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Senate Poised to Finally Digitize Error-Prone Campaign Finance Reporting
After 15 years of trying, the Senate may finally allow for candidates to electronically file campaign spending reports.
Pay & Benefits
Conference Committee Make-Up Could Favor Giving Feds a Pay Raise in 2019
A House aide described a proposed 1.9 percent pay increase next year as "a matter that is being negotiated."
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Oracle Files Second Supplemental Protest Against JEDI
The company continues to keep the legal pressure on the Defense Department.
Management
Multi-Agency Investigation Delivers $1M in Restitution for Wire Fraud Scheme
Tech industry exec and three companies plead guilty to defrauding three agencies to win small-business science grants.
Management
Why My Generation Isn’t Serving in Government
Blame everything from frustration with the hiring process to pay scales and cynical TV shows about American politics.
Tech
What the Heck Happened on the International Space Station?
The puzzling story of a mysterious malfunction 250 miles above Earth.
Oversight
Mike Pence Swears His Loyalty on the Sunday Shows
The vice president calls an anonymous anti-Trump op-ed in The New York Times "un-American" and says he'd take a polygraph "in a heartbeat" to prove he didn't write it.
Management
EEOC Probes One of its Own Managers After Complaints of Coerced Sex
A manager in the agency’s Miami district office allegedly engaged in quid quo pro sex with employees.
Defense
White House Chaos is Having an Impact on the Ground in Syria, and Beyond
The power struggle at the top of the world’s greatest military power and largest economy has never been more visible than in recent days.
Route Fifty
Election Officials Tout 2018 Security Coordination as 'Miles' Ahead of 2016
Two key officials say offices at all levels of government are rapidly bolstering defenses ahead of November elections.
Route Fifty
When the Beach Is Out of Reach—Coastal Access Becomes a Growing Concern
As Americans crowd toward the coasts, states and municipalities are caught in passionate battles about public access, while lawsuits seem headed for the U.S. Supreme Court.
Route Fifty
Rural Water Group Keeps Up Push for Changes to Lending Programs
The utility group wants the changes included in a final version of water infrastructure legislation taking shape in Congress.
Management
How Senior Executives and Good Government Groups Would Like to Reshape the SES
Proposal stresses training, performance management and reducing the number of political appointees.
Management
Unions Remain Vigilant As Most Agencies Begin Rolling Back Workforce Executive Orders
Several agencies have restored official time and office space for union employees, but a court order’s full impact on labor-management negotiations remains to be seen.
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GAO: 'Urgent Action’ Needed to Address Nation’s Cyber Challenges
The Government Accountability Office is sounding the alarm that U.S. critical infrastructures are not as secure as they should be.
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Pentagon Will Spend $2 Billion Developing Next-Generation AI
The massive investment comes as other global powers like China pour significant resources into their own programs.
Pay & Benefits
Trump Administration Fights for Federal Retirees at Supreme Court
Justice Department offers support to former U.S. Marshals Service employee in case that could set widespread precedent.
Management
Consumer Bureau Highlights That It Has Taken Enforcement Actions Under Mulvaney
Report also touts a new focus on consumer-friendly innovation.
Management
A Tiny Hole in the Soyuz Spacecraft Could Be a Huge Headache for NASA
Quality control problems with the Soyuz will pile more pressure on the delayed efforts of Boeing and SpaceX to fly astronauts for NASA.
Oversight