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Gun Safety Looms Over Governors' Trump Meeting
While GOP governors plan to discuss solutions, despite disagreeing on which ones, some Democratic governors suspect the issue will become another ‘bargaining chip’ for the White House.
Oversight
It's Getting Harder to Prosecute Politicians For Corruption
A legal scholar looks at the new and narrowed definition of bribery by the US Supreme Court. In the future, will politicians doing favors for donors and friends ever be prosecuted for corruption?
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Mich., N.D. Governors Warn Ditching NAFTA Could Hurt Their States
Govs. Rick Snyder and Doug Burgum, both Republicans, say the agreement should be updated, but not nixed.
Pay & Benefits
Senators Try Yet Again to Crack Down on VA’s Senior Executives
SESers have been avoiding discipline and lining their pockets through the reassignment process, lawmakers say.
Management
Rick Gates is The Fifth Person To Plead Guilty in Trump-Russia Probe
The move increases pressure on Paul Manafort, the former Trump campaign chair and Gates's mentor.
Management
A Two-Year Timeline of FBI And Police Failures to Stop The Parkland School Shooter
Many things had to go wrong, and for a long time.
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Pentagon R&D Funding Fell $4 Billion Short of Experts' Recommendations Last Year
While there's no magic number for R&D spending, the Pentagon is spending less than experts recommend.
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Governors Want Room to Shape Health Care Innovation
Ohio Gov. John Kasich and Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper are making a second, bipartisan attempt at improving Obamacare and affordability.
Management
FEMA Meals Contractor’s Proposal Was Rife With False Claims, Senators Allege
Feds canceled the small Atlanta firm’s $156 million deal to feed hurricane victims in Puerto Rico after the company failed to meet requirements.
Management
White House, Boeing In Final Stages of New Air Force One Deal
President Trump and Boeing CEO Dennis Muilenburg met in White House this week to break gridlock on price of new presidential planes.
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Agencies Increasingly Need Help With Complex Professional Services Contracts
Move over IT, you’re not the only complicated procurement anymore.
Pay & Benefits
TSP Announces New Investment Chief
Previous head of investing, Ravindra Deo, was appointed executive director last year.
Management
EPA and National Archives Sued Over Scott Pruitt’s Record-Keeping Habits
Ethics groups argue Federal Records Act not being enforced.
Management
USCIS Deleted 'Nation of Immigrants' From Its Official Mission
The change in wording goes against a longstanding tradition for politicians from JFK to Trump himself.
Management
Your Hotshot Coworker Would Be a Terrible Boss, And Research Proves It
We soar to the level of our own incompetence.
Oversight
Play of the Day: Arming Teachers is One Solution to School Shootings
The president suggests giving bonuses to educators who carry a weapon.
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Grand Jury Indicts Missouri’s Governor on Felony Invasion of Privacy
STATE AND LOCAL ROUNDUP | A ‘sea change’ for Vermont gun politics; Trump slams Calif. law enforcement agencies; major flooding on many rivers in Midwest; PennDOT urges patience on potholes; and Sacramento mayor pushes major ‘tiny’ house plan.
Defense
New Report Notes Erosion of Pentagon’s Technological Advantage
The evidence ranges from a new long-range Chinese missile to ramped-up European defense spending, an annual assessment of the world’s militaries finds.
Pay & Benefits
81 Percent of Career Senior Executives Received Bonuses in Fiscal 2016
The average performance award neared $12,000, an increase of more than $3,000 from fiscal 2015.
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