Nextgov

Senate Gives Ajit Pai Another Term at FCC

The Senate reconfirmed Pai to a four-year term.

Management

Why Leaders Should Focus on Outcomes Instead of Solutions

Too often, executives and managers overlook the difference between the two.

Management

Interior Secretary Zinke Invokes Teddy Roosevelt as a Model, but His Public Land Policies Don’t

Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke calls himself "a Teddy Roosevelt guy," but supports many actions that critics call anti-conservation, such as shrinking national monuments and fast-tracking energy projects.

Oversight

Play of the Day: The President's Golf Trophy Gift to Puerto Rico

Donald Trump's reaction to Hurricane Maria continues to rankle many.

Insights

The Most Disruptive Technology

NASCIO and Route Fifty asked federal, state, and local officials what they consider to be the most disruptive technology in government today. The findings may not be what you expect.

Management

Technology is Destroying the Most Important Asset in Your Life

Today, more than ever, we need our mind back.

Route Fifty

Minnesota Health Commissioner: CHIP Failure Calls Reliability of Federal ‘Partners’ Into Question

“We rely on a functioning federal partner ... and when our federal partners don’t perform the basic functions necessary for us to continue to operate these programs for the benefit of people, there’s consequences to that.”

Nextgov

What CIO Vacancies Mean For Modernizing Government

A Congressman leading the tech upgrade movement says Congress should just treat acting CIOs like permanent ones.

Management

Did Manafort Use Trump to Curry Favor With a Putin Ally?

Emails turned over to investigators detail the former campaign chair's efforts to please an oligarch tied to the Kremlin.

Management

Employee Groups Decry Trump's Decision to Abolish Labor-Management Council

Former Bush management appointee calls the executive order “a dumb idea.”

Management

If You Want to Make Smarter Life Decisions, Avoid These Five Mental Biases

We are not rational beings.

Insights

Flash Poll Series: Unified Communications

The ability to preserve communications and assignments across multiple technologies is increasingly essential in the work environment. But do government employees feel current devices enable such collaborative experiences? GBC takes a closer look.

Nextgov

Two People's Information Compromised in SEC Data Breach

Hackers may have traded on nonpublic information, though.

Pay & Benefits

Senate Overseers to Consider Bill Raising Maximum Buyout Payment By $15K

The legislation comes as agencies plan to downsize their workforces at the direction of the Trump administration.

Management

Trump’s Deregulatory Efforts Are Ensuring Agencies 'Stay Within the Laws,' Officials Say

President cancels speech after mass shooting; administration says it has saved $300 million from reform efforts.

Nextgov

State Election Officials Still Angry but Ready to Work with DHS

The Homeland Security Department and states' information sharing efforts about Russian cyber meddling got off to a rocky start but they're working on it.

Management

Innovation By and For the Government

The long, onerous and costly federal acquisition process makes it hard to attract private innovators.

Pay & Benefits

Most TSP Funds Gained Ground in September

Only the fixed-income fund lost value last month.

Tech

IGs Band Together for a Common Website to Share Results of Investigations

Project eases access to reports governmentwide while promoting watchdogs’ work.

Management

How to Win the Hearts and Minds of Colleagues In Distant Time Zones

Take a few extra seconds and do some time zone math so they don't have to.