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Park Service Drains Reflecting Pool After Parasite Kills 80 Ducklings
They deserved better.
Oversight
Play of the Day: The Benefits of the Trump Loyalty Card
One-on-one dinners are just one perk of pledging allegiance to the president.
Defense
Homeland Security IG: Secret Service Budget Not Sufficient to Improve Hiring
Low morale, burnout and attrition remain key challenges to the embattled agency.
Oversight
White House Aide Violated Hatch Act With Tweet, Special Counsel Finds
Social media specialist Scavino tweeted attack on Rep. Amash during an April primary election.
Management
Comey’s Testimony Exposed The Management Tactic That Cowardly Leaders Love
"It's a brilliant way to let accountability roll down hill."
Management
Analysis: Is It Time for the U.S. to Rein in the Presidency?
Two historians consider whether it’s time to raise the possibility of decentralization amid frustrations with the federal government.
Management
Trump Announces New Federal Office to Cut Government Waste
President promises "penalties" for federal agencies dragging their feet on permitting.
Nextgov
American Technology Council to Meet with Apple, Amazon, Microsoft CEOs
President Donald Trump’s American Technology Council, focused on modernizing government technology, will hold its inaugural meeting June 19.
Management
Five Ways to Reform Government With a Focus on the Customer
Agencies must submit their plans to the White House Office of Management and Budget by the end of June.
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Will Bears Ears Remain a National Monument?
If Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke decides to revoke its status, it would be the latest example of the federal government setting aside land in conjunction with tribes, only to break the agreement.
Oversight
House Passes Financial Reform Bill that Remakes Consumer Bureau
Agency long opposed by Republicans would be subject to annual appropriations.
Oversight
James Comey's 'Shock and Awe' Testimony
By any normal reckoning, the FBI director’s account should have been stunning. But Americans have grown far too used to abnormal behavior.
Management
The Incompetence Defense
Republican senators suggest Trump is innocent because he didn’t try very hard to obstruct justice, or because he was bad at it.
Oversight
Play of the Day: Comey Wrote Everything Down
The former FBI chief's notes may just end up in a book about Donald Trump.
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Congressional Appropriators Show Little Enthusiasm for Trump’s CDBG Cuts
As HUD Secretary Ben Carson defends the president’s budget ax on Capitol Hill, there’s strong bipartisan support for the Community Development Block Grant program.
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Here’s Where Children Rely Most on Medicaid
In Arkansas, 61 percent of all children get their health insurance coverage through the program. How does your state or local area compare?
Nextgov
WannaCry Gives HHS’ Cyber Threat Center a Real-World Test
Agency opted to respond to a cyberattack like it would a natural disaster.
Management
It Takes the Government More Than Two Years to Hire an Immigration Judge
GAO report shows how a backlogged system could jam Trump’s deportation priorities.
Oversight
Republican Panel Picks Gowdy to Chair House Oversight Committee
S.C. congressman would replace Chaffetz after he resigns at the end of June.
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