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DHS Wants to Take a Page from the Startup Community
The agency's goal is to get ahead of emerging tech.
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The Mayor of Memphis Wants to See His City Shrink
Mayor Jim Strickland and others are interested in "de-annexing" parts of the city.
Management
The Fine Print of Trump’s Collective Bargaining Executive Order
The edict establishes an interagency labor working group, with no employee group involvement, to develop common collective bargaining agreement language and negotiating strategies.
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GAO Rules Against Pentagon's Experimental $950 Million Cloud Deal
The Government Accountability Office recommended the Defense Department terminate a contract awarded to REAN Cloud in February.
Management
ICE Cancels Proposed Contract for Help in Hiring Thousands of Deportation Officers
The agency now expects to reissue the solicitation in fiscal 2019.
Defense
Is the North Korea Summit Back On?
If Trump salvages a summit that looked dead only a week ago, it will be because he has overturned the traditional diplomatic process with North Korea.
Management
GAO Maps Out Agency Spending on Climate Change
OMB disagrees with recommendation for special review of program overlap.
Pay & Benefits
The Pentagon Is Increasingly Using Special Authority to Quickly Hire STEM Candidates
Defense is faulted for failing to track the usefulness of those programs, however.
Management
Why the President’s Management Agenda Is Different From Previous Plans
A former federal executive and veteran of previous reform initiatives believes the current agenda has staying power.
Pay & Benefits
The Benefit That Already Can Be Cut
Even if you’re eligible for a FERS supplement, it can be reduced or eliminated if you go back to work.
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State and Local Governments Rely on Gig Economy to Fill Some Positions, Survey Says
“Positions filled via the gig economy may include those that have a high degree of independent contractors available … or which lend themselves to temporary services," according to the 2018 state and local government workforce survey.
Nextgov
Another Defense Agency to Tap CIA's Commercial Cloud
Documents indicate the Army’s National Ground Intelligence Center aims to provision secret and top secret cloud services from the Amazon-developed C2S Cloud.
Tech
The U.S. Military Has a New Tool to Connect Its Far-Flung African Bases
A medium-earth-orbit satellite contract hints at AFRICOM’s data and connectivity needs.
Management
Largest Federal Employee Union Sues to Block Official Time Executive Order
The American Federation of Government Employees argues that the edict violates the First Amendment, exceeds presidential power.
Defense
White House's Pick to Lead Refugee Efforts Is a Critic of Immigration
“To put somebody in charge whose track record consists of writing about how much he despises immigrants is just unfathomable.”
Management
How to Keep Your High Performers Happy
Plus, ways to prevent toxic workers from corrupting your team.
Tech
Citizenship Agency Removed Website Pages on Asylum Policy Training
Transparency group documents changes made early in Trump administration.
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‘Government Is What We Do Together That We Can’t Do Alone’
As civic technologists gather for this year’s Code for America Summit, there are some key themes worth repeating.
Defense