Pay & Benefits
Analysis: What Does a Government Shutdown Mean for the Defense Department?
Four years ago, this staffer for the defense policy undersecretary helped the Pentagon figure out the impacts of a shutdown. Hint: it wasn’t pretty.
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Blackburn Seeks to ‘Preempt State Law With Respect to Internet Openness’
The chair of the House Communications and Technology Subcommittee hopes to set post-net-neutrality rules for internet service providers—and ensure that states don’t interfere.
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Here’s Why the Trump Administration Called Out North Korea’s Cyberattacks
The attribution announcement made three big arguments and North Korea’s culpability was only one of them.
Management
Making Government Work For All
Leaders must find new ways to deliver critical services across increasingly polarized communities.
Oversight
ICE Accused of Hiding Details of Immigration Prison Locations
Agency cites growing numbers of detainees in justifying contracts.
Oversight
Congress on Collision Course Ahead of Shutdown Deadline
"Puntagon" bill to fund defense for a full year but non-defense for one month is a nonstarter, Democrats say.
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How Puerto Rico is Rebuilding Its Network Three Months After Maria
Puerto Rico's post-Maria communications effort could serve as a disaster-response playbook for other governments.
Tech
Facebook is Giving the U.S. Government More and More Data
The government keeps asking for more, and the platform is increasingly obliging.
Defense
Pentagon Sexual Harassment Prevention Needs Fine-Tuning, Watchdog Says
GAO suggests Defense ensure all branches allow anonymous reporting of alleged incidents.
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Could Positive Train Control Have Prevented the Amtrak Cascades Wreck?
The NTSB said the train that derailed south of Seattle on Monday was traveling 80 miles per hour, 50 miles faster than the speed limit on the curve where it crashed.
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White House Takes Down ‘We the People’ Petition Tool
The message on the website says it will return in January with responses to the petitions that merit it.
Defense
New National Security Strategy Sees Rising Russia, Retreat on 'Democratic Peace'
Donald Trump’s first strategy talks about threats and nation-state competition but also signals a reluctance to compete philosophically or morally.
Tech
North Korea Was Behind the WannaCry Cyberattacks, Says the White House
WannaCry infected computers across the world earlier this year in a ransomware attack, and even took down the National Health Service in the UK.
Management
For High-Performance Government, Deputy Secretaries Need to Act Like Chief Operating Officers
There is no substitute for a top leader’s focused attention—not memos from the executive suite, orders from OMB, or hearings by Congress.
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Proposed FCC Rules Could Threaten Local Broadband Competition
Rural areas, in particular, may continue to go unserved if small wireless internet providers get shut out of bidding wars for large license areas by the mobile industry.
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IG Pushes For Better Customer Experience At Postal Service
One of the first things the service needs to do is to get more feedback from customers.
Pay & Benefits
Trump Administration Seeks Outside Help to Hire 26,000 New Immigration Enforcement Personnel
CBP just awarded a separate $300 million contract for Border Patrol hiring assistance.
Pay & Benefits
Watchdog: OPM Can Do More to Help Agencies Use Recruitment, Retention Incentives
A majority of agencies reported that they did not use special pay authorities due to financial constraints.
Management
Legal Specialists Defend GSA's Handover of Transition Emails to Mueller Probe
Letter from Trump counsel claiming that the transition emails were private and privileged largely seen as a political move.
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