Pay & Benefits
Trump Formalizes 2019 Pay Freeze Proposal, Revives Benefits Cuts
The freeze is coupled with a $1 billion interagency fund to reward high performers as a first step in moving the civil service toward pay for performance.
Nextgov
Trump Budget Calls for Slight Increase In IT Spending
The president’s 2019 budget proposal includes $45.8 billion for IT infrastructure and services, with $210 million for the Technology Modernization Fund.
Management
Trump’s $4 Trillion Budget Offers 'Aggressive Spending Reforms'
Fiscal 2019 proposal postpones details of management agenda until March.
Oversight
What Trump-Era Democrats Can Learn From LBJ
Lyndon B. Johnson was an effective policymaker but failed to protect his legacy—much in the same way Obama’s is being toppled today.
Management
Everyone Claims They Are Following 'Agile Methods' But Few Actually Do
Why your plan to work more like the engineering department will probably fail.
Defense
Analysis: The Truth About Military Parades
Military parades say more about those who order and watch them than those who participate in them.
Defense
U.S. Army Now Holding Drills With Ground Robots That Shoot
Last year saw a historic first: an exercise in which an unmanned vehicle provided live covering fire for American troops.
Oversight
Play of the Day: Rex Tillerson and Russian Election Meddling
The State Department chief has an interesting attitude about election hacking by other world powers.
Route Fifty
The White House Is Finally Revealing Its Infrastructure Plan
States and localities would play a big role in reaching the Trump administration's $1.5 trillion goal for investment in public works.
Management
How to Avoid Spreading the Flu at Work
Think about all the stuff you've touched today. Did you pump gas? Open the office fridge? Touch the conference room table?
Management
What Inclusivity Really Means, From The Woman Who Held The Highest Tech Job In America
Obama White House CTO Megan Smith says we should embrace the power of networks to effect positive change.
Route Fifty
Welcome Robot Overlords! Now We Can Get Some Real Work Done.
Despite tech transforming government, public employees aren’t concerned for their jobs. Maybe because it’s letting them focus on the work they signed up for.
Management
White House Will Revise Its 2019 Funding Request In Response to Budget Deal
Matching Trump's priorities with those of Congress will be tricky.
Management
The Government Gets Into the Church-Rebuilding Business
A provision tucked into the budget bill requires FEMA to treat religious institutions like other nonprofits.
Management
Postal Service Profits Again Tumble During Holiday Season
USPS still turned a "controllable" profit of $353 million.
Nextgov
Survey: 86% of Feds Would Use Robotic Automation If Possible
Feds are tired or repeating themselves.
Management
Trump’s Pick for IRS Chief Well Steeped in Parsing Tax Controversies
Seasoned attorney Rettig has chaired agency advisory council, ABA panels.
Management
State Department Lost 12% of its Foreign Affairs Specialists in Trump’s First 8 Months
Overall workforce losses were higher than 6 percent.
Management
The Difficult Person at Work Probably Isn’t a Psychopath
It's tempting to think that difficult coworker might be a psychopath, but this just distracts us from the difficult work of making our workplaces better places to be.
Management