Management
The Case for Inbox Infinity
It means accepting the fact that there will be an endless, growing amount of email in your inbox every day, most of which you will never address.
Pay & Benefits
Shutdown Roundup: GoFundMe for Feds, Weather Forecasts Suffer and Less Filet-o-Fish
Feds are trying to adjust to the shutdown in its third week.
Management
Defense Companies Starting to Feel Effect of the Shutdown
Firms working for NASA, DHS, and other shuttered federal agencies are taking hits to their cash flow.
Management
Analysis: Why Mike Pence Couldn’t End the Shutdown
The vice president has led negotiations to reopen the government. But even after the White House’s state-of-emergency threat, he doesn’t appear to have the authority to do much about it.
Oversight
Play of the Day: Negotiating the Wall Via Memes
President Donald Trump and Chuck Schumer are using the language of the web to end the shutdown stalemate.
Route Fifty
City Leader Wants Residents to Try Balancing the Parks and Rec Budget
STATE AND LOCAL ROUNDUP | Federal shutdown delays hurricane recovery funds … another Flint water crisis plea deal …. and confusion comes with Conn. town’s pay-per-bag trash collection proposal.
Route Fifty
Supreme Court Rejects Challenges Over State Farm Animal Laws
California and Massachusetts standards for the confinement of livestock have drawn opposition from other states.
Management
Can Pat Shanahan Serve as ‘Acting’ Defense Secretary Forever?
The law is unclear, and the situation all but unprecedented.
Route Fifty
Survey: Americans Mostly Unfazed by Facial Recognition Tech
Most people oppose strict regulations on the technology, particularly if they’ll hinder local law enforcement’s ability to catch suspects, a new survey found.
Oversight
Would Bringing Back Pork-Barrel Spending End Government Shutdowns?
Banned since 2011, pork-barrel spending may well help Congress pass bills on schedule. Now, a powerful Democratic lawmaker said she'd like to resurrect the practice to make passing budgets easier.
Pay & Benefits
Federal Workers Recount Concerns Over Transit Payments, Qualifying for Mortgages and Other Shutdown Impacts
“It’s not just about us; it’s the people we serve and what the mission is,” said one employee at a roundtable hosted by Sen. Chris Van Hollen.
Pay & Benefits
Analysis: Trump Is Grinding the System to a Halt
Thousands of TSA employees continue to work without pay. It’s unfair—and it’s dangerous.
Management
If the Shutdown Derails Your Finances, It Could Affect Your Security Clearance
Don’t panic, but don’t go on a shopping spree either. Money issues cause more clearance denials and revocations than all other issues combined.
News
A Shutdown-Era Visit to Park Service Ops at Trump’s D.C. Hotel
Old Post Office tower remains open despite the lapse in appropriations.
Pay & Benefits
As Shutdown Talks Stall, Democrats Try a New Tactic to Open Some Agencies
Trump says feds are still with him and can call in sick if that’s "what they have to do."
Nextgov
GSA Emerging Tech Leader Heads to the Private Sector
Justin Herman, who leads GSA’s Emerging Citizen Technology Office, is moving to the private sector.
Nextgov
Federal Business Opportunities Site and Others Online After Issues
Three important sites operated by the General Services Administration experienced technical problems last week.
Oversight
Democratic-Run House Creates New Whistleblower Ombudsman
Advocates praise new option for agency employees who feel gagged.
Pay & Benefits