Management
Appointee Watch: HR Leaders Confirmed, While Another Official Resigns
Trump has nominated people to key posts at the Energy, Defense, and State departments.
Route Fifty
The Health-Care Gap Between Red and Blue America
States have a surprising degree of autonomy to block President Trump’s changes to Obamacare—and liberal-leaning states are already making their move.
Nextgov
Lawmakers Worry the U.S. is Losing Its Edge in Artificial Intelligence
Shrinking budgets today may have costs down the line, lawmakers said.
Pay & Benefits
8 Fun Facts About Federal Retirement
Some of them might help you in the planning process.
Oversight
How Did Rex Tillerson Manage to Keep His Job?
His survival is a testament not only to his ability to ignore the machinations that dominate Washington, but also to the president’s penchant for political drama.
Nextgov
It Takes More Than Tech Skills To Be a Strong Cyber Leader
A White House cyber policy official and a cybersecurity professor both encourage students to broaden their studies beyond technology and coding.
Route Fifty
House Panel Chairman: Stop the 'Shotgun' Approach to Infrastructure
U.S. Rep. Garret Graves, who leads a House infrastructure subcommittee, explained to Route Fifty why he's not quite ready to talk about raising new revenues for public works.
Management
Forest Service Chief Abruptly Resigns Over Misconduct Allegations
Reports of widespread harassment and retaliation at the agency preceded Tony Tooke’s departure.
Management
Why Are We So Sleep Deprived, and Why Does It Matter?
Few things seem to matter to our health as much as a good night’s sleep, but fewer and fewer of Americans are getting it. A neurologist explains why sleep is so important.
Nextgov
This is Why the IARPA Director Doesn’t Worry About Self-Aware Artificial Intelligence
Poorly engineered artificial intelligence is more likely to keep Jason Matheny up at night than a program becoming sentient.
Management
Closing The Pay Gap Means Women Are Going To Have To Start Bragging
Your work should speak for itself—only it doesn't if you're a woman.
Management
OPM Gets a Permanent Director After Nearly 3 Years of Acting Leaders
Senate confirms Jeff Pon to lead the federal government’s HR agency following a lengthy hold on his nomination.
Tech
Jupiter Will Never Stop Surprising Scientists
NASA’s Juno mission keeps churning out stunning images of the gas planet’s clouds—and more mysteries about what lurks underneath.
Defense
Trump Barely Has Anyone to Talk to North Korea
There are few U.S. officials who have ever met a North Korean representative.
Oversight
Play of the Day: A 'Stormy' Week for the White House
Trump's being sued and his top economic advisor left.
Route Fifty
Mayors Set to Converge on Austin for SXSW
The event provides the local leaders with a forum to dream up what’s next for American cities and towns with tech leaders, futurists and other visionaries.
Route Fifty
5G Preemption Is Coming
The streamlined broadband deployment the FCC is contemplating will lessen local control without making rural build-outs more likely.
Management
The U.S. Government Put Its Money On a Contraceptive Method Guaranteed to Fail
New funding rules will prioritize abstinence education.
Route Fifty
Gas Tax Hike in an Election Year? It'll Be a Tough Sell in Congress
Despite flickers of bipartisan support for upping fuel taxes, the idea has yet to gain serious momentum.
Management