Pay & Benefits
Contract Expires for 200K Postal Workers, Negotiations Extended a Month
APWU says it will not agree to any more pay freezes or new tiers of lower-paid employees.
Nextgov
Survey: Cyber Pros Leave Government For More Than Just Money
Other factors like leadership and mission play a factor too, according to a new survey.
Tech
Senators Are Asking Whether Artificial Intelligence Could Violate U.S. Civil Rights Laws
Senators are pressuring government agencies to study bias in artificial intelligence.
Nextgov
DHS Needs to Define Network Disruptions Before It Can Fight Them
Agencies have different definition of what an outage is and that matters.
Management
Largest Federal Employee Union Files Contempt Motion Against VA
AFGE accuses the department of refusing to comply with a court ruling enjoining provisions of President Trump’s workforce executive orders.
Oversight
Democratic Senator Questions Mulvaney’s Hatch Act Compliance
Warren sends offices of Government Ethics and the Special Counsel a letter on the acting consumer bureau director's speech to GOP donors.
Defense
Kim Jong Un Liked His Trump Summit So Much, He’s Calling For Another One
Kim Jong Un is likely aiming for economic concessions and a long-elusive peace treaty.
Defense
Army to Up-Armor Two More Brigades
An infantry unit will get Strykers, and a Stryker brigade will shift to tanks, part of the Pentagon's focus on great-power competition.
Tech
USAF’s Space Force Cost-Estimate Is Likely Too High: Analyst
Todd Harrison says $13 billion is a high-ball figure meant to shift the debate.
Management
A Lack of Confidence Isn't What’s Holding Back Working Women
Women are hesitant to talk up their accomplishments because they are often penalized when they do.
Nextgov
Survey: Citizens Favor a More Digital Government
Most of the citizens polled thought digital services are as important or more important than traditional service delivery.
Oversight
Play of the Day: Putin's Mind Games
According to a new book, the former KGB operative knows how to manipulate President Trump.
Route Fifty
Making Rescue Volunteers Part of the Official Response
A rescue website developed during Hurricane Harvey—and in use again during Hurricane Florence—wants to work more directly with local governments.
Route Fifty
Deficit Laden Federal Finances Stir Uncertainty for Future State Aid
Low Federal Reserve interest rates are a concern as well when it comes to how the nation will respond to the next recession.
Management
Federal Science Agencies Launch New Policies to Root Out ‘Pervasive Culture of Sexual Harassment’
The problem prompted a congressional hearing earlier this year.
Management
Trump Criticizes 'Ridiculous' Spending Deal As Shutdown Deadline Looms
Congress must pass a minibus spending bill by next weekend.
Nextgov
U.S. To Go on Offense in Cyberspace, Bolton Says
The strategy comes shortly after a directive that reduced interagency checks before a U.S. cyber strike.
Oversight
Legal Group Seeks 18 Agencies’ Records on Official Trips to Political Events
CREW files FOIA requests on “mixed travel” that could violate Hatch Act.
Route Fifty
Predicting Obesity From a City's Infrastructure
An artificial intelligence algorithm found a correlation between green space and obesity in several cities.
Pay & Benefits