Management
Analysis: The Emergency Declaration Should Not Be Resolved in Court
The constitutional conflict between Congress and President Trump over his emergency declaration has potential to undermine centuries of checks and balances between the two branches of government.
Management
Shutdown Hampered Watchdogs’ Latest Report on Afghanistan War
The U.S. spends about $3 billion monthly on Operation Freedom Sentinel.
Pay & Benefits
Trump Administration Again Bashes Salary Council's Federal-Private Sector Pay Gap Calculation
The annual report from the President’s Pay Agent endorses a controversial plan to change how pay disparities are determined.
Management
Stop Inspiring Your Team to Underperform
A lot of well-intentioned leaders set the bar too low for their staff.
Nextgov
FCC CIO to Get More ‘Significant’ Role
An update to the agency’s organizational rules will give the FCC CIO similar authorities as IT leaders in agencies covered by FITARA.
Oversight
McCabe Lawsuit Over Dismissal Could Question Watchdog’s Independence
Former FBI deputy director says IG "delivered" result Trump called for.
Defense
Pentagon Wins a Reprieve with Trump Approval of ‘Residual’ Forces in Syria
General Dunford is “confident” U.S. allies will now agree to stay, but for how long remains undetermined.
Management
Workism Is Making Americans Miserable
For the college-educated elite, work has morphed into a religious identity—promising identity, transcendence, and community, but failing to deliver.
Oversight
Play of the Day: Trump Is Going to Negotiate Again With Kim
What will the U.S. get in return for North Korea to give up its nuclear program?
Route Fifty
‘There’s No One to Help You Right Now’: 911 Calls Released From Deadly Firestorm
STATE AND LOCAL ROUNDUP | Alaska localities decry governor’s budget cuts … a Texas city with 400,000 people and no transit system … and Ohio River flooding.
Route Fifty
A Message to FEMA: Respond to Disasters Differently
Providing money to states faster after disasters, and offering funds before they strike, would make communities safer, governors said.
Route Fifty
Republican Governors Want Trade War With China Over Quickly
An outcome to negotiations that lowers or ends Chinese tariffs could be critical to President Trump’s reelection hopes, Arkansas’ governor predicted.
Pay & Benefits
Judge to Hear Additional Arguments in Shutdown Lawsuits in May
The Justice Department is expected to file a motion to dismiss legal challenges against agencies’ ability to make employees work without pay during a lapse in appropriations in the coming days.
Route Fifty
Sending Queso to the Moon
Austin Mayor Steve Adler provides a queso recipe to future civilizations, including it a package that began a voyage to the moon earlier this week.
Nextgov
DHS Seeks Industry Input as It Goes All-in for Cloud
The agency is moving to the cloud at fast clip but it wants feedback to ensure its strategy is sound.
Pay & Benefits
Army Ends $18,000 Child Care Subsidy for Civilians
Secretary says savings will go toward "higher priority Army programs" for military families.
Management
The President’s Oddly Specific Lies About How He’s Managing Government
Trump has laid claim to issuing orders and taking actions that never occurred.
Pay & Benefits
Agencies Expose $200 Million Health Fraud Involving Tricare
Justice, Defense and IRS obtain guilty plea from Mississippi woman who laundered money.
Management
The Budget Outlook Is Even Worse Than the Official Projections
The growing debt would be less of a concern if there was a viable plan to stop overspending, but this isn't the case.
Management