Pay & Benefits
TSP Grows Across All Funds in April
International stocks perform the best for the month.
Management
Broadcasting Board Chief Dismisses Story that Trump Would Co-Opt His Agency
World Press Freedom Day panel stresses role of U.S. broadcasting in “fake news” era.
Route Fifty
What South Bend’s Mayor Discussed With Facebook’s CEO During a Special Driving Tour
Also in our State and Local Daily Digest: Minneapolis mayor vs. police chief; Texas pension disagreement; and venomous spiders move north into Michigan.
Management
Feds Think Trump Should Play By the Same Rules They Have to Follow
Two-thirds are concerned by his potential business conflicts of interest and appointments of family members, survey shows.
Management
Poll: Feds Feel Disrespected by Trump, Give Him Low Approval Marks
Federal workforce largely does not support the president's workforce reform efforts.
Nextgov
Trump Creates New Tech Council to Tackle Federal IT Modernization
A new order offers another sign that agency heads, not CIOs, will be responsible for federal systems.
Nextgov
HHS Secretary: Doctors Should Deal With Patients, Not Computers
The agency should set standards for health IT so doctors don’t need to fiddle with electronic medical records, Tom Price says.
Defense
Actually, the U.S. Will Pay for the THAAD Anti-Missile System
South Korea said the Trump administration reconfirmed its commitment to foot the bill, contradicting what the president said days earlier.
Oversight
The Government’s Ethics Chief Has Been Bombarded With Requests Since Trump Became President
Phone calls from the public are reportedly up more than 5,000%.
Tech
The NSA Is Changing Some of the Information It Collects
The agency says it’s stopping the controversial practice of collecting Americans’ emails that mention foreign intelligence targets.
Oversight
Lawmakers Reach a Bipartisan Deal to Avert a Government Shutdown
Plan must be approved by May 5 to avoid a lapse in appropriations.
Oversight
Play of the Day: The VOICE Hotline Is Getting Inundated… With the Wrong Type of Calls
Americans are calling the DHS with reports of space aliens.
Management
Trump’s Next 1,360 Days
The administration has provided some useful clues as to how this is going to play out.
Defense
Special IG Calls for Trump-Era Recalibration in Afghanistan
With rising casualties and chaos, agencies should re-prioritize programs, says Sopko.
Oversight
Analysis: It's a Mistake to Call Donald Trump’s First 100 Days Unproductive
Repealing rules and defunding agencies takes the government back to the 1930s.
Tech
Facebook Data ‘Does Not Contradict’ Intelligence on Russia Meddling
The social platform says it has a problem with government-run efforts to manipulate public opinion.
Tech
Space: Trump's Least Controversial Frontier
Unlike in other policy areas, the president can pay significant attention to the U.S. space program with little risk of backlash.
Route Fifty
Chief Architect of State-level Anti-Abortion Laws Nominated to Top HHS Post
Charmaine Yoest led an organization single-mindedly devoted to the cause of making state laws as pro-life as possible.
Oversight
Trump's Presidential Status Anxiety
As the president nears his hundredth day in office, he seems increasingly concerned about how he’ll measure up.
Management