Pay & Benefits
House Revives Rule Making It Easier to Cut Federal Employees' Pay, Slash Workforce
"No one is safe," lawmaker says.
Management
Ditch The Theater Of Consensus Decision-Making With This Easy Checklist
Doing this first can save a lot of hassle later.
Management
Should I Acknowledge My Weaknesses With My Boss?
In the age of radical transparency, telling your boss about your shortcomings seems like a good idea. But is it?
Defense
The Return of the Iraq War Argument
The North Korea debate shows the enduring attraction of "preventive war."
Oversight
Play of the Day: What Trump Wants to Talk About With Mueller
The president can talk about a few things, but not everything.
Management
Analysis: Five Myths About Pentagon Weapons Programs
As the service secretaries converge on Capitol Hill to talk acquisition reform, it’s important to sort fact from fiction.
Pay & Benefits
Winter Storm Closes Agencies in Washington Area
Emergency employees and those scheduled to telework are still expected to report.
Route Fifty
States Push for Outstanding Election Security Funds Ahead of Midterms
Secretaries of state are adamant they lack the money needed to comply with Senate Intelligence recommendations they update their election infrastructure. They’ll make their case before the committee Wednesday.
Route Fifty
Carson Says 'Opportunity Zones' Could Serve as CDBG Substitute
"I suspect we may be asking ourselves: 'How can we use all this money?'" Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson said as he touted the program, created in last year's tax overhaul.
Nextgov
How Mapping And Data Could Make The Census Cheaper
The tool can help the bureau tailor outreach efforts and find potential employees.
Nextgov
President’s Management Agenda Is All About IT Modernization
Administration leaders unveiled the agenda in Kansas City, Missouri, promising success in IT modernization efforts where others have failed.
Pay & Benefits
Trump’s Federal Workforce Goals: Streamline Firing, Automate Jobs
New cross-agency priorities detail metrics that the administration will use to implement workforce agenda.
Nextgov
Better Threat Sharing is Just the First Step in Securing Elections, Senate Committee Says
The intelligence committee previewed far more recommendations, including better attribution.
Management
Relaunch of President’s Management Agenda Touts 'Getting 'er Done'
New private-sector-based plan lacks promised specifics on agency reorganization.
Management
10 Things to Know about the President’s Management Agenda
It is different in virtually every respect from the plans of previous administrations.
Route Fifty
Trump’s Opioid Crisis Looks Similar, Yet Altogether Different From State and Local Experience
The president’s speech in New Hampshire had a mix of bipartisan solutions, along with highly political ideas and rhetoric that could destroy broad support for his initiative.
Management
Why CEOs Like Rex Tillerson Fail in Washington
Although the former secretary of state’s contentious relationship with the president didn’t help matters, Tillerson’s management style left a department in disarray.
Management
Lawmakers Expect Massive Spending Bill Tuesday, Face Tight Turnaround to Avoid Shutdown
Despite budget deal, omnibus unveiling has been repeatedly delayed by outstanding issues.
Tech
Facebook Just Blocked This Cambridge Analytica Affiliate. Why Does It Still Have a State Department Contract?
Strategic Communications Laboratories worked with Cambridge Analytica, which reportedly used social media data to target likely Trump voters.
Oversight