Management
IRS Acting Chief Is Pleased With Funding Hike Critics Say Isn’t Enough
Stretched staff will expand to implement the new tax law as Congress mulls reforms.
Route Fifty
Highlighting Every Census Tract, One by One in Numerical Order
Exploring U.S. geography through a jigsaw puzzle of community snapshots.
Management
The Trump Administration's Gender Gap Is Both Broad and Deep
The president has named twice as many men as women to appointed positions, an Atlantic analysis shows.
Management
8 Unexpected Ways to Continue to Develop Yourself as a Leader
Leadership isn’t an endpoint; it requires continual find-tuning.
Pay & Benefits
GAO Improperly Distributed Overtime for Some; New Move to Disclose Federal Bonuses
IG recommended the auditing agency evaluate the need for Law Enforcement Availability Pay for its criminal investigators.
Pay & Benefits
Bipartisan Bill Would Let Some Feds Boost Their Pensions, for a Price
Measure would also help some workers retire earlier.
Route Fifty
Why It's Illegal to Roll Through Stop Signs on Your Bike—For Now
Many bicycle advocates see the "Idaho stop" as codifying what they already do at stop signs.
Nextgov
Is Amazon The Lone Frontrunner For A $10 Billion Pentagon Cloud Contract?
Amazon Web Services may be the only vendor capable of meeting Defense Department requirements for its highly-anticipated cloud contract.
Management
Evidence-Based Policy Meets Reality In Federal Agencies
The Bipartisan Policy Center identifies 16 barriers to changing program evaluation culture.
Nextgov
Bidding War Over? CACI Withdraws Offer To Buy CSRA
CACI withdrew its $7.2 billion offer to purchase IT contractor CSRA.
Tech
Why Is NASA's Space Telescope Running a Year Behind?
The James Webb will launch in 2020 instead of next year—and it will probably need more money from Congress to do it.
Oversight
After Hurricane Maria, Suicide Rates Rose By Almost a Third In Puerto Rico
Hurricane Maria plunged the island into a darkness that many islanders have yet to emerge from, both literally and metaphorically.
Management
Analysis: The Weaponized Census
A move by the Trump administration to add a citizenship question to the decennial survey would erode its utility—and the political power of immigrant-dense regions.
Oversight
Play of the Day: Meet John Bolton… And His Mustache
The president's newest advisor has a signature look… and ideology.
Route Fifty
Justice Dept. Reaches Deal With West Palm Beach on Its ‘Welcoming City’ Resolution
STATE AND LOCAL ROUNDUP | Emergency quarantine on Louisiana’s fragile coast ... Nashville to scale-back free school lunches ... N.Y.C. launches new bicycle-safety pilot project ... and recent storms won’t help Turlock, Calif.’s water supply woes.
Pay & Benefits
Prospects Unclear for Trump’s $1 Billion Performance Fund
The proposal was left out of the $1.3 trillion omnibus spending bill signed by the president last week.
Oversight
VA Failed to Give Required Background Checks to Thousands of Medical Personnel
Some investigations that were conducted took years to complete.
Management
Mattis to Military: You Have Your Money. Spend It Wisely
The defense secretary warns “results and accountability matter in every expenditure.”
Defense