Defense
Employees Evacuated from Washington Nuclear Site
Officials: No evidence of tunnel collapse or airborne radioactive particles.
Defense
Conservative Legal Group Sues Agencies Over Details on Trump Security Spending
Judicial Watch raps Pentagon and Homeland Security for FOIA non-responses.
Nextgov
This is the Best Way to Map a Great Citizen Experience
It's necessary to have an outside-in perspective, starting with citizens devising ways to respond to their needs and wants.
Nextgov
What Federal Cyber Workers Think Would Improve Hiring
Agencies could improve cyber hiring by offering to sponsor certification and training programs, survey respondents say.
Management
Warren Buffett Gives His Employees 'Principles of Behavior' and Trusts Them to Do the Right Thing
Buffett said he's been able to avoid scandal by emphasizing the importance of Berkshire's reputation and his employees' role in safeguarding it.
Oversight
Analysis: Three Lessons Trump Must Take From His First 100 Days If He Wants to Keep Being President
What has Trump learned during his short time in the Oval Office?
Oversight
Obama Faces the Ex-President's Dilemma
The former president must decide how to remain an influential player in the world without intervening too much in the national debate.
Management
The Question Sally Yates Couldn't Answer
The former acting attorney general told a Senate panel she had warned the Trump administration that Michael Flynn had lied about his conversations with a Russian official—but she couldn’t explain why it took another 18 days for him to be fired.
Oversight
Play of the Day: Trump Explains Health Care Terms
With the AHCA passing the House, the president is learning some new terminology.
Management
A Straightforward Assessment of Federal Pay and Benefits is Badly Needed
The last market analysis comparing GS salaries with private sector rates based on benchmark jobs was completed over 20 years ago.
Route Fifty
Elk, Economic Development and the ‘Afterlife of Coal Mines’
A $31 million wildlife conservation project is taking shape on land in eastern Kentucky that includes the site of the first mountaintop removal coal mine in the state.
Route Fifty
The Catch-22 ‘Sanctuary Cities’ Face Under Newly Signed Texas Law
Gov. Greg Abbott signed legislation mandating local officials comply with federal immigration law or face possible removal from office. But doing so without a warrant could open them up to unlawful arrest lawsuits.
Management
Public Service: A Career with Purpose
This week is the perfect time to highlight the tremendous opportunities to do good in government.
Nextgov
FCC Says Bogus Traffic Overwhelmed Website After John Oliver Segment
Multiple attacks slowed down the agency's commenting systems starting Sunday night, an FCC statement said.
Management
'That Was Not a Good Situation': Why Sally Yates Was Worried About Michael Flynn’s Russia Ties
The Russians knew that national security adviser Flynn had lied to vice president Mike Pence.
Management
EPA Employees, Unions and Scientists Upset at Science Board Firings
Pruitt might replace academics on advisory panel with industry reps.
Route Fifty
‘I Am Saddened to Hear This. I Can’t Defend Their Actions.’
Oakland’s acting fire chief pledges inquiry into new revelations about the role firefighters may have played in failing to report safety hazards at the site where 36 people died in December.
Defense
U.S. Confirms the Death of ISIS Leader in Afghanistan
Officials say Abdul Hasib was killed in a special operations raid last April that also killed two U.S. Army Rangers.
Pay & Benefits
OPM Is Ready, but No Agencies Have Requested Separation Incentive Authority Yet
OPM has a team in place to quickly process requests that may come in.
Management