Management
Trump Administration Looks to Upend Collective Bargaining in Budget Proposal
Fiscal 2020 budget request seeks legislation to codify overturned elements of President Trump’s 2018 executive orders and expand control of labor-management issues.
Nextgov
Cyber Threats Are Emerging Faster Than DHS Can Address Them, Secretary Says
The agency needs industry to help it “innovate while under attack,” according to Kirstjen Nielsen.
Oversight
VA’s Private Care Program Headed for Tech Trouble, Review Finds
“These people are out of their minds,” one VA doctor said.
Management
GAO Urges Federal Government to Reveal Key Information on Political Appointees
Citing ProPublica’s Trump Town database, the watchdog agency recommended Congress consider legislation that would require the federal government to make many officials’ financial disclosures public.
Route Fifty
State Fuel Tax Doesn't Apply to Tribe, Supreme Court Rules
The Yakama Nation's treaty with the United States exempts a tribal company from the tax, according to the high court's decision.
Management
New Bill Aims to Protect Civil Servant Scientists From Undue Political Influence
Federal scientists are facing "increasing levels of censorship, research hindrances and misrepresentation of established facts," supporters say.
Nextgov
White House Launches AI.gov
All of the federal government’s initiatives and resources around artificial intelligence can be accessed under one top-level domain.
Oversight
IRS Allowed $74 Million in Excess Social Security Tax Refunds, Watchdog Finds
Despite progress spotting wrong amounts on returns, agency lacks clear detection criteria.
Management
The High Cost of Undervaluing Older Talent
Older workers are far more influential than their younger colleagues.
Defense
Air Force One: New Estimate Bumps Total Cost By Nearly One-Third
The $5.3 billion price tag is the Pentagon’s first public accounting to include the new hangars and various other costs.
Management
Danger Ahead In The Constitutional Standoff Over Trump’s Emergency Declaration
President Trump vetoed Congress' rejection of his emergency declaration. That brings the constitutional confrontation closer to the Supreme Court and a potentially destabilizing outcome.
Oversight
Play of the Day: Joe Biden Takes The First (Mis)Step Toward the White House
The former vice president may have accidentally declared for 2020 over the weekend.
Route Fifty
Supreme Court to Review Non-Unanimous Jury Verdicts
STATE AND LOCAL ROUNDUP | Trying to pay people wrongly accused of fraud in Michigan ... An ongoing petrochemical fire in Texas ... Books and the mayor in Baltimore.
Route Fifty
California Governor on Opportunity Zones: ‘I hope it’s not just to make a quick buck.’
State and local leaders and investors gathered to discuss the economic development program on Monday.
Nextgov
Trump's 2020 Budget Would Cut Non-Defense R&D by $10 Billion
The request comes as the administration urges agencies to double down on research in artificial intelligence and other emerging technologies.
Pay & Benefits
White House Pushes Performance-Based Pay Without Any Money to Implement It
The Trump administration dropped its proposal for a $1 billion interagency workforce fund, instead suggesting agencies offset a requested 2020 pay freeze with existing appropriations.
Route Fifty
The Cities Where Residents Are Most Eager to Leave
An analysis by real-estate website Redfin.com examined places where more people were searching for homes elsewhere compared to people looking to move in.
Pay & Benefits
Trump Proposes Cutting Postal Employees’ Pay, Benefits in $100B Savings Package
The compensation reforms would be coupled with operational changes proposed by the president’s task force.
Management