Management
Trump Suggests USPS Cut Retirement, Health Benefits in $46B Savings Package
Decreasing mail delivery frequency also part of White House’s postal reform proposal.
Tech
Budget Spares NASA From Cuts As Deep As Other Research Agencies
The NASA plan includes cuts across most of the space agency’s programs.
Management
The 18 Independent Agencies Trump Wants to Eliminate
The president’s budget suggests entirely eliminating these bodies, from the Appalachian Regional Commission to the National Endowment for the Arts.
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The Bumps, Cuts and Zeros in Trump’s Tech Budget
Federal IT sees an overall boost in spending, but many research programs take a hit.
Management
Trump Proposes Easier Firing, Job Cuts at Most Agencies
Budget blueprint pushes sweeping changes to agency structures and personnel management.
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Here’s How the Trump Budget Treats Cyber
The budget hikes some cyber spending at DHS and FBI but cuts R&D.
Management
How Many Jobs Would Your Agency Lose Under Trump's 2018 Budget?
Most of the major agencies would see significant workforce reductions, with a few exceptions such as the Defense Department.
Route Fifty
California Landslide Closes Large Swath of Pacific Coast Highway
Also in our State and Local Daily Digest: People can record Seattle police; no 'lunch shaming' in Nevada county; and a Michigan town's public school PR problem
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Trump Budget Creates $228M Technology Modernization Fund
Agencies would be able to borrow from the fund to update systems, but they would need to pay it back.
Pay & Benefits
Trump Budget Includes 1.9 Percent Pay Raise for Civilians, Retirement Cuts
Military personnel would see a 2.1 percent pay increase in 2018 under the proposal.
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Trump’s Budget Calls for $610 Billion in Cuts to Medicaid—What Does that Mean for States?
The Medicaid cut assumes the passage of the GOP health care bill, leaving state budget officers wondering how they will deal with this “generational change” in the way the program is financed.
Management
Leadership Matters, But Government Has a Deeper Problem
Federal management systems are in dire need of an overhaul.
Tech
Trump’s Budget Would Gut Government Science — Except for the U.S. Nuclear Program
Here's how Trump’s proposed budget would decimate government science programs, by the numbers.
Defense
Michael Flynn Invokes the Fifth
President Trump’s former national security adviser won’t comply with the Intelligence Committee’s demand for Russia-related documents, his lawyers said Monday.
Defense
Trump Reportedly Tried to Enlist Intel Chiefs to Defend Against Russia Inquiry
Report says the president asked Daniel Coats and Michael Rogers “to publicly deny the existence of any evidence of collusion during the 2016 election.”
Oversight
Play of the Day: Donald Trump Does the Sword Dance
In Saudi Arabia, the president looks awkward.
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‘Sanctuary Cities’ Get a Legal Definition
Why mayors might like the attorney general’s interpretation
Pay & Benefits
Cuts to Feds' Retirement Benefits Among the Top Four 'Savers' in 2018 Budget
Mulvaney says the retirement reductions would save $63 billion by 2027.
Management
Trump to Propose $1.4 Trillion in Cuts to Non-Defense Agencies
Budget required "hard choices," White House says, including federal workforce reductions.
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