency on Trump’s efforts to cut federal rolls.
Pay & Benefits
TSP: House Proposal Would Make G-Fund 'Virtually Worthless'
Change to securities fund’s rate of return would cut interest by more than half.
Management