Management

Collaboration Doesn't Mean Consorting With the Enemy

Working across traditional lines will be essential to a smooth presidential transition.

Management

Clinton Looks Unstoppable After Wins in Illinois, Ohio and North Carolina

The former State Department chief is turning weakness to strength in the Rust Belt.

Route Fifty

Public-Private Partnerships Offer School Kitchen Grants to More Districts

Some funds designated for equipment under $5,000

Oversight

Trump's Very Super Tuesday

Even as he faces growing resistance from Republican party leaders, Trump is growing his support with Republican voters.

Management

Obama Administration Abandons Plans to Drill in the Atlantic Ocean

Oil and gas exploration off the coast of Alaska and in the Gulf of Mexico will move forward.

Management

Could Architects Think of a Better Border?

A competition that touches on Donald Trump's proposed “border wall” could open up a more substantive conversation about the border itself.

Management

Lockheed Official: Here's How To Keep America’s Airborne Advantage

Regular updates to the F-22 and F-35, says Lockheed’s Rob Weiss, plus a deep commitment to chasing the game-changing tech of the future.

Oversight

The Rubio Campaign Ends Where It Began

The Florida senator suspended his campaign at home in the Sunshine state, after voters there swung decisively in favor of Donald Trump.

Oversight

Play of the Day: Hillary Clinton's Unforced Errors

Is the frontrunner getting complacent?

Nextgov

Researcher Says Government Cyberthreat Sharing Too Secretive

The university's attack space includes power generation networks, campus police databases, research files, student records and retail payment systems, among other sensitive digital operations.

Route Fifty

D.C. Metro's Emergency Closure Tests New General Manager

A system-wide safety inspection will close the nation's second-busiest subway for at least 24 hours. "When I say safety is our highest priority, I mean it,” said Paul Wiedefeld, who aims to fix a troubled transit agency.

Pay & Benefits

D.C.-Area Feds May Take Unscheduled Leave as Metro Shuts Down for 29 Hours

The Washington metro system will be shuttered for an emergency safety inspection.

Management

VA Backpedals on Changing Status of All Senior Executives

Non-medical senior executives would remain in Title 5, but department is still seeking greater control over firing them.

Pay & Benefits

House Republican Budget Would Revive Cuts to Feds’ Pay and Benefits

Fiscal 2017 blueprint also calls for more firings, demotions and suspensions.

Management

Three Simple Steps for More Mindful Leadership

The reason they're so effective, is that you can easily incorporate them into your routine.

Nextgov

OPM Needs Another $37M for ‘Critical’ IT Upgrades, Agency Tells Congress

During the phased rollout of the new IT infrastructure, OPM will have to run both old and new systems simultaneously.

Management

Congress is Just Wrong About the MSPB

An analysis shows that Merit Systems Protection Board judges rule in favor of employees only about 1 percent of the time.

Oversight

'EPA Responded in the Only Way We Could,' Says Official at Center of Flint Crisis

Hedman tells fiery House hearing agency did no wrong, explains her resignation.

Nextgov

Texas Congressman to Feds: Don’t Mess with Civil Liberties

“We can protect civil liberties, defend infrastructure and chase bad guys all at the same time,” the legislator said. “We can chase bad guys without eroding our civil liberties.”

Nextgov

Federal Cyber Workforce Needs Cultural Anthropologists, Economists and Marketers

To effectively block cyberthreats, the government needs talent from a diverse set of academic and cultural backgrounds, not just “people behind screens.”