Pay & Benefits
The Hiring Freeze Takes a Toll on One Benefit, a Petition for a TSP Tweak and More
A roundup of pay and benefits news.
Pay & Benefits
OPM Proposal to Boost Max Pay for Top-Ranked Feds Draws Praise
Proposed rule was nearly 10 years in the making.
Oversight
Legal Group Seeks Probe of FEC Commissioner for Trump Tweet
Weintraub challenged president for proof of New Hampshire voter bussing.
Nextgov
Trump’s New Chief Digital Officer is Already Gone
Gerrit Lansing made the move to the White House in January after serving as the Republican National Committee’s chief digital officer since 2015.
News
A Pep Talk for Federal Employees from NIH’s Collins
Civil servants are “an amazing group of dedicated, talented and hard-working people who are often unappreciated,” he says.
Management
How Trump Could Advance Federal Cybersecurity
The administration doesn’t need to start from scratch.
Defense
NASA: Seven Earth-Sized Planets Have Been Spotted Around a Nearby Star
And all of them are in the temperate zone.
Nextgov
18F Wants to Change the Rules, Not Break Them, Leader Says
Part of hacking government includes finding policies and regulations that are barriers, Technology Transformation Service Commissioner Rob Cook said.
Management
Trump to Issue First Budget in Mid-March, Promising ‘A Lot More With Less’
President also signals hiring freeze may continue ‘for the American taxpayer.’
Management
Arts and Humanities Agencies Brace for Familiar Threat of Extinction
The Trump administration’s reported plan for budget cuts prompts anxiety and pushback.
Route Fifty
Welcome to the New and Improved Route Fifty
As we continue to connect state and local leaders across the United States, our laboratory of ideas continues to grow.
Route Fifty
The Worst State Capitals to Live In; Kansas House Overrides Brownback’s Budget Veto
Also in our State and Local Daily Digest: Early impacts of Philly’s soda tax; Florida city faces whistleblower lawsuit; and officials in Mich. city want more halfway house regulations.
Defense
Three Urgent Tasks for Trump’s National-Security Team
The administration needs a single line on various policies — but even more urgently, it must fill about 100 top federal jobs, says James Stavridis.
Management
Is the Southern Border a Constitution-Free Zone?
The Supreme Court considers a case involving a youth on the Mexican side of the border killed by an American border patrol agent on the U.S. side.
Oversight
Play of the Day: The President and his HUD Secretary Pick Visit the NMAAHC
President Donald Trump spoke at Smithsonian's National Museum of African American History and Culture.
Management
What Trump Misses About Regulations: They Produce Benefits As Well As Costs
President Trump has ordered federal agencies to cut two regulations for every new one they enact – ignoring the fact that many regulations produce large social benefits.
Oversight
Gaps in Employee Engagement Found Among Agencies in Law Enforcement, Other Key Policy Areas
New Best Places to Work study suggests managers need to find commonalities.
News
Mattis Takes on the Pentagon Bureaucracy
The secretary of Defense wants to reform the sprawling department’s business functions and reorganize key executive offices.
Management