News
Trump Plans to Hire a Team of Lawyers to Secure Land for Border Wall
The president appears to be doubling down on a tactic he used in the construction business: eminent domain.
Management
How to Learn New Things as an Adult
A new book explores the psychology of mastering skills and absorbing information.
Management
Trump's Border Wall Won't Be a Wall
The latest twist in the Homeland Security solicitation for a border wall: It doesn’t need to be a wall.
Route Fifty
Who Will Lose if the National Endowment for the Arts is Eliminated?
It will have the greatest impact in rural areas and on the vast swath of America that sits between its coasts.
Oversight
A Federal Judge Has Temporarily Frozen Trump’s Travel Ban Again
The judge's decision is not the final word on the case, but it indicates he thinks the ban's opponents have a good chance of winning.
Management
Trump Budget Would Abolish 19 Agencies, Cut Thousands of Federal Jobs
State and EPA hit hardest; performance plan would “untie” managers’ hands.
Oversight
Play of the Day: Feds Aren't Involved in Any 'Deep State…' They Just Want to Do Their Jobs
Samantha Bee looks at a new favored term by the White House and its surrogates.
Route Fifty
Trump’s Proposed Budget Cuts Would Be Hard Hits for State and Local Governments
The president is calling for the elimination of funding for the Community Development Block Grant program and the TIGER grant program, as well as steep cuts to EPA grants.
Management
Trump Budget to Leave Workforce Cuts Up to Agencies
Plan slashes spending at non-Defense agencies as expected; wasn’t written “with an eye toward the value of your [D.C.-area] condo,” Mulvaney says.
Management
Border Agency Promises Not to Sacrifice Quality for Speed in Hiring
Officials say Trump’s target number of new employees may not prove necessary after the wall is built.
Pay & Benefits
Looming Budget Cuts, New Education Benefits and More
A weekly roundup of pay and benefits news.
Defense
Flynn, Turkey, and the Long Paper Trail Trump Missed
An Erdogan government insider had contracts with Flynn’s group going back to the campaign, documents filed by Trump’s former national security advisor’s firm show.
Management
EPA Employees Vow to 'Stand Up! Fight Back!' Against New Administration, Budget Cuts
Trump administration is reportedly considering cutting one-fourth of EPA funding, with the goal of eliminating 20 percent of its workforce.
Management
Don’t Be Distracted By Trump’s 100-Day Plan
It’s the next 1,000 days that matter, and the risks are significant, especially for the president’s base.
Route Fifty
Which State and Local Programs Will Be Casualties of Trump-Era Budgeting?
Analysts at the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities say federal grants that make up about one-third of state budgets may soon disappear.
Management
These ‘Transparency’ Bills Would Gut the EPA
Two proposed laws would sever the agency from scientific experts, and scientific expertise—all under the guise of honesty and openness.
Management
Embrace Your Inner Trump and Become a Better Leader
Aspects of the president's polarizing personality exist within us all, Zen masters say.
Oversight
Play of the Day: Rex Tillerson's Alias Was Too Masculine
Stephen Colbert wonders if the State Department chief's fake email handle actually worked.
Route Fifty
Download Our New Ebook: ‘Navigating America’s Tough Intergovernmental Challenges’
From finance to health care to transportation, there are plenty of policy priorities for state and local governments in the nation’s capital and beyond as the new Trump administration continues to take shape.
Management