Oversight
Army Misused Civilian Pay Funds for Other Purposes, IG Says
A watchdog report accuses Army leadership of using compensation funding to pay for other items that had been cut in the budget.
Nextgov
5 Things You May Have Missed in the Homeland Security Reauthorization Bill
For one, the department will be setting up a bug bounty program.
Management
Managing Government as a Talent Driven Organization
The new OPM director has a lot of work ahead—if the administration acknowledges the importance of reinventing HR.
Management
Analysis: Why Did Trump Fire Tillerson Now?
The specific timing of the move—following the secretary of state’s split from the president to condemn a Russian attack in the U.K.—raises questions about its motive.
Management
Tillerson’s Reorganization Plan for State Department Now in Limbo
Abrupt departure comes before details were finalized.
Management
How to Stop Selling Your Ideas and Start Enrolling People in Them
Five tips for changing your approach to influencing others.
Nextgov
Defense Agency To Begin Moving Classified Data to Amazon's Secret Cloud After Protest
Microsoft withdrew a bid protest that allows U.S. Transportation Command to begin migrating data to Amazon’s secret cloud region.
Defense
The CIA's New Nominee Director Gina Haspel Once Ran a Torture Site and Destroyed Evidence
"She had one man waterboarded 83 times in a single month in a Thai "black site"
Tech
Who's Running NASA?
An interim administrator has been overseeing the space agency for more than 13 months—and now he’s leaving, too.
Management
Secretary of State Rex Tillerson Has Been Fired
He will be replaced by CIA director Mike Pompeo.
Oversight
Play of the Day: What Besty DeVos Understands About Her Job
The Education Department chief doesn't seem to know her role and responsibilities.
Route Fifty
City Leaders Prepare for an Infrastructure Lobbying Push
The effort will take place this week as part of the National League of Cities 2018 Congressional City Conference.
Management
The Liberating Power of Accountability
Some managers are easy marks for manipulative employees.
Nextgov
FAA Expands Instant-Approval Flight Plan Program for Drones
Once deployed, the system would authorize drone flights in minutes instead of months.
Nextgov
How the Government’s Cyber Agency Rates on Cybersecurity
The annual FISMA report shows where the Homeland Security Department—the government’s point agency on cyber issues—can improve its own information security.
Defense
Why a Meeting Between Donald Trump and Kim Jong-Un Is So Risky
In international diplomacy, the leader-to-leader meeting is the highest level of commitment available.
Management
Acting Inspectors General Can Get More Done Than You Might Think
GAO survey finds a dozen vacancies, mixed picture on temporary leaders’ effectiveness.
Management