Management
How Data-Driven Insight Is Transforming Government
The use of analytics goes beyond just collecting and reporting evidence of program outcomes.
Nextgov
White House Discloses Rules on Weaponizing Software Vulnerabilities
The administration will publish an annual report on how it decides whether to hoard or disclose newfound cyber vulnerabilities.
Oversight
Play of the Day: WikiLeaks and the Trump Campaign
Maybe Donald Trump Jr. just thought he was looking something up on Wikipedia.
Route Fifty
Updated Body Camera Policy Scorecard Shows Very Little Progress Being Made
At least seven departments saw their scores decline from last year.
Oversight
Watchdog Warns Uncorrected Mistakes Risk Billions During Disaster Recovery
Local officials pledge full transparency, defend controversial actions to date.
Oversight
Democratic Senators Seek Probe of Commerce Secretary’s Finances
Delayed disclosures prompt query on Ross's compliance with ethics agreements.
Oversight
Regulatory Reformers Target Agencies’ Nonstatutory Guidance
Officials executing Trump’s reviews agree to turn over names of task force members.
Pay & Benefits
The Senate Tax Proposal Could End Feds’ Catch-Up TSP Contributions
An amendment to tax reform legislation would restrict excess contributions to 401(k), 403(b) and 457(b) retirement plans.
Oversight
The Most Important Questions Jeff Sessions Couldn’t Answer During His House Testimony
The attorney general did not recall a lot of things.
Defense
Congress Is Concerned About Who Gets to Launch Nuclear Bombs
Here are three questions to consider after lawmakers hear testimony on nuclear authority.
Nextgov
Sessions: Surveillance Reform Could Be 'Exceedingly Damaging' to National Security
Getting a warrant before searching through information collected under Section 702 authorities would be burdensome, the attorney general told lawmakers.
Management
Postal Service Suffers First 'Controllable' Loss in Five Years
USPS loses $2.7 billion overall in fiscal 2017, the 11th consecutive year with major deficits.
Nextgov
Agency Scores Fall in Latest FITARA Scorecard
The new metric on software licensing knocked many agencies' grades down.
Management
House Speaker Says Congress Likely to Stave Off Shutdown With CR Through 2017
Paul Ryan says lawmakers are considering a measure to keep agencies open past Dec. 8, but not into next year.
Management
How to Stay Out of Your Lawyer’s Office
Do you really want to spend some of your precious time meeting with agency lawyers to sort through an avoidable mess?
Management
Trump's Pick for HHS Chief Raises Questions About Plans to Tackle Drug Prices
Trump touts Alex Azar as a “star for better healthcare."
Oversight
Play of the Day: Trump, Putin and Kim
The American president is finishing up his Asia trip with his usual flourish.
Nextgov
Congress May Be Making the Pentagon Amazon's Next Big Customer
Though lawmakers revised the so-called "Amazon amendment," only a small number of companies could provide the government with an e-commerce site.
Route Fifty
Anthony Foxx: Cities Are the Places Where Transportation Solutions Will Incubate
The former Obama administration Transportation secretary sat down with Route Fifty to discuss the future of tech disruption, intergovernmental planning, transportation “welfare” and federal regulation.
Oversight