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Watchdog: Poor Oversight Put GSA’s $50B Telecom Transition Over Schedule, Over Budget
The agency hired contractors to help with a smooth transition but ended up spending lots of money for little movement.
Management
Viewpoint: America’s Asylum System Is Profoundly Broken
Until the United States establishes and articulates clear rules, the crisis at the border will continue.
Management
What Feds Should Know About Two Recent Supreme Court Rulings
The Court’s decisions on the non-delegation and deference doctrines has implications for agencies.
Nextgov
The Government’s Historic Spending Spree Continues
Spending data from the Government Accountability Office confirmed last year’s predicted spending spree and early fiscal 2019 data suggests historical spending levels continued.
News
‘To Secure These Rights, Governments Are Instituted…’
On Independence Day and throughout this year, we’re honoring and celebrating the people who excel in managing the institutions of government.
Defense
'Nothing Prepares You for the Inhumanity of It:' House Democrats Visit Texas Border Patrol Facilities
At a visit this week, the freshman congresswoman Madeleine Dean of Pennsylvania met weeping women and exchanged notes with detained children.
Management
Visiting National Parks Could Change Your Thinking About Patriotism
Patriotism means pride in country, but what are we proud of? A former national park ranger suggests that visiting historic sites can remind Americans of the heritage, good and bad, that they share.
Route Fifty
Gap Grows Between Well-Off and Troubled State Public Pension Plans
The findings from The Pew Charitable Trusts come as the U.S. enters a record phase of economic expansion.
Management
Census Will Print 2020 Survey Without Citizenship Question
Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross repeated that he “strongly disagrees” with the Supreme Court ruling that stopped inclusion of the question until a lower court further examines the issue.
Defense
Brand New Marine One Helicopter To Make Debut at Trump's July 4th Parade
Other aircraft slated to fly over include the B-2 stealth bomber, F-22 Raptor and Air Force One.
Management
IG Issues Alert for 'Dangerous' Conditions at Detention Facilities That Require 'Immediate Attention'
Migrants have been denied showers, hot food and forced into standing room only conditions for long periods of time.
Nextgov
Modernization Fund Program Isn’t Recouping Overhead Costs Fast Enough
The Technology Modernization Fund is incurring millions more in overhead costs than it is recouping in administrative fees.
Pay & Benefits
Postal Service Floats Big Cuts to Employee Pay, Leave and Benefits
New postal workers would no longer earn a pension under preliminary business plan.
Management
House Appropriations Bill Would Block Impasses Panel from Imposing New Union Contracts
Federal labor groups have frequently accused agencies of engaging in bad faith “box-checking” collective bargaining negotiations, in an effort to fast track proposals to an all-Republican board.
Pay & Benefits
Trump’s White House Staff Is Smaller and Better Paid Than Obama’s
Acting Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney is the top earner at $203,000 a year.
Nextgov
Scammers Are Impersonating Government Agencies More Than Ever
The Federal Trade Commission warns that criminals’ “favorite ruse” is pretending to be from a government agency.
Management
How Behavioral Science Could Improve Federal Programs
The private sector has been using psychological insight for years to promote certain outcomes.
Oversight
Investigation of Secret Border Patrol Group Launched as New Degrading Facebook Posts Surface
A ProPublica story revealing demeaning posts directed at Latina lawmakers prompted widespread revulsion.
Route Fifty
Digital Driver’s Licenses Could Become a Real Option in Some States
Several states have run pilots for digital driver’s licenses, which would allow residents to supplement plastic ID cards with smartphone apps. But as the technology becomes more of a reality, experts are worried about the privacy implications.
News