Management
How to Deal With a Confrontational Naysayer During a Presentation
A workplace communication fable with three great lessons.
Nextgov
FDA Proposes Regulations for AI-Powered Medical Devices
Because AI retrains itself over time, the administration wants to keep tabs on what’s happening under the hood.
Management
Pentagon Contract Managers Failed to Police Overpayments to Executives
Inspector general questioned $22 million in 18 audits not allowable under the FAR.
Management
Trump Administration Cancels Contract That Failed to Bring on More Border Agents
CBP had hoped to bring on as many as 7,500 employees but instead received only 36.
Oversight
Watchdog Details Shutdown’s Damage to IRS Work During Tax Season
The 35-day lapse in appropriations exploded the correspondence backlog and left 3.8 million calls unanswered.
Management
Trump to Nominate U.S. Treasurer to Run Small Business Administration
Jovita Carranza, who served as an adviser to the Trump campaign, worked at the agency before.
Management
The IRS Tried to Take on the Ultrawealthy. It Didn’t Go Well.
Ten years ago, the tax agency formed a special team to unravel the complex tax-lowering strategies of the nation’s wealthiest people. But with big money — and Congress — arrayed against the team, it never had a chance.
Oversight
Play of the Day: Further Examining the Barr Letter
Perhaps William Barr's letter was not as comprehensive as it could have been.
Route Fifty
Movement to Allow Campaign Funds to Pay for Child Care Dealt Setback in Connecticut
STATE AND LOCAL ROUNDUP | Amazon to locate new offices across a very short bridge ... Arizona considers fining teachers for influencing student political views … St. Paul loses its bikes.
Nextgov
DHS Cyber Chief is Ready to Update Federal Tech Hiring
The department is preparing to roll out a new personnel system that will let officials “hire people based on their skill sets, not what’s on a piece of paper,” said Chris Krebs.
Route Fifty
Navigating the Justice System, Victims Find Comfort with Courthouse Dogs
Courthouse companion dogs offer emotional support for victims and witnesses in 39 states.
Management
House Democrats Recommend Zero Money for OPM Reorganization
House Oversight Committee Democrats urged appropriators to effectively block an effort to merge the Office of Personnel Management with the General Services Administration.
Oversight
FBI Director Touts Record Job Applications Despite Bashing of Bureau
Wray acknowledges Trump budget cuts, declines to respond to political jabs.
Management
‘Dozens’ of Whistleblowers Are Secretly Cooperating With House Democrats
The number of anonymous tipsters reporting wrongdoing from inside the federal government has spiked during the Trump presidency, the House Oversight Committee says.
Nextgov
114 Lawmakers Push to Fund Clean Energy Research
The group wants $500 million for the Energy Department’s advanced research projects agency, which would be eliminated under the White House’s 2020 budget request.
Management
Judges Fixate on Jurisdictional Question in Appeal of Decision Invalidating Trump Workforce Orders
The Justice Department has argued that federal employee unions’ efforts to unravel a series of workforce executive orders must first go through the Federal Labor Relations Authority.
Management
Staffing Shortages Impede State Department Monitoring of War-Zone Contracts
Watchdog finds several bureaus allowed questionable invoices to go through.
Route Fifty
Church Scores Federal Court Win in Zoning Dispute With Village
The case involved religious discrimination claims and attracted the attention of the Justice Department.
Oversight