Pay & Benefits
Are You Ready to Spend Your Retirement Savings?
There are many options when it comes to drawing on your funds.
Oversight
Report: How HHS Buried Information About the Affordable Care Act
A transparency group analyzed the removal and demotion of information related to Obamacare on a federal website.
Management
Are People Who Don't Use Facebook More Productive?
We asked experts in professional networking, marketing, and office communication to weigh in.
Defense
The White House Is Discussing Replacements For Homeland Security Chief Kirstjen Nielsen
Nielsen is being blamed in the White House for failing to get the funds for Trump's border wall.
Oversight
Play of the Day: Will Kim Cancel the North Korea Talks?
The summit may be postponed or axed.
Management
House Passes Sweeping Bill to Overhaul VA-Funded Private Care, Shutter Facilities
Veterans groups praised the bill and joined Trump in calling for quick Senate passage, but union has warned of privatization.
Pay & Benefits
White House Officials Defend Federal Benefits Cuts, Management Agenda
OPM Director Jeff Pon says retirement benefits for federal workers should be reduced.
Route Fifty
Turning Trump’s Infrastructure Plan Into an Inclusive One
“When you make the case properly, people are willing to pay into the system that reflects them.”
Nextgov
The Pentagon Has a Big Plan to Solve Identity Verification in Two Years
The plan grew out of efforts to modernize the Defense Department’s ID cards.
Defense
North Korea's Dangerous Game of Telephone With the United States
Kim Jong Un “has been playing a high-risk, high-return game. And he has never lost a bet thus far.”
Nextgov
Microsoft Scores Big Cloud Deal with Intel Community
The announcement could improve the company’s chances for the Defense Department’s JEDI competition.
Oversight
EPA Chief Sets Up a Legal Defense Fund
Scott Pruitt said he will follow White House advice on donor disclosure.
Pay & Benefits
House Passes Bill to Allow Federal Prison Guards to Take Their Personal Firearms to Work
Correctional officers could carry their guns outside the security perimeter or put them in lockboxes.
Pay & Benefits
A Fix for the Relocation Tax Snafu, an Unsuccessful Push for TRICARE Expansion, and More
A weekly round-up of pay and benefits news.
Route Fifty
Millions of SNAP Recipients Would Fall Short of Proposed Work Requirements
If the changes went into effect today, 5.2 million people would fail to meet the new requirements in a given month, according to analysis from the Urban Institute.
Nextgov
Better Government Websites Build Trust with Citizens, Silicon Valley Lawmaker Says
Rep. Ro Khanna's customer-experience focused bill would require agencies to go all digital by 2020.
Route Fifty
House Panel Advances Spending Bill for HUD and DOT Programs
Community Development Block Grants and "BUILD" infrastructure grants are among the programs the appropriations legislation proposes spending levels for.
Management
Let’s Talk About Some Bad Ideas for Civil Service Reform
A federal employment lawyer explores a few of the proposals before Congress.
Defense
The Air Force Is Adding Algorithms to Predict When Planes Will Break
The airlines already use predictive maintenance technology. Now the service’s materiel chief says it’s a “must-do for us.”
Management