News
CDC To Brief the Public on Responding to a Nuclear Attack
The health agency said that such an event is unlikely, but “planning and preparation can lessen deaths and illnesses.”
Management
Report: Trump To Freeze Federal Civilian Pay in 2019
White House budget guidance orders DHS to cut border security technology, freeze law enforcement pay, and ramp up wall funding 79 percent.
Oversight
The Strange Case of Paul Manafort’s Multiple U.S. Passports
According to court documents, the president’s former campaign manager held three passports and had applied for 10 over the last decade.
Management
Trump’s Plan to Ban Transgender Military Personnel Hits a Roadblock
A federal court ruling creates another setback for the president’s efforts to roll back many of his predecessor’s policies.
Management
Carson’s Ultimate Goal for HUD: 'Heal the Nation'
Housing and Urban Development Department Secretary Ben Carson gave employees his vision for the agency. He also promised to fix the restrooms at headquarters.
Management
Thousands of Feds Respond to Irma’s Massive Destruction
Agencies across government have mobilized to support victims of Hurricane Irma.
Management
OPM Creates Emergency Leave Program for Harvey Victims
Workers may donate their unused leave to federal colleagues in need.
Pay & Benefits
CBO Outlines Potential Changes to Federal Retirement Benefits
The Congressional Budget Office analyzed five options for changing the Federal Employees Retirement System pension and TSP plan.
News
Cabinet Leaders Distance Themselves From Trump’s Charlottesville Remarks
The president may believe there are “two sides to a story,” but many in his cabinet are focused on one.
Management
The Agencies Where Trump Can Most Easily Shift Contracting Priorities
The White House wants to overhaul federal operations. Contract data suggest it will be easier at some agencies than others.
Management
White House Taps Civil Service Reform Veteran to Lead OPM
George Nesterczuk was the architect of a failed effort to establish a performance-based pay system during the Bush administration.
Defense
How Pentagon Contracting Is Killing the Military’s Technological Edge
Tolstoy’s “War and Peace” is a quick read compared to some procurements, and far more satisfying.
Management
Trump Orders Agencies to Buy American or Face Consequences
“Agencies will be held strictly accountable for any failure to fulfill the buy American mission,” an administration official said.
News
Are 'Obama Loyalist Bureaucrats' in the Crosshairs?
Conservative media outlets target officials—some of them career executives—who they say Trump should remove from their jobs.
News
What’s Wrong With the Pentagon’s Civilian Personnel System?
Quite a lot, a new report points out.
News
Trump Plans to Hire a Team of Lawyers to Secure Land for Border Wall
The president appears to be doubling down on a tactic he used in the construction business: eminent domain.
News
Mattis Takes on the Pentagon Bureaucracy
The secretary of Defense wants to reform the sprawling department’s business functions and reorganize key executive offices.
Management
GOP Leaders Reportedly Pressed Trump To Withdraw Labor Secretary Pick
Fast food executive Andrew Puzder drew fierce opposition from labor groups and others.
News
Trump Orders Halt to ‘Catch and Release,’ But There’s a Catch
Ending the practice of releasing illegal border crossers before they can be deported is easier said than done.
Management
Lawmakers Ask Trump to Reconsider Federal Hiring Freeze
In a letter to the President-elect, 106 Democrats say history demonstrates the tactic would actually increase government through the contractor workforce while decreasing accountability.
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