Defense
Trump Wants a Military Parade — So What?
Displays of weaponry in Washington are rare, unlike in other capitals.
Defense
Two-Year Budget Deal Would Give Pentagon $700B in 2018
The deal comes with a new continuing resolution to give House and Senate lawmakers time to work out details.
Oversight
Play of the Day: Trump Loves a Parade
Reports say the president wants a military parade like "the one in France."
Management
Threats to Government Data Are Threats to Democracy
Researchers at the Brookings Institution highlight the many ways federally-collected data shape Americans’ lives.
Nextgov
SEWP Boosts Customer Experience While Cutting Its Fee
The vast majority of customers seem to be happy with NASA’s IT acquisition vehicle but the quest for better customer experience never ends.
Route Fifty
Congressional Budget Deal Poised to Include $20 Billion Boost for Infrastructure Spending
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said the funding would "augment" existing public works programs.
Route Fifty
Smart Technology Must Be Part of the U.S. Infrastructure Discussion, Too
Q&A: Security and privacy issues will abound if they go unaddressed as cities increasingly install smart infrastructure, according to federal officials.
Pay & Benefits
Federal Employee Union Preps for Year of Benefits Battles
NTEU members lobby lawmakers amid shutdown threat and ahead of budget launch.
Nextgov
DOD Awards $950 Million Cloud Contract to REAN Cloud
The Defense Department makes another cloud move.
Pay & Benefits
New Recruitment Incentives, Agriculture Telework Policy Delayed, and More
A weekly roundup of pay and benefits news.
Defense
DHS’s New Plan for Refugee Screening Looks a Lot Like TSA PreCheck
Forget bans. Risk-based screening is the new way to vet refugees, and it could be useful for visa applicants as well.
Nextgov
DHS Needs More Cybersecurity Workers—It Just Doesn’t Know Where Or What Kind
The government’s primary cybersecurity agency is missing congressional deadlines to identify and categorize its cyber workforce, a congressional watchdog said.
Route Fifty
Federal Reform, Slow Revenue Growth Pressure States
Despite the third-longest U.S. economic recovery on record, lackluster growth in state tax collections has left many policymakers with little wiggle room to balance their budgets.
Route Fifty
The End of the Custom Technology Era
The public sector is still waking up to the realities of the cloud software market.
Management
Senate Leaders Announce Two-Year Budget Deal to Boost Spending by $300 Billion
Schumer says agreement will send sequester caps to "ash heaps of history."
Management
The Big Deal About Big Data
Ten reasons why big data is more than just the next step in the ongoing evolution in government performance.
Pay & Benefits
Congress Launches Investigation Into Federal Agencies' Sexual Misconduct Settlements
Lawmakers demand more transparency as a "first step" to addressing the problem.
Nextgov
Protest Filed on $7 Million DOD Cloud Support Contract
The bid protest could slow down the Pentagon’s cloud acquisition effort.
Management
Lawmakers Revive Effort to Curb Agency Payments to Dead People
Social Security Administration would be required to more fully share master list.
Management