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
Last One Out, Turn Off the Lights
Retirements were up 24 percent last year. The shutdown is likely to drive many more civil servants out the door in 2019.
Management
Small Businesses Join Ranks of Contractors Miffed by Shutdown
Women- and minority-owned companies said to suffer the most.
Nextgov
The House Oversight IT Subcommittee is Dead
The panel’s responsibilities—which include oversight of FITARA and other federal tech initiatives—will be swept up by the Government Operations subcommittee.
Pay & Benefits
Lawmakers Look to Protect Vision, Dental Plans for Furloughed Feds, and More
A weekly round-up of pay and benefits news.
Nextgov
National Intelligence Strategy Warns of Technological Threats to U.S.
Disruptive technologies will democratize capabilities previously available only to nation-states with plenty of resources.
Oversight
With New Powers, House Oversight Chair Bolsters Subpoena Authority
Staff-supervised depositions again allowed as panel revs up high-profile probes.
Route Fifty
Mayors Seek ‘Federal Partners’ Amid Shutdown
Mayors called on leaders in Washington to reopen the government, while highlighting their efforts to help federal employees and others hurt by the shutdown.
Nextgov
How Social Security Administration Plans to Protect Your Identity
The agency is looking for ways to identify citizens with random characters instead of Social Security numbers on agency mail.
Management
Did FEMA Shortchange Puerto Rico After Hurricane Maria?
The federal response to hurricanes Harvey and Irma was faster and more generous than the help sent to Puerto Rico in preparation for and in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria, a new study shows.
Pay & Benefits
Shutdown Roundup: Your Tax Refund May Be Delayed Due to Absences, the Coast Guard Chief's Video and More
The shutdown is in its second month and more effects are being felt.
Oversight