Tech
Watch SpaceX Bring Research, Mouse Food, And Some Unexpected Gas To The ISS
The mouse food is clean and the rocket is ready to fly.
Management
Why George W. Bush Gave Michelle Obama Candy During His Father’s Funeral
This sweet gesture has happened before.
Management
The Missing Piece in OMB’s Push for High-Value Government
The administration should seize the opportunity to catalyze high-value work at all levels of government.
Oversight
OMB Rejects Watchdog Criticisms of Anti-Fraud Guidance for Agencies
Senators bash White House office for mishandling interagency working group.
Nextgov
Lawmakers Want Better Answers from Amazon About Facial Matching Program
As law enforcement agencies experiment with the tech, lawmakers push for details about accuracy and privacy.
Pay & Benefits
New Locality Pay Areas Finalized, a Pay Raise Decision Delayed and More
A weekly round-up of pay and benefits news.
Oversight
Former Senior Justice Official Faulted for Sexual Assault, Harassment and Consensual Relations with Subordinate
Department opts not to pursue criminal prosecution of the now-retired official.
Defense
Lawmakers Probe Role of Special Operations in Great Power Competition
The two four-stars up to lead CENTCOM and SOCOM faced questions about how their commands will change under the National Defense Strategy.
Defense
The CIA Presented a ‘Smoking Gun’ on Khashoggi. What’s the Senate Going to Do About it?
Lindsey Graham and others emerged from a CIA briefing convinced that Trump and SecDef Mattis are wrong about the murder.
Nextgov
Quantum Computing That Can Crack Modern Encryption More Than a Decade Away
A report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine suggests encryption-cracking quantum computers are possible, but won’t be built in the immediate future.
Route Fifty
The Need to Accommodate More Floodwaters Near Sacramento
A tour of some of the levee infrastructure that protects California’s capital city.
Management
Postal Task Force Recommends Eliminating Workers' Rights to Bargain Over Pay
The group’s long awaited report stops short of privatization calls, but would kneecap postal unions.
Nextgov
DHS is Exploring How Blockchain Can Stop Counterfeits and Forgeries
The agency is funding research that uses blockchain to make sure people are who they claim to be.
Oversight
State Department Passport Center Remains Mired in Bullying, Harassment
Watchdog’s survey and interviews at New Hampshire facility find lax management.
Management
What the Country Needs: A Servant Leader
Civic engagement, through voluntarism and service of all kinds, can serve as a great unifying force.
Route Fifty
Debt Dispute in Missouri Unresolved, as Payment Deadline Passes
Platte County's reluctance to pay debt costs linked to a shopping center has captured attention within the municipal bond market.
Route Fifty
Some School Districts Look to Custodians and Teachers to Fill Bus Driver Shortage
An ongoing hiring challenge has brought about unconventional solutions to meet immediate needs.
Management
Poll Backs Federal Science Spending That Trump Sought to Cut
Six in 10 registered voters, of both parties, favor increases.
Management