Route Fifty

Coalitions in U.S. Cities Are Vital in Meeting Key Paris Agreement Goals

Collaboration between mayors and organizations will make or break emissions targets.

Management

Analysis: DeVos Speech Shows Contempt For The Agency She Heads

Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos's anti-Washington rhetoric represents a radical departure from that of previous education secretaries.

Nextgov

Here's A Way To Boost Congress' Tech Savvy

A think tank wants Congress to bring back a tech research office it scrapped in 1995.

Oversight

Mediation Service Tops Best Small Agencies to Work in Washington

Partnership for Public Service releases revised rankings after extra data from OPM.

Management

Planning Is More Important than Plans

Most strategic plan gather dust. But there’s tremendous value in the process of developing them.

Management

Trump Regulatory Chief Lauds Career Staff for Paring Back Rules

Rao sees agency competition to be tops in implementing president's agenda.

Defense

Turkey’s Attack on Kurds Tops U.S. Concerns in Syria, Even as ISIS Keeps Fighting

Over the past week, the leader of U.S. Central Command and other American military commanders in the region have sounded increasingly alarmed.

Management

Lawmakers Seek to Re-Establish Labor-Management Councils

The Trump administration last year abolished the groups and ordered agencies to cease collaborating with organized labor.

Nextgov

Trump Nominates Federal CIO

The president announced his choice to lead IT policy for the entire federal government.

Nextgov

'Worst Year Ever' For Cyberattacks

And most of them could have been avoided with basic cyber hygiene.

Oversight

Chemical Safety Board Accused of Holding Secret Off-Site Meetings

Whistleblower complains to watchdog about deliberations, but agency denies wrongdoing.

Defense

The Marines Have ‘Too Many Hornets’

The commandant wants to retire beaten-up F/A-18s more quickly as F-35s join the Corps.

News

Critics Decry 'Propaganda' Posters in EPA Offices

Agency lists rolling back Obama-era efforts and helping businesses among its 2017 accomplishments.

Management

What Trump’s New Dreamer Proposal Means For Immigrants, By The Numbers

It's Trump's most generous offer on DACA, but he's also asking for a lot in exchange.

Oversight

Play of the Day: Trump's Relationship With Robert Mueller

The president says he'll testify under oath, but a new report suggests he wanted to fire the investigator.

Route Fifty

Justice Department Tests Mayors With Its Latest Threat on Immigration Enforcement

By delaying law enforcement funds to all jurisdictions, Attorney General Jeff Sessions aims to further vilify “sanctuary cities.” “The stakes for cities here are very high.”

Nextgov

Lawmakers Push Trump Again to Appoint OSTP Director

Four Democratic lawmakers are urging the president—for the second time—to appoint a director to the Office of Science and Technology Policy and fully staff the department.

Oversight

GAO Puts Security Clearance Process Back on High Risk List

Backlog for clearances reached more than 700,000 in September 2017.