Oversight
Play of the Day: The Climate Report Is Here
The administration released its study on climate change over the long weekend.
Management
Help Tackle the Grand Challenges of Our Time
The National Academy of Public Administration wants your help.
Route Fifty
Making the Case to Curb Outside Pay for Lawmakers in Albany
STATE AND LOCAL ROUNDUP | Farm bankruptcies increase in Upper Midwest … Bend, Ore.’s high wildfire risk … and Cincinnati City Council subpoenas in texting lawsuit.
Route Fifty
How D.C. Wants to Use Bike-Share Data to Improve Equity
The city already requires operators to share real-time information on vehicle availability.
Management
Federal Impasses Panel Asserts Jurisdiction over HHS-NTEU Negotiations
Panel orders 30-day mediation period ending mid-December, despite pleas from union, mediation service to delay to 2019.
Management
Trump Administration Quietly Releases Intact 13-Agency Climate Change Report
Agency scientists said to be relieved the administration did not alter their work, but surprised by the timing.
Management
The Administration Signed a Contract to Bring on 7,500 Border Personnel. It's Hired Just 15.
Accenture is struggling to help CBP fulfill President Trump's mandated hiring surge for border agents and customs officers.
Management
What Is The Best Way To Prepare For a Valuable Employee’s Retirement?
People are a business’s greatest asset, and the most experienced people are often the most valuable sources of insight.
Nextgov
Federal Employee Visited 9,000 Porn Sites in Less Than 7 Months, Auditor Found
The Interior Department inspector general released new details about the employee whose browsing habits allowed Russian malware onto government networks.
Defense
Pentagon's First Departmentwide Audit Is a Major Milestone
For an entity that traces its roots to 1789 and whose books have long been impenetrable to armies of auditors, even a failing grade is cause for positive recognition.
Nextgov
USPS Fixed Vulnerability That Exposed The Data of 60 Million People
Just in time for the mail deluge of the holidays.
News
Trump’s Estimate of Joint Chiefs Chairman’s Pay Was Only Off By $4.8 Million
President says the country’s top military officer should get a raise.
Defense
As Trump Mulls Firing The Head Of DHS, The Agency’s Second Top Role Is Already Empty
The Homeland Security deputy secretary job is one of dozens Trump still has to fill.
Management
Trump Nominates Regulations Czar to Replace Kavanaugh on U.S. Court of Appeals
The president’s nominee has a view of executive authority that’s as expansive as Brett Kavanaugh’s.
Oversight
Play of the Day: Ivanka's Email Usage
The president's daughter used private email for government business. This sounds familiar.
Oversight
Marijuana Expands Into 3 More States, But Nationwide Legalization Still Unlikely
Quietly, however, the Trump administration has sought public comments on reclassifying marijuana.
Route Fifty
A Difficult Task in Paradise: Getting Schools Back in Session After Fire's Destruction
STATE AND LOCAL ROUNDUP | Governors-elect ready for transitions … South Bend homelessness … Minneapolis grocery-stocking rules … and Midwest winter storm.
Route Fifty
When a Local Government is ‘Unwilling’ to Cover Debt Costs
Lawmakers in Platte County, Missouri are hesitant to assist in picking up the tab for bonds related to a retail project.
Management