Nextgov
OPM Cybersecurity Still Lags Three Years After Massive Breach
The office’s cybersecurity maturity is at level 2 out of a possible 5, an auditor said.
Nextgov
Hundreds Attend Federal Cyber and Tech Hiring Fair
Some agencies are making on-the-spot job offers during the two-day event.
Pay & Benefits
Trump Admin Tells Agencies to Strip Contract Provisions Guarding Against Wage Theft
New rule was required by a vote in Congress earlier this year.
Management
OPM Retirement Backlog Balloons Again in October
Agency says training, lack of overtime funding have hampered processing efforts.
Defense
Homeland Security Advised to Clarify Roles in Immigration Enforcement
Watchdog warns of inefficiencies and threats to public safety.
Nextgov
How a Commerce Department Standards Agency Grew Into a Cybersecurity Powerhouse
The National Institute of Standards and Technology has a hand in nearly every aspect of government cybersecurity.
Oversight
The Company Linking Wilbur Ross To Putin Cronies Has a Key Role In Trump’s Energy Plan
Navigator Holdings—where the commerce secretary's business, administration policy, and Russian influence converge.
Pay & Benefits
OPM Loosens Restrictions on Emergency Leave Transfers
Employees can donate hours to a specific emergency, or bundle them together and let their agency decide how to allocate them.
Management
Eight Questions to Ask Yourself to Know If You’re In The Right Job
Quora's VP of people has some advice about how to know if you are in the right position.
Management
USDA Rebuts Author’s Critique of Trump Transition
Vanity Fair’s Michael Lewis wrote a scathing narrative about the “stunningly unqualified” political leadership at the department.
Management
What It Will Take To Keep Trump Tweeting From Behind China’s Great Firewall
China's censorship machine doesn't really apply to the U.S. president.
Management
The White House’s New Climate-Change Report Directly Conflicts Trump’s Stance
The National Climate Assessment makes clear that climate change is manmade. Trump and many of his inner circle are adamant climate-change deniers.
Oversight
Play of the Day: President Trump is Photographed With Many People
George Papadopoulos is just one of the many unsavory characters with which the president has appeared in pictures.
Route Fifty
Volcker Alliance Grades the 50 States According to Their Budget Practices
The report, the result of a multi-year study examining state budget procedures in five categories, aims to identify “the strongest and weakest among states will encourage new efforts to raise standards for all states.”
Management
Obama’s Four Rules For Persuading People and Effecting Real Change
"When you disagree, don't be disagreeable," is one of them.
Management
The Hiring Bias Toward Attractive People Is Way More Complicated Than We Thought
"Are attractive people more likely to get hired? Not always, a new study suggests.
Route Fifty
House Chair Leaves Door Open for Bumping Up State and Local Deduction in Tax Bill
But Ways and Means Committee Chairman Kevin Brady declined to speculate on the odds a property tax deduction cap would be raised above $10,000.
Nextgov
Fate of Chief Data Officers Relies on Which Data Transparency Bill Passes
Two different versions of the OPEN Government Data Act are working their way through Congress.
Oversight
FEMA Delivers Mixed Messages on Whether It’s Paid for Any of Now-Terminated Puerto Rico Contract
Lawmakers open second inquiry into contract with similar provisions.
Oversight