Management
EPA Will Soon Hire New Human Resources Chief to Address Brain Drain
Acting head Wheeler thanks career scientists for “Obama-directed” climate change report.
Nextgov
How HHS Plans to Make Health IT Easier to Use
The agency wants to hear from doctors on how to make the tech more seamless in their day-to-day activities.
Pay & Benefits
MSPB Likely to Remain Powerless as Senate Panel Fails to Advance Trump's Nominees
Federal employee appeals board has been without a quorum for nearly two years.
Management
Families Are Still Being Separated at the Border, Months After 'Zero Tolerance' Was Reversed
Immigration lawyers say border agents are again removing children from their parents. The explanation? They’re protecting kids from criminal dads and moms. Immigration advocates say it’s zero tolerance by another name.
Management
An Introvert's Brief Guide to Networking
You can build a web of contacts even when you'd rather listen than speak.
Oversight
Play of the Day: The White House Is Decked Out For Christmas
The color of the trees in the East Colonnade has raised eyebrows.
Route Fifty
The Fiscal Need to Find a ‘Second Life’ for Underutilized Parking Lots
Revenue streams from parking lots and garages are expected to be undermined as autonomous vehicle technology improves and is more widely adopted.
Route Fifty
Striking the Right Balance With State and Local Business Regulations
Colorado's outgoing governor and a beer company co-founder offer some thoughts on what it takes.
Nextgov
Amazon’s Plan to Capture Space Data
Amazon launched a new service that can port data from commercial satellites directly into its cloud.
Management
Federal Law Enforcement Not Happy With Trump-Backed Criminal Justice Reform
Bill may be "setting us up to fail," says one Bureau of Prisons official.
Management
What the Senate Should Do About Acting Appointees
A 1988 law holds the key to ending abuses of the process.
Oversight
D.C. Restaurateurs Plan Appeal of Ruling Favoring Trump’s Hotel Profits
District judge rejected argument that president presents unfair competition.
Management
John Bolton Won’t Listen To The Khashoggi Murder Tape Because It’s In Arabic
"What do you think I'll learn from it?" Trump's top national security advisor asked reporters at the White House.
Nextgov
Federal CIO Wants Your Thoughts on New Data Center Metrics
The draft guidance would extend a prohibition on opening new or expanding existing data centers without OMB’s approval.
Nextgov
Lawmakers Introduce Bill to Battle Grinch Bots
Bots can nab the hot gifts you're trying to buy.
Pay & Benefits
TSP Unveils Plans for Expanding Withdrawal Options
Officials plan to implement the 2017 TSP Modernization Act by September.
Pay & Benefits
OPM to Rebid Identity Theft Protection Contract Affecting Millions of Hack Victims
The current contract, which cost the government $340 million over three years, is set to expire Dec. 31.
News
'60 Minutes' Scoop on Child Separations at Border Relied on Homeland Security Whistleblowers
Immigration rights specialist left government in October to work at progressive think tank.
Defense
The Air Force Is Redrawing Its Pacific-War Playbook for China
New Pacific Air Forces chief wants deeper cooperation with allied militaries — and better drills for when comms go down.
Management