Management
Reorganizing Welfare Programs Is a Very Big Deal
And potentially a very good idea—it’s tough for eligible families to navigate the complex system that sprawls across multiple departments.
Management
Report: Agency Reorganization Plans Include Massive Shake-up at HHS, Agriculture
The long-awaited release of agency proposals has been delayed until late June.
Pay & Benefits
Administration Official: Don’t Forget We Also Want to Reward Good Feds
Agency officials say they won’t let executive order undermine longstanding agreements with unions.
Management
Grassley Delays Nominee for Top Counterintelligence Post
The senator tied Evanina’s confirmation to the release of documents related to the Russia investigation and the firing of the whistleblower ombudsman.
Nextgov
House Homeland Votes Against Demanding ZTE Threat Report
Homeland Security is already sharing information about threats posed by the Chinese telecom, Chairman Michael McCaul argued.
Nextgov
GAO Probing FCC Claims of Denial-of-Service Attack
Critics have questioned whether the FCC’s commenting site was actually hit with a distributed denial-of-service attack or just deluged with comments opposing net neutrality repeal.
Nextgov
GSA Announces New Start Date for $50B IT Service Contract After Legal Challenges
The Alliant 2 Unrestricted contract awards survived four lawsuits, but the delay means a later start and a later end date.
Management
Be a Role Model Like Tom Hanks
The actor demonstrates in ways large and small what it means to lead by example.
Management
Pruitt Aide Resigns Amid Scandals
Millan Hupp filed her paperwork shortly after portions of her congressional testimony were made public.
Pay & Benefits
The Growing Retirement Backlog, Encouraging Feds to Volunteer and More
A weekly round-up of pay and benefits news.
Management
Mulvaney Dismisses Incumbents on CFPB's Consumer Advisory Board
"Revised approach" to tapping external expertise involves fewer members on the board.
Route Fifty
Coastal Flooding Likely to Continue Breaking Records
High-tide flooding happens twice as often in coastal areas as it did 30 years ago due to rising sea levels, according to a new report from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
Management
The White House’s Deregulatory Push, By the Numbers
New reports quantify the administration’s efforts to cut red tape.
Management
What Should We Do About the International Space Station?
The Trump administration and Congress are set to collide over the fate of the massive orbital lab.
Oversight
Play of the Day: No Eagles, But The President Loves Patriotic Songs
Donald Trump invited, then uninvited the NFL champs. So, he held an event anyway.
Management
OPM Information Request Sheds Light on Planned Employee Digital Record
Agency will host an event with industry leaders to discuss implementation of the management agenda priority item.
Management
Consumer Bureau Irks Advisory Board Members By Delaying Meetings
Critics say the move may violate the 2010 financial reform law.
Management
Better Training Is Essential for Performance Management
It’s not enough to identify and promote those with the promise to be effective supervisors—you also have to support them.
Oversight
Analysis: The Invisible Melania Trump
The first lady’s behavior isn’t what people today are used to.
Management