Route Fifty
From Fear to Fun, Detroit Shifts Halloween Focus
The city is discontinuing its anti-arson patrols in favor of community- and kid-friendly Halloween events.
Pay & Benefits
4 Ways to Stop Procrastinating
Tips for staying on track in the retirement planning process.
Management
Federal Employee Union Pickets Outside HHS Headquarters, Demands Bargaining
The National Treasury Employees Union has protested the department’s actions in collective bargaining negotiations.
Management
Postal Police Play Key Role in Mail Bombs Case, Employees 'Deeply Concerned' for Safety
Mail handlers warned to stay "alert and vigilant" as seven mail bombs found in recent days.
Management
The First U.S. Official To Be Arrested For Leaking Is a Trump Supporter
A senior adviser at the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, is accused of leaking information about private citizens’ bank transactions.
Management
In The Future, Companies Won’t Hire Remote Employees. They’ll Hire Remote Teams
A startup called Terminal offers remote operations as a service.
Route Fifty
A Growing Gap Between Healthier and Worse Off Pension Plans
New research offers a dim assessment of some of the most poorly funded state and local public retirement systems.
Nextgov
Porn-Watching Employee Infected Government Networks With Russian Malware, IG Says
Government auditors traced a malware infection back to a single porn-watching employee within the U.S. Geological Survey.
Management
IRS Staff Cuts Impede Progress on Appeals Backlog, GAO Finds
Retirements also threaten to drain subject-matter expertise.
Tech
China Is Eavesdropping on Trump’s Unsecure iPhone Calls
It's trying to figure out "arguments that work" to help it lobby Trump over the trade war, the New York Times reported.
Oversight
Partisanship Runs Deep In America - Even Among ‘Independents’
The true number of people who do not favor either of the two major political parties in the U.S. has actually remained stable in recent years.
Oversight
Play of the Day: The President Reacts To The Mail Bombs
Donald Trump wants the FBI to investigate the suspicious packages sent to his former rivals.
Management
Trump Administration Took No Steps to Plan for Separating Immigrant Families, Audit Finds
Key agencies were not informed of the plan until it was announced publicly, GAO says.
Route Fifty
Youth Homelessness Similar in Rural and Urban Communities, Research Suggests
Rural youth are as likely to experience homelessness as kids living in urban areas, but may have less access to support services.
Route Fifty
As Trump Mulls A Federal Rollback, States Are Adding Transgender Rights
More and more states are allowing flexibility to people on how they are identified on official government documents, a key issue for transgender advocates.
Defense
U.S. Terror Attacks Are Increasingly Motivated By Right-Wing Views
Suspicious packages were found near the offices of prominent Democrats today, including Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton.
Nextgov
Air Force Turns to GSA For $5.5 Billion Next-Gen IT Contract
The 2GIT contract will replace the Air Force’s NETCENTS-2 vehicle and will be open to all government buyers.
Oversight
Space Agency Failed to Track All Historic Artifacts, Watchdog Finds
Private citizens beat feds to the punch at profitable auctions.
Nextgov
DHS Plans to Rejigger Government’s Cyber Sensor System for Move to Cloud
The government’s current system of Einstein cyber threat sensors isn’t well-suited to the scale and complexity of cloud systems.
Pay & Benefits