Oversight
Studies of Monkey Drool, Frat Boys’ Party Habits Make Latest Senate 'Wastebook'
Senator accuses science agencies of spending taxpayers' money to research the obvious.
Management
Project Management for the Rest of Us
So you don’t have formal training for that initiative you now have to lead. You can still get it done on time and under budget.
Management
Pentagon Wins Court Round on Disclosing Sikorsky Subcontracting Plans
Small Business League had hoped to expose favoritism toward larger companies.
Route Fifty
The Gaps in New York's Free-College Plan
Critics worry that the students who need the most help might be among the least likely to receive it.
Oversight
The Senate Delays a Key Nomination Hearing
The move pushes back the examination of Betsy DeVos, Trump’s nominee for education secretary. But three other Cabinet picks are still set to receive confirmation hearings before they have obtained ethics agreements.
Management
Trump’s Agenda Quickly Collides With Reality on the Hill
From repealing Obamacare to building a border wall funded by Mexico, the president-elect’s campaign priorities have hit some early turbulence.
Management
Kushner Appointment Would Spark Showdown Over Federal Nepotism Laws
The president-elect reportedly will name his son-in-law as a senior White House adviser.
Oversight
Play of the Day: Trump and Streep
The decorated actress is feuding with the president-elect.
Route Fifty
West Coast Storms Prompt Drinking Water Emergency in Santa Cruz
The call to cut consumption comes after an important pipeline was damaged amid larger regional disruptions from flooding and mudslides.
Pay & Benefits
Oversight Chairman Promises Sweeping Changes to Feds’ Retirement, Job Security
Democrats vow to "resist" and "fight back."
Management
Lawmakers Ask Trump to Reconsider Federal Hiring Freeze
In a letter to the President-elect, 106 Democrats say history demonstrates the tactic would actually increase government through the contractor workforce while decreasing accountability.
Management
Departing HHS Chief Cautions Republicans Seeking Repeal of Obamacare
Burwell warns of “step backward” if still-undefined “replacement” fails three-part test.
Management
Memo to the President: Rebuilding the Nation’s Infrastructure
The major impediment is not political but rather our governance structure.
Management
Hiring Advice From a Recruiter Who Placed 4,300 People in 18 Months
Step one: Make hiring a priority.
Route Fifty
S.C. Struggles With Pension Funding; New Governors Sworn Into Office in Ind., Mo.
Also in our State and Local Digest: A push to raise Mont.’s gas tax; municipal panic buttons expand in Mass.; and a W.Va. city hall is a ‘total loss’ after a fire.
Route Fifty
Chicago Secures $1 Billion in Federal Grant Funding for Rail Upgrades
The money will go toward work planned on the city’s Red and Purple Lines.
Nextgov
Here's Why Trump's Intel Bashing Matters
The president-elect’s denigration of the Russian hacking findings will make it harder to make a case against other U.S. adversaries, former officials say.
Pay & Benefits
VHA Failed To Recoup Nearly $800K in Employee Recruitment and Relocation Debt in Fiscal 2014
Watchdog dings Veterans Affairs for poor oversight of financial incentives to attract and keep top workers.
Oversight
Ethics Office Cites Trump Nominees, Senate for Taking Unprecedented Approach
OGE says it has yet to receive financial disclosures for nominees already scheduled for hearings.
Management