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Lawmakers Continue Challenging GSA on Trump Hotel Deal

Sen. Carper calls for Public Works panel to probe possible conflicts of interest.

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Justice IG Blasts Marshals Service Over Contractor-Run Prison

Watchdog cites understaffing and triple bunking of Leavenworth detainees.

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Trump Administration Will Ask Career Feds How to Do Things Better -- or Not at All

Architect of government restructuring plan wants it to be key part of Trump's legacy.

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Trump Signals That He Doesn't Want a Government Shutdown After All

For the second time in a high-stakes congressional negotiation, he saw his bluff get called.

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The Many and Varied Cost Estimates of Trump's Border Wall

Call it anywhere from less than $10 billion to more than $60 billion—depending on who is counting.

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Whistleblower Advocates Bemoan Merit Board’s Lack of Quorum

Denial of extensions for case reviews could “starve” those who disclose potential wrongdoing.

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A Psychologist Explains Why Changing Your Life Isn’t as Hard as You Think

We are much more adaptable than we give ourselves credit for.

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Creating an Executive Corps for All of Government

Federal executives are faced with daunting challenges in increasingly complex and fast-moving times. More often than not they require a multiagency response.

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America’s No. 1 Health Problem is Not What You Expect

Wellness programs fall short when they fail to address a leading health problem.

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Trump to Sign Executive Order Creating Office to Identify VA Employees to Fire

It will also protect whistleblowers, White House says.

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Trump Won’t Rule Out Veto of a Shutdown-Averting Bill

For now, White House says it wants wall funding in spending measure.

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Trump’s Separate Pursuit of Two Government Reform Plans Will Hurt Both

A more connected and aligned strategy is more likely to drive sustainable, effective results.

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Trump on the Federal Government: 'I Never Realized How Big It Was'

An interview with the Associated Press shows President Trump slowly coming to terms with the size of the government he now runs, and the challenges he must tackle.

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Rhetoric Scholars Pinpoint Why Trump’s Speaking Style Is So Persuasive

His style exemplifies ideas about public speaking that Aristotle espoused.

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Former Labor Statistics Chief Warns Trump Against Budget Cuts

Agency that prepares vital jobs numbers “may be headed toward failure,” she writes in op-ed.

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Do Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner Have Too Much Power?

Does Trump’s family have too much sway in the White House? We consider parallels ranging from the Ottoman empire to the Clinton administration.

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More Competition Key to Improving OASIS, GSA IG Says

The agency's inspector general had suggestions, not complaints, about the professional services contract.

Management

Trump Administration Begins Shutdown Preparations

OMB director says Congress should include wall funding in spending bill, but Democrats have balked.

Management

Analysis: The Product-Placement Presidency

The First Family can’t seem to stop advertising their business empire.

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EPA Awards $58M Contract for Environmental Modeling

IT contractor CSRA will provide hardware and software to EPA’s existing high-performance computing system, among other things.