Oversight
State Department Under Pompeo Still Coping with Vacancies
Just more than half of top jobs are filled as Trump’s third year approaches.
Nextgov
Transportation Is Consolidating Its IT Contracts into a Single Vehicle
The Enterprise IT Shared Services contract will be available departmentwide but task orders will have to flow through the Office of the Chief Information Officer.
Management
Managing Millennials? First, Set Aside Your Assumptions
Many people buy in to the myth that the millennial generation is entitled, demanding, and unprepared to deliver on real workforce challenges.
Management
Agency Policing Tent City for Immigrant Kids Lacks Experience Investigating Sex Crimes Involving Children
The Federal Protective Service, which primarily secures federal buildings, has been charged with responding to incidents at the shelter with 2,800 immigrant children in Tornillo, Texas.
Management
The Best Leaders Make Fewer Decisions, Not More
Here is how they spend their time instead.
Pay & Benefits
What Would a Government Shutdown Mean For Military, Mail Delivery And National Security?
More than 300,000 federal employees would be furloughed.
Pay & Benefits
Quiz: What Happens to Your Pay and Benefits During a Shutdown?
Test your knowledge of what will happen if Congress lets appropriations run out for some agencies on Dec. 21.
Management
17 Rules of Presidential Behavior From George Washington
As a young man, the first president sought to follow a list of 110 precepts compiled by Jesuits in the 16th century.
Management
Analysis: Can Trump Pardon Himself?
He can certainly try it—but that doesn’t mean he’d succeed.
Management
A Girl Died After Staying At a Facility Not Meant To Hold Immigrants
The case is a tragic reminder of the mismatch between the U.S.’s immigration system and the families it must now process.
Defense
New Armed Services Chair Says He Will Fund Military, Not Drive Foreign Policy ‘Like McCain Did’
'My job is to make sure we have the resources...I try not to get into debates,’ Inhofe says in an exclusive interview.
Oversight
Play of the Day: From 'Fox and Friends' To The United Nations
Heather Nauert has been nominated for one of the United States' top diplomatic posts.
Route Fifty
Data Show Sluggish Economic Output in Smaller Counties
For the first time, the Bureau of Economic Analysis has released GDP figures for all of the nation's counties.
Management
Trump Announces Major Cabinet Reshuffling
OMB and Interior will have new leadership next year.
Management
Nominating a Crony, Loyalist or Old Buddy for Attorney General is a U.S. Presidential Tradition
President Trump has been criticized for the appointment of political allies as attorney general. But history is filled with examples of AGs who were friends and political supporters of the president.
Management
HHS Proposes Substantial Limits on Telework
The department and union officials have until Dec. 15 to reach accord before an independent panel imposes terms for a new collective bargaining agreement.
Route Fifty
Watch This State Office Building Twist and Sway
For the past 15 years, the Atwood Building in downtown Anchorage has been outfitted with instruments to measure how it performs during big earthquakes.
Nextgov
Poor Security Could Leave U.S. Defenseless Against Missile Attacks
The details of the nation’s ballistic missile defense system are vulnerable to inside and outside threats, the Defense Department inspector general found.
Management
Yes, It’s Legal For Trump To Hire His Family As White House Staff
Here's how the president can justify hiring pretty much anyone he wants for certain jobs.
Tech