Management
A To-Do List for Leaders Who Need to Grow Up
It takes a big person to look in the mirror and see the behaviors that run counter to the mission. It takes an even bigger person to do something about them.
Pay & Benefits
Lawmakers Propose Restoring Defense Per Diem Rates
A bipartisan measure would repeal unpopular Pentagon restrictions adopted in 2014.
Route Fifty
As ‘Meat Ax’ Hangs Over Federal Budget, Mayors and County Officials Defend CDBG
“The president’s proposal is unacceptable,” Columbia, S.C., Mayor Stephen Benjamin said Wednesday as he discussed President Trump’s plan to eliminate Community Development Block Grant funding.
Route Fifty
American Lung Association Releases List of the Nation’s Most Polluted Cities
Ozone and year-round particle pollution are improving, but cities will find it harder to make gains and save lives between worsening climate change and President Trump’s rollback of Clean Power Plan protections.
Pay & Benefits
A Guide to Your Pay and Benefits During a Government Shutdown, and More
A weekly roundup of pay and benefits news.
Management
It’s Time to Stop Thinking We Can 'Life Hack' Our Way to Happiness
There's a dark side to hacking your way through life.
Insights
Modernizing IT for Mission Success: Surveying Priorities and Challenges at the Tactical Edge
The federal government faces a rapidly evolving IT environment. What priorities are federal agencies undertaking and what are the primary challenges they face? How can departments such as DoD tackle these objectives while deploying IT in crisis environments?
Route Fifty
Are Chicago's Party Buses 'Rolling Cemeteries'?
Also in our State and Local Daily Digest: Massachusetts to dismiss 21,587 drug convictions; 27 million SoCal trees threatened by beetle; Florida senator apologizes for racist remarks
Nextgov
Advice to Trump: Top Cybersecurity Talent Costs Money
The Trump administration should increase pay incentives for cyber workers, an accrediting organization says.
Insights
To Bind Up the Nation's Wounds: Ongoing Efforts in Veterans Health Care Modernization
Tasked with the enormous responsibility of providing for our nation’s veterans, it is vital that federal health organizations are empowered to ensure consistent quality and access to care.
Insights
Top 5 Takeaways: Survey Finds Government's Internet of Things At Risk
Despite mass proliferation of Internet-enabled devices, a 2017 survey of federal employees reveals major challenges for government security of the IoT. Read on to explore our top 5 takeaways, and what this means for the future of IoT.
Management
How Agencies Are Turning Scientific Breakthroughs Into Jobs
The Trump administration has an opportunity to build on advances in moving government-funded research to market.
Pay & Benefits
EPA To Offer Employees Buyouts, Early Retirement This Year
The agency is also continuing a freeze on external hiring.
Oversight
The House's Top Federal Agency Overseer Will Not Seek Reelection
Chairman has called for easier firing of feds, led some bipartisan reform efforts.
Management
Special Counsel Goes to Bat for Two Defense Whistleblowers
Friend of court briefs seek to overturn rulings against retaliation claims.
Oversight
How Trump's First 100 Days Could End in a Government Shutdown
The historical marker on April 29 will coincide with the expiration of federal funding unless Congress can strike a bipartisan deal in time.
Defense
Why America Cares About Chemical Weapons
Upholding the norm against their use helps the U.S. win wars.
Management
To Get the Best Results From Your Employees, Assemble Them Like a Team of Surgeons
Humans evolved to share knowledge.
Management
Analysis: Why the White House's Secrecy Over Visitor Logs Isn't a Crisis
Had the Trump administration decided to voluntarily release them, officials still would have had free reign to conceal meetings they didn’t want the public to know about.
Oversight