Management
Trump Team Plans to Rebuild Government ‘Starting from Scratch’
White House taps agencies to begin reorganization.
Management
Trump Ends Federal Hiring Freeze, but Workforce Cuts Loom
In issuing guidance for reductions, OMB director tells feds not to focus on who will be fired.
Pay & Benefits
White House Confirms It Will Propose 1.9 Percent Pay Raise for Feds Next Year
Increase would be slightly smaller than the 2017 raise.
Route Fifty
DOJ Plows Ahead With Immigration Enforcement Despite Local Setbacks
Attorney General Jeff Sessions further attacked consent decrees with cities using the same arguments mayors make against co-opting police to act as immigration officers.
Nextgov
Watchdog: U.S. Manufacturing Needs Boost from Commerce
The department isn’t contributing enough to manufacturing, a Government Accountability Office audit says.
Nextgov
Trump Promises 'Massive Program' to Upgrade Federal IT Systems
The Office of American Innovation hosted tech executives, including IBM CEO Ginni Rometty, to discuss business-inspired solutions to government problems.
Nextgov
Industry Urges Changes to NIST Framework Update
The comments came ahead of a Monday deadline for a 1.1 version of the popular framework.
Defense
Even Before Trump, Most of the People Arrested by Federal Agents Were Immigrants
The data clearly contradicts his narrative about lax enforcement.
Management
Trump Cabinet Members Hear from Corporate Leaders on How to Reform Government
Jared Kushner-led Office of American Innovation holds first meeting.
Management
Scott Pruitt Requests Funds For a 24/7 Fleet of Bodyguards
The EPA, the agency he runs, is poised to cut the budgets of major health and safety programs
Nextgov
Tech Leaders’ Top Recommendations for Fixing Federal IT Challenges
These key actions key include bolstering FITARA, enhancing CIO authorities and improving budget formulation, governance, workforce operations and transition planning.
Management
How to Host an Effective Offsite Leadership Meeting
When you factor in the associated expenses and participants’ time, the costs quickly add up.
Management
GAO to Review Ethics, Funding of Trump Transition
Auditors will also look at the transition’s contacts with foreign leaders.
Management
Trump’s Pace at Filling Positions Called the Worst in Decades
Academics count numbers and key positions from White House personnel shop.
Management
Donald Trump Doesn't Want You to Know Who Visits the White House
"When foreign officials go to see the president...the American people have a right to know."
Oversight
Play of the Day: The Supreme Court's New Justice
Wait… How do you pronounce his name again?
Route Fifty
Note to Tech-Savvy Cities: It’s Not All About Attracting Millennials
A recent Brookings Institution paper explores the importance of residents from older age groups to cultivate thriving “innovation districts.”
Nextgov
Here are the People Likely to Make Up Trump's Office of American Innovation
The team includes Reed Cordish, the Baltimore real-estate developer Trump chose as a technology adviser.
Management
What Government Can Learn from Business about Customer Experience
Improvements could help agencies advance their missions.
Defense