Management
White House Wants to Reduce the Shutdown Pain for Contractors
Under draft guidance obtained by Government Executive, OMB would reverse past policy and allow payments to contractors, raising legal concerns.
Pay & Benefits
It's Not Just TSA: Call Outs, Resignations Plague a Range of Shuttered Agencies
"It’s already started," one official says. "I can only see it getting worse."
Route Fifty
Mayors Eye Two-Pronged Attack on FCC’s Preemptive 5G Order
The latest effort is a new bill in Congress that would overturn the agency on its rule that strictly limits how much local governments can charge providers and how long officials can take to process applications.
Nextgov
Marine Corps Wants Cost-Effective Ways to Migrate Apps to the Cloud
The service wants to make sure it actually saves money moving applications from on-prem data centers to the cloud.
Defense
Is Trump Setting the Stage for a Military Intervention in Venezuela?
“Everything is on the table, all options,” an administration official said.
Pay & Benefits
The Government is Spending $90 Million a Day to Pay People Not to Work
The government’s debt to furloughed workers has already surpassed the payroll costs related to the 2013 shutdown.
Tech
Trump's Space Ambitions Are Too Big for One President
The reality of space travel squashed his impulsive desire to reach Mars in his first term, rather than the 2030s.
Nextgov
Shutdown Could Damage Homeland Security for ‘Months, if Not Years,’ Says Ex-DHS Chief
Efforts to strengthen the country’s cyber posture have come to a halt, and if a crisis were to strike, there wouldn’t be enough people to respond, former agency officials said.
Nextgov
Critical Update: No End in Sight For Shutdown as Costs Mount
The partial government shutdown is having dire effects across the country, not just at federal agencies.
Pay & Benefits
Shutdown Roundup: Aviation Unions Warn of System Break, Feds' Government Credit Card Problems and More
Air travel union chiefs wrote a letter saying that their members "are being asked to work without pay and in an air safety environment that is deteriorating by the day."
Pay & Benefits
The Pain of the Second Missed Paycheck
As the government shutdown drags on, workers’ hardship grows—and soon could become a political break point.
Management
There’s a Slim Chance the Senate Will Vote to End the Shutdown
Lawmakers are voting on dueling proposals to reopen the government on Thursday, and key Republicans won’t say where they stand on the Democratic offer.
Oversight
Play of the Day: The President's New Rhyming Slogans
"Build the wall and crime will fall" is the president's foray into poetry.
Route Fifty
State Lawmaker Seeks Relief for Those Struggling to Pay for Insulin
STATE AND LOCAL ROUNDUP | Oklahoma teachers may see political payback … a measles outbreak in Pacific Northwest … and Maine waterfront property is losing value.
Route Fifty
Will There Be an Infrastructure Package This Year?
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi told mayors she’s “optimistic” about bipartisan infrastructure legislation that avoids financially burdening cities.
Management
Are You Triaging or Prioritizing Your Work?
If triage is all you ever do, you’re never going to get to the strategic priorities that will enable you to achieve your goals.
Pay & Benefits
Reversing Course, Trump Admin Allows Feds Working Through Shutdown to Take Leave Without Penalty
New guidance comes just days after OPM warned of “consequences” for “AWOL” employees.
Pay & Benefits
Agencies Are Shutting Down More Activities, Furloughing More Workers as Funds Run Dry
Depleted funds from prior years and collected fees could sink agencies that had kept themselves afloat.
Management