Management
What Trump Is Getting Wrong About the Postal Service and Amazon
The president appears to have his facts wrong.
Management
Could Trump Actually Use Military Funding for His Border Wall?
The president would have to overcome obstacles in Congress, and perhaps even legal challenges, to use Department of Defense resources on construction.
Nextgov
Social Media Screening Won’t Slow Down the Visa Process, State Department Says
The department wants to screen five years of social media and email from all visa applicants but doesn’t expect longer processing time “for most visa cases.”
Route Fifty
Violent Acts in Public Places Fuel Interest in Secure Design
But an architect who designs civic buildings urges a measured response instead of creating a “ballistic cocoon.”
Nextgov
OPM Says Agencies Have One Year To ID Cyber Workforce Gaps
The Office of Personnel Management started the clock Monday for agencies to identify, report and mitigate cybersecurity workforce shortfalls.
Pay & Benefits
Most TSP Funds Take Another Tumble in March
Continued market volatility has begun to pull portfolios underwater for 2018.
Tech
After London, How Lasers Will Play a Role in Detecting Chemical Attacks Sooner
A new technique can detect trace elements of dangerous chemicals in extremely small doses, a breakthrough of relevance to the horror show playing out in Salisbury, U.K.
Management
The U.S. Just Found a New Way to Delay Visa Applications
Previous social-media vetting targeted a sliver of travelers to the U.S.—about 65,000. The new measures would cover nearly 15 million people.
Management
What Happens When Networking Replaces Friendship
The erosion of friendship by friendly networking is no longer just for the rich and powerful.
Oversight
Play of the Day: The White House's Favorite Spring Fashion
Jeff Sessions loves his clothes and Betsy DeVos may have put hers on backwards.
Route Fifty
N.Y.C. Plans Free Cybersecurity App to Protect Residents’ Sensitive Data
STATE AND LOCAL ROUNDUP | Santa Fe mayor reaffirms “sanctuary city” policy … rural Missouri counties push higher taxes to fund police … N.H. town retreats from glass recycling … and this year’s “Strongest Town.”
Tech
Regulating Facebook Won’t Prevent Data Breaches
The Cambridge Analytica scandal wasn't a data breach – it was a violation of academic ethics. Maybe it's universities, not social networks, that need to update their privacy settings.
Management
One Of The World's Biggest Companies Found The Secret To Better Meetings: A Wooden Box
One executive was so impressed he instituted a box for his family dinners.
Oversight
Pruitt's Low-Rent Apartment in 2017 Raises New Ethics Questions
The EPA administrator appears to have paid well below market rates for the Capitol Hill condo.
Management
Irreconcilable Differences Mark Evaluations of EPA’s Performance
Agency’s self-review cites record-high enforcement; advocacy group blasts enforcement nosedive.
Route Fifty
California Ready for Fight With EPA Over Fuel Economy Standards
The EPA wants to relax Obama-era emissions limits California has a waiver to enforce and automakers think are achievable.
Management
Lead, Follow or Get Out Of The Way
This isn’t to say that you can’t have opinions and even share them, but there is a time and a place and limit for everything.
Defense
Pentagon’s Delayed Report On Services Contracts Draws Union Ire
The Defense Department says the required documents that detail spending are “at the printer.”
Nextgov
Experts Sound Off on AI’s ‘Spiderman’ Problem
AI's potential is growing, but so is its potential for problems and pitfalls.
Management