Route Fifty
What If Trump Doesn’t Grant The Federal Waivers That California’s Climate Policies Depend On?
“There is no way that the 10 million Californians living in areas with smoggy air will be able to breathe healthy air without the state keeping (waiver) authority.”
Pay & Benefits
Solid TSP Growth, An Opening Bid for the 2018 Pay Raise and More
A weekly roundup of pay and benefits news.
Defense
Pentagon Watchdog Clears CENTCOM Intel Officers of ‘Cooking the Books’
Analysts charged that Central Command intelligence officers had falsified reports related to efforts to counter the Islamic State.
Pay & Benefits
Pentagon Spells Out Details of Troops' New Retirement System
The blended package goes into effect in 2018.
Management
Six Ways to Stop Wasting Time in Office Meetings
For example, shorten the time of meetings. People can only focus on any one subject for 18 minutes on average.
Management
Inspectors General Worry About Hiring Freeze, Regulatory Cap
House hearing details Trump team's rumored plan to fire watchdogs.
Management
Who Abused Their Executive Power at Standing Rock?
Under the Obama administration, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers said the project needed an environmental-impact review. Now, the Corps has reversed course.
Management
Barack Obama Signed More Executive Actions In His First 12 Days Than Donald Trump
President Donald Trump signed 18 executive orders and memos in his first 12 days in office.
Oversight
SCOTUS Nominee Could Alter High Court’s View of Regulation
Neil Gorsuch’s difference with Scalia in the Chevron decision could boost Republican-backed deregulation.
Route Fifty
As Trump Promises ‘Big League’ Manufacturing Gains, Mayors Confront Automation
“The idea that it’s like, ‘we’ll figure that out when it gets here,’ I think is a reason why there’s so much anger in our communities about this issue,” according to the mayor of Dayton, Ohio.
Management
Trump’s Immigration Order Doesn’t Affect Citizenship Applications
Nationals of Iran, Iraq, Sudan, Syria, Libya, Somalia, and Yemen can still become American citizens.
Oversight
Play of the Day: Trump Missed a Chance to Use His Catchphrase
Sally Yates never got to hear "you're fired!" from the president.
Route Fifty
In the ‘New Un-Normal’ of Trump, Cities Will Continue to Be Beacons of Progress
Long Beach Mayor Robert Garcia discusses how a new White House administration won’t stop the momentum that’s pushed his city and others like it forward.
Management
Lawmakers Reintroduce Bipartisan Postal Reform Bill
Measure would require retirees to enroll in Medicare.
Management
OPM’s Telework Policy for Parents Is An Exercise in Distrust
Even the most careful teleworker is going to have a less than ideal situation arise during the course of a few months or years.
Management
Internal Promotions, Postal Service and CIA Among Trump's Hiring Freeze Exemptions
Agency leaders told follow shutdown guidance for "national security and public safety" exemptions.
Management
House and Senate Prepare to Undo Obama Contractor Rule
“Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces” rule called “blacklisting.”
Oversight
House Democrats Seek Background on Rumored Inspector General Firings
Trump allegedly abandoned a plan to ask for the resignations of IGs after transition officials met resistance.
Management
Don’t Look to Trump to Overhaul the Bureaucracy
The real action will be on the other end of Pennsylvania Avenue.
Tech