Management
HHS Seeks to Reorient Obamacare Innovation Center
Medicare chief aims to reduce health care "engineering" from Washington.
Management
The Brazenness of Trump's White House Staff Using Private Email
How could six senior presidential aides mimic the strategy for which Trump lacerated Hillary Clinton? Only if they believe they are as immune to the usual rules as he is.
Tech
Twitter Says It’s Holding Trump to the Same Standards as Everyone Else, But Also Not, Because He’s President
Lots of people won't like Twitter's stance on the president's fiery remarks—but it makes sense.
Insights
Data in the Trenches: Transforming Defense Readiness in the Age of Big Data
Now more than ever, those tasked with making important decisions affecting strategy, logistics, and personnel safety must be able to select the best course of action at a moment’s notice by drawing from the latest information whenever and wherever the situation demands it.
Oversight
Play of the Day: Trump Starts a Feud With the NFL
In Alabama, the president criticized players protesting on the field.
Route Fifty
Many State AGs Know That Consumer Protections Aren't Safe Under Trump
Reforms could save billions of dollars from predatory lenders at the state level, but it’s not long before presidential appointees to federal regulatory agencies likely look to preempt them.
Oversight
House Fails to Approve Short-Term FAA Reauthorization
Bill would extend agency’s authority for six months, omits air traffic control privatization proposal.
Nextgov
Trump Aide Says Modernizing Federal IT is Administration’s Cold War Moment
Will the government's technology challenges galvanize decision-makers as the Cold War once did?
Route Fifty
While Harvey’s Floodwaters Have Receded, the Health Risks Linger
From overwhelmed sewage infrastructure to inundated industrial sites, the disaster’s impacts loom weeks after the record-setting storm left Texas.
Nextgov
Rep. Hurd’s Solution For Tech Talent Shortage: 10 Day Tours of Duty
The Cyber National Guard could provide a constant stream of short-term talent, the lawmaker says.
Management
Thousands of Federal Employees Volunteer as Surge Force for FEMA Relief Efforts
Program had been limited to employees inside DHS but is now open governmentwide.
Oversight
Nearly One in Five Female Feds Say They Have Experienced Recent Workplace Sexual Harassment
One percent of feds said they have been raped or assaulted at work in last two years, survey finds.
Management
Knocking the Negativity Out of Your Career and Life
The nattering nabobs of negativity can suck the joy out of every situation if you let them.
Nextgov
Updated: Government Agencies Not Compromised in Deloitte Breach
The breach affected an email system that included information from several markets.
Defense
Here Are the Options for Dealing With North Korea
As tensions between North Korea and the United States continue to intensify, two experts discuss the remaining options.
Management
Senator Calls for Heads to Roll at the Pentagon for $64M Wasted on a 'Hangar Queen'
Grassley urges Mattis to figure out who is responsible for a counternarcotics plane that never flew its intended mission.
Management
Meetings Create a Commodity No Organization Can Function Without
There’s magic in gathering.
Management
Will Trump Change the Way Presidents Approach National Monuments?
Since Theodore Roosevelt, administrations have designated land across the country, but never before have they scaled down sites to the extent proposed by Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke.
Management
Four Steps To Leading Like Angela Merkel, Master Of Crisis Management
The leader, nicknamed "mother" in German, knows how to work it.
Insights