Pay & Benefits
Financial Lessons from the Shutdown
It’s important to develop healthy savings habits.
Pay & Benefits
Thousands of Feds Still Await Back Pay After Shutdown
A Homeland Security Department glitch led to officials processing back pay manually in "thousands" of cases, while other feds reported incomplete checks and missing deductions.
Nextgov
How All-Knowing Smartphones Could Become the Pentagon’s Employee Access Cards
An algorithm will track how employees use their phones, how they walk and even where they go to constantly verify users’ identity.
Tech
Four U.S. Ambassadors Misused Social Media, Watchdog Finds
State Department will tighten policy against personal postings.
Management
ICE Detainees on Hunger Strike Are Being Force-Fed, Just Like Guantánamo Detainees Before Them
Alleged 'enemy combatants' held at Guantánamo Bay who went on hunger strikes to protest their indefinite detention were force-fed by the U.S. military. Today, ICE is force-feeding immigrant detainees.
Defense
Trump: U.S. Will Be Working with Mideast Partners ‘For Many Years to Come’
The president acknowledged that the Islamic State continues to pose a threat even though U.S.-led coalition forces have retaken 99 percent of its territory.
Oversight
HHS Removed Webpages on Contraception Coverage Under Obamacare
Transparency group flags unannounced changes, which the department defends as reorganizing material.
Oversight
Play of the Day: The State of the Union, Joshua Trump and Nancy Pelosi
Late-night gets another shot at the president's big speech.
Route Fifty
Portlanders Don’t Hesitate to Call 911 About ‘Unwanted’ Persons
STATE AND LOCAL ROUNDUP | N.M. governor pulls National Guard troops from border … legal challenge to Idaho Medicaid expansion fails … and shortest commutes.
Route Fifty
Can ‘Veggie Burgers’ Boost Rural Economic Growth?
An agricultural economist sees plant-based proteins—like lentil burgers and tofu— as one answer for communities in central Montana.
Route Fifty
Governors Request More Federal Support for Climate and Emissions Efforts
Expanding resilient infrastructure grants topped their list.
Nextgov
Report: State-Sponsored Hackers Are Getting Better at Hiding Their Identities
Security researchers also warn Iran might be gearing up to target U.S. companies with information warfare.
Nextgov
Lawmakers Push for the State Department to Help Secure Foreign Elections
Sens. Amy Klobuchar and Dan Sullivan resurrected a bill that would allow the agency to share information on election threat with foreign countries.
Pay & Benefits
TSP Proposes New Shutdown Loan Rules, OPM Considers Health Care Portal, and More
A weekly round-up of pay and benefits news.
Defense
Pentagon Behind in Taking Action on Watchdog’s Recommendations
GAO tells lawmakers Defense’s 67 percent rate of acting on auditors’ advice trails the rest of government.
Oversight
Republicans Blast Democrats' Effort to Boost Ethics in Government
Ethics experts says reforms are needed before the "public's trust in government is shattered beyond repair."
Management
Building a Culture of Informed Decision Making
A new law aims to institutionalize an evidence-driven culture in agencies. Implementation won’t be easy.
Management
Grand Canyon National Park Turns 100: How a Place Once Called ‘Valueless’ Became Grand
The Grand Canyon, which marks 100 years as a national park on Feb. 26, 2019, is known today as an iconic natural wonder. But early European visitors weren't impressed.
Defense
Trump Announces Second North Korea Summit in State of the Union
The president stuck to the teleprompter in his 82-minute SOTU speech, the second-longest in history.
Defense