Management
What You Need to Know About the Upcoming GPS Rollover
The most important event you’ve never heard of is scheduled to take place on April 6.
Management
Small Business Administrator Departs With Bipartisan Praise
Former wrestling entertainment executive Linda McMahon will return to the private sector.
Nextgov
GSA’s Investment Team Is Building An Agile Development Contract
The $10 million, single-award contract would assist in developing novel ideas to improve the federal government.
Pay & Benefits
Most TSP Funds Continued to Gain Ground in March
Only the Thrift Savings Plan’s small cap stock index investment fund fell last month.
Tech
The Newest AI-Enabled Weapon: ‘Deep-Faking’ Photos of the Earth
Step 1: Use AI to make undetectable changes to outdoor photos. Step 2: release them into the open-source world and enjoy the chaos.
Pay & Benefits
Analysis: The Federal Government Gave Up on Retirement Security
As companies shortchange employees with pensions, Treasury and Labor look the other way.
Nextgov
Identity Theft Services Inefficient at Addressing Data Breach Risks, Watchdog Says
The Government Accountability Office also recommended that Congress should reconsider allowing federal agencies how much coverage is appropriate to offer.
Oversight
Play of the Day: The Full Headline From the Mueller Report
It's not just the one that was reported last week.
Route Fifty
New York Bans Single-Use Plastic Bags
STATE AND LOCAL ROUNDUP | Investigating earthquakes in Alabama ... A fight about Chik-Fil-A in San Antonio ... Considering a seasonal gas tax hike.
Route Fifty
Six States Have Now Passed $15 Minimum Wage Laws
“I think there definitely is momentum,” says one expert.
Pay & Benefits
Here's How Agencies Will Distribute the Retroactive Pay Raise
Memo to agencies also clarifies that a pay freeze on top administration officials is still at least partially in effect.
Route Fifty
Want to Regulate Guns? Target Gun Buyers, Not Specific Weapons, Research Suggests
New research from the Rockefeller Institute suggests that banning specific types of weapons is a less effective means of gun control than restricting access for at-risk buyers.
Management
The US Could Lose the AI Arms Race
Developing artificial intelligence capabilities must become a national priority.
News
Postal Service Partners With Forever 21 for New Fashion Line
Mailing agency will earn royalty revenue on tube tops, joggers.
Nextgov
FBI’s Long-Awaited $5 Billion IT Services Recompete Goes Back To Draft
The ITSSS recompete is getting a new name, new timeline and new draft solicitation, while the existing contract gets a one-year extension.
Nextgov
Without JEDI, Pentagon’s Artificial Intelligence Efforts May Be Hindered
The Pentagon won’t be able to maximize artificial intelligence’s true capabilities without an enterprise cloud solution, something it’s currently trying to contract out.
Oversight
DEA Failed to Obtain Legal Backing While Gathering Data in Drug Probes
Watchdog says agency did not follow guidance on subpoenas for “bulk” collections.
Nextgov
Survey: Only One-Third of Agencies Are Sending NARA Electronic Records
Many are still relying on manual processes, the survey found.
Management
Taxpayers Are Very Confused
Fewer returns are in, traffic to the IRS website is up, and everyone’s complaining about refunds. Why?
Management