Oversight
President Trump Checks His Executive Privilege
The White House is taking the path of least resistance: It won’t try to block former FBI Director James Comey from testifying before Congress this week.
Management
How Some People Stay Motivated and Energized At Work—Even When They Don’t Love Their Jobs
It's not about high salaries or personal growth.
Tech
How U.S. Law Enforcement Caught the NSA Contractor Charged with Leaking Top-Secret Materials
The scanned copy of the document "appeared to be folded and/or creased," the FBI agent wrote, "suggesting they had been printed and hand-carried out of a secured space."
Oversight
Play of the Day: Trump Doesn't Care What You Call His Travel Ban
On Twitter, the president does not seem concerned about terminology.
Route Fifty
A Maine Resident’s Vengeful City Hall Bedbug Attack
The notorious pests sometimes need no help finding their way into government offices.
Oversight
Democratic Lawmakers Protest Trump Telling Agencies to Ignore Their Requests
Justice Department memo justifies responding only to committee chairmen on Capitol Hill.
Route Fifty
The Politics of the Opioid Epidemic in Ohio
Also in our State and Local Daily Digest: Iowa department launches review of state’s child-protection system; Pennsylvania Republicans push pension reform; and Lincoln’s trolley troubles.
Nextgov
How Should the U.S. Build a Cyber Workforce of the Future?
The White House is looking for ways to improve the nation’s cybersecurity workforce, the longest-range part of President Trump’s cybersecurity plan.
Route Fifty
U.S. Mayors Rally Behind London's Mayor After Trump’s Unfair Criticisms
The president took Sadiq Kahn’s warning about increased police presence out of context, in a series of tweets that also shared unconfirmed information about Saturday's London Bridge attack.
Defense
New Air Force Secretary Sounds a Lot Like the Old One
In her first Washington event, Heather Wilson says the service needs new planes, faster.
Management
As Trump Criticizes Response to London Attacks, Key U.S. Security Jobs Remain Vacant
From the head of the FBI to dozens of jobs in the Defense Department, Trump has not filled crucial positions.
Management
Trump Proposes Air Traffic Control Privatization
Functions would move from FAA to private nonprofit funded by user fees.
Management
How to Create a New Federal Pay System Fair to Both Taxpayers and Employees
The Trump administration appears to be serious about reform, but it won’t be easy.
Oversight
The End of America’s Global Leadership?
American presidents have spent a great deal of time proclaiming U.S. leadership of the global system. The decision to withdraw from the Paris Agreement undermines much of what they have said.
Management
Telling Secrets is a Power Move
It can be a display of dominance and status—when it works.
Nextgov
Veterans Affairs to Adopt Same Commercial Health Records Platform as DOD
Secretary David Shulkin said there was a public interest exception in skipping a full and open competition.
Management
Private Defense Companies Are Here to Stay – What Does That Mean For National Security?
For-profit corporations are deeply embedded in US national security infrastructure – and they're not going anywhere."
Management
Most Feds Say Agencies Aren’t Interested in Their Ideas
More than 70 percent surveyed said their agencies rarely or never seek their input on improvements.
Management
Kushner’s Curious Plan for a Back Channel
Secret contacts are as old as the Republic, but his suggested use of Russian communications links mystifies diplomats and intelligence analysts.
Nextgov