Management
Mainstays of GSA's OASIS Contract Office Take New Jobs
Federal Acquisition Service continues reorganization.
Management
I Kicked My Smartphone Addiction By Retraining My Brain To Enjoy Being Bored
When we're bored, we're more likely to seek out inspired solutions to everyday problems.
Insights
Top 5 Takeaways From KPMG's Intelligent Automation Forum
On June 6, 2017, the Government Intelligent Automation Forum united some of the top technology executives in government under one roof. Here's what GBC learned.
Defense
Trump Bans Transgender Americans From Serving in the Military
The president’s move reverses the Obama-era plan to phase in their participation.
Oversight
Play of the Day: Trump's Speech to the Boy Scouts
The president regaled the Boy Scout Jamboree this week with some unconventional comments.
Management
Rethinking Remote Work
Some organizations, particularly struggling ones, are reconsidering telework.
Route Fifty
States Clear to Send Trump Commission Sensitive Voter File Data
The ACLU is attempting to document the process.
Oversight
House Lawmakers to CBO Analysts: You’re Fired
Four House Republicans invoked an obscure budget rule to eliminate the jobs of 89 federal employees in the Congressional Budget Office.
Nextgov
IRS Pilot Lets You Settle Tax Disputes From Home
The agency will test a online conferencing platform that taxpayers can use from their homes or wherever they click the link.
Pay & Benefits
Initial House ‘Minibus’ Spending Bill Would Trigger Sequester
Measure would exceed caps without a budget deal to override them.
Pay & Benefits
GAO Finds Phased Retirement Can Benefit Employees, Management
Number of feds enrolled in program remains small, but there are new signs of growth.
Nextgov
IT Modernization Gets Nod, But No Money, In House Funding Bills
Funding for a major tech upgrades push will have to wait on Senate action on a modernization bill.
Management
Evaluating Trump's Psyche in Public
Inside the ongoing ethics debate over what professionals can say about the president's mental health
Route Fifty
Counties Are on the Front Lines of Cyber War
WATCH: A retired Marine general outlined how a fundamental threat to our democracy must be addressed.
News
What Senators Really Think of the Administration's Approach to Budgeting
Caught on a hot mic, Susan Collins and Jack Reed questioned the sanity and competence of both the president and his budget office.
Management
Ex-Census Director: 'I Didn’t Leave Because of Politics'
Thompson urges Congress to provide full 2019 funding and praises bureau career staff.
Route Fifty
Iowa Treasurer Wants Senate ‘Scoundrels’ to Pay $2.2M Sexual Harassment Settlement
STATE AND LOCAL NEWS ROUNDUP: N.J. township nixes Jewish religious boundary; ACLU balks at Maine governor's Facebook use; remembering Talkeetna, Alaska's cat 'mayor'
Nextgov
Time for Agencies to Rethink the Internet of Things, NIST Official Says
It's hard to secure the internet of things if parties can't agree what it is.
Defense
The Navy’s Newest Aircraft Carrier Has No Urinals
Only seated toilets and stalls are available on the $12.9 billion USS Gerald R. Ford.
Oversight