Pay & Benefits
Feds Will Pay 6.1 Percent More Toward Health Insurance Premiums in 2018
Workers can expect to pay an average of $5.57 to $12.55 more per pay period, depending on their plan.
Route Fifty
Days After Funding Lapsed, Congress Turns to CHIP Reauthorization
Plans in both the Senate and the House would scale back federal funding to the program to pre-Affordable Care Act levels, a change that will have serious implications for state budgets.
Pay & Benefits
Reforms Allowing Agencies to Hire Faster Advance Through Senate Panel
Students, recent graduates and applicants for hard-to-fill jobs may soon be eligible for direct appointments.
Defense
CIA Director Vows to Slash Bureaucratic 'Vines,' Lauds Republican Predecessors
Pompeo wants fewer advance reviews of operations, quicker in-the-field decision making.
Pay & Benefits
Senate Panel Approves 60% Increase in Buyout Payments for Feds
The $15,000 bump in VSIPs could make leaving government more appealing to employees as agencies look for ways to decrease the size of their workforces.
Nextgov
IRS Explains Why It Gave Equifax a $7 Million Contract After Breach
The contract was awarded without any competition.
Management
The Philosophical Case for Staying Hopeful in Dark Times
We can acknowledge the very real pain and suffering in the world today while still living with hope.
Management
A Ray of Hope in Government Management
Execution of the first round of Cross-Agency Priority Goals shows tangible results.
Oversight
Play of the Day: Trump Has Fun Distributing Supplies in Puerto Rico
The president threw paper towels to victims and joked about the U.S. budget.
Route Fifty
The Murky Preemption Provisions in the Senate's Self-Driving Vehicle Bill
The Commerce Committee is preparing to mark up the legislation.
Management
Trump Innovation Chief Foresees Shared Services as Restoring Citizen Trust
Cross-agency efficiency initiatives touted as bipartisan, generational.
Oversight
Administration Official Violated Law by Retweeting Trump, Watchdog Says
UN Ambassador Nikki Haley joins White House officials in trouble for running afoul of the Hatch Act.
Defense
DARPA-Funded Radar Lets Planes See Through Smoke and Clouds
A promising approach to a decades-old quandary: how to get a clear field of view to the ground?
Management
Are Trump's Tweets Undercutting U.S. Diplomacy?
Beyond apparent policy disagreements between the president and Rex Tillerson, the State Department struggles to absorb mixed signals.
Oversight
Analysis: Trump's Puerto Rico Visit Is a Political Disaster
The president told residents to be “very proud” they hadn’t endured a “real catastrophe” like Katrina, doing little to erase the impression that he sees hurricane relief more as a political story than a human one.
Nextgov
DHS Forms Election Security Task Force
The task force will draw resources from across the agency, including intelligence analysis.
Management
How the VA Is Blocking Marijuana Research Veterans Say Could Save Lives
Some vets credit cannabis with saving their lives, but VA won’t help researchers who want to study the drug’s effects on post-traumatic stress disorder.
Management
Appointee Watch: Another Cabinet-Level Job Opens Up
Price resignation adds to the vacancy count.
Management