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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
Fleshed-Out Trump Budget Would Cut $48.8 Billion in Program Spending
New documents reflect “aggressive set of actions to redefine” the role of government.
Management
ATF Rushed Sole-Source Contracts Without Market Research, Watchdog Finds
Agency met small business award goals, mostly to Alaska Native Corporations.
Pay & Benefits
Federal Employees Would Get Less Leave Under Trump’s 2020 Budget
Combining sick leave and vacation time would provide "maximum flexibility," the White House says.
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IT Spending Holds Steady in Trump’s Budget
Civilian agencies would get more and the Defense Department less in the president’s budget proposal.
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Energy Aims to Launch America’s First Exascale Supercomputer by 2021
Insiders say the first-of-its-kind machine will accelerate innovation and discovery across the health, defense and climate sectors—and beyond.
Pay & Benefits
Trump's Budget Proposes Staffing Increases at All But 2 Cabinet-Level Agencies
Agency-by-agency job gains (or losses) under the White House’s 2020 request.
Pay & Benefits
New Pay Systems, More Temporary Employees Headline Civil Service Reforms in Trump’s Budget
Under a never-before-used provision of the 1990 Federal Employees Pay Comparability Act, the White House promises action on special pay systems this year.
Defense
The U.S. and North Korea Are Back to Talking Tough
Pyongyang’s latest threats don’t necessarily mean diplomacy is dead. But they are a sign of just how deadlocked nuclear talks have become.
Oversight
Play of the Day: Comparing Hand Gestures From the Oval Office
Democratic hopeful Beto O'Rourke has a lot of gesticulations, but so does President Donald Trump.
Defense
Who Are The Private Contractors Fighting In Iraq And Afghanistan? An Inside Look At This Invisible Military Force
A new study looks at obituaries of private military contractors killed at war. The majority are white men with significant military experience.
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