Management
The Clumsy War Against the 'Administrative State'
Government competence and responsiveness have faded due to neglect from the left and assault from the right.
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Governors Assert Their Role in Federal Health Care, Infrastructure Conversations
"I think the rhetoric of the campaign has hit the reality of governing,” said Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe, also chair of the National Governors Association.
Management
When Does a Leak to the Media Violate the Law?
After Trump’s complaint about “criminal” acts, CRS researchers review past prosecutions.
Tech
How Long Can Border Agents Keep Your Email Password?
Some data gathered from travelers going through customs can stay in a Homeland Security database for 75 years.
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Trump to Governors: ‘We’re Going to Start Spending on Infrastructure Big’
The president spoke to governors from around the U.S. at the White House on Monday about a range of topics.
Management
Marshals Service Retaliated Against Whistleblowers, Watchdog Finds
Senators stress that failure to cooperate with IG violates inspector general act.
Management
Getting Serious About Employee Performance
Engagement surveys ignore a key issue: Leaders and their agendas matter.
Management
Trump’s Budget Will Require 10 Percent Spending Cuts at Non-Defense Agencies
Agencies must identify $54 billion in savings in “lower priority programs.”
Defense
Trump Ordered an Intelligence Report to Justify His Travel Ban. This is What He Got.
Citizenship is an “unlikely indicator” of an individual's threat to the U.S., it found.
Defense
How the FBI Is Hobbled by Religious Illiteracy
The Bureau has long defended “Judeo-Christianity.” Minority groups have not fared as well.
Oversight
Play of the Day: The Translating Donald Trump
Jimmy Fallon has a new version of Rosetta Stone specifically for the president.
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One Lax State Can Make the Other 49 Vulnerable to a Cyberattack
“If it’s your state and your system, they’re going to say, ‘The governor was responsible.’”
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Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin on Medicaid: ‘We Need to Rethink the System’
GOP and Democratic governors were at odds as they convened for their winter meeting over possible changes to the health care entitlement program.
Management
DHS to Solicit Proposals for ‘Wall Structures’ on Southern Border
Department wants contractors to submit design and build prototype concepts by March 10.
Management
US Air Force to Send F-35 to Fight ISIS … In a Few Years
The plane’s rotation schedule has the JSF making deployments to Europe and the Pacific before heading to the Middle East, a top Air Force general says.
Management
The Stubborn Problem of Ageism in Hiring
When older adults expect to encounter age discrimination, it can set off a cycle that leads to long-term unemployment.
Management
New Trump Order Will Create Agency Task Forces to Eliminate Regulations
Order is the president's second to limit agencies’ regulatory capacity.
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CDC: Drug Overdose Deaths Have Doubled Since 1999
The drugs that are killing people have evolved—from pills to heroin to fentanyl.
Oversight