Management
The Reasons Your Change Initiative Will Fail
Most people focus too much on the results and not enough on the relationships that will yield the results.
Defense
Countries May Begin Backfilling U.S. Troops in Syria Within Weeks, Envoy Says
In an exclusive interview, Amb. Jim Jeffrey also confirmed a breakthrough agreement that could restart the Geneva peace process.
Route Fifty
Supreme Court’s Gerrymander Decision Shifts Fight Back to States
Reformers are likely to focus on independent commissions and transparency efforts to overhaul partisan gerrymandering before maps are redrawn in 2021.
Management
Commerce Officials Silent After Supreme Court Blocks Census Question
With a printing schedule set for July 1, the bureau’s well-laid plans are up in the air.
Workforce
OPM Doesn’t Anticipate Furloughs in October
Acting Director Margaret Weichert sought to reassure employees that their jobs were safe despite a recent dust-up with lawmakers.
Defense
Top Diplomat Slams ‘Endless War’ Cries of Campaign Trail as ‘the Echo of the 1930s’
“I get terribly worried. Because this shows total ignorance of what’s going on in the world today,” Ambassador Jim Jeffrey says.
Workforce
Trump’s Latest Controversial Immigration Appointee Is Already Clashing With His Workforce
Ken Cuccinelli accuses his employees, and their union, of "choosing to deny reality" after they back lawsuit over new policy.
Oversight
Former HUD Executive Indicted in Procurement Fraud Scheme
Eghbal “Eddie” Saffarinia, former assistant inspector general for IT, allegedly steered contracts to a friend’s company and failed to disclose cash payments.
Defense
Senate Clears $750 Billion Defense Policy Bill That Reforms the Security Clearance Process
Authorization act also contains 3.1% military pay hike and streamlines acquisition processes.
Defense
Pentagon Official: We Didn’t Link Iran to al-Qaeda In Hill Briefings
“In these briefings, none of the officials mentioned al-Qa'ida or the 2001 Authorization to Use Military Force,” DASD Mick Mulroy said.
Tech
NASA Will Go Looking for Alien Life
The agency plans to launch a spacecraft to Titan, a moon of Saturn with some crucial ingredients for habitability.
Route Fifty
Pennsylvania Becomes First State to Use Automated System to Expunge Criminal Records
After passing the country’s first ‘clean slate’ bill, Pennsylvania is debuting a system that will automatically clear the records of all who are eligible.
Management
Play of the Day: Joe Biden Doesn't Want to Pass the Torch
The Democrats debated on Thursday and the former vice president was the centerpiece of the discussion.
Defense
Lawmaker: Human Problem at Pentagon Worse than Tech Problem
Rep. Jim Cooper says Congress shouldn’t accept a government topped by acting political appointees.
Management
OPM Still Lacks Legal Analysis of Proposed Merger with GSA
Lawmakers in both parties expressed outrage at the lack of documents provided to support the Trump administration’s proposal.
Nextgov
Spy Agencies Turn to AI to Stay Ahead of Adversaries
In a world where everyone can collect data on everything, speedy analysis could make or break U.S. national security, a top intelligence official says.
Management
Senate Chairman Presses HHS to Do a Better Job of Curbing Medicaid Fraud
Seema Verma highlights CMS’s two-year-old focus on preventing improper payments.
Workforce
Trump Administration Threatens to Make Employees Work Without Pay Over Border Funding Shortfall
Congress may act in time to provide emergency funding, but some damage may already be done.
Route Fifty
One State's Plans to Expand Connected Vehicle Technology
More cars and trucks that can communicate with roadside sensors are expected to roll off assembly lines in the coming years.
Management