Management
Analysis: VA Nominee Debacle May Distract From the Agency’s 3 Major Problems
While the White House scrambles to fill the VA's top post, the agency's deep issues of inadequate funding and low access for veterans continue to fester.
Management
For New Addresses, USPS Will No Longer Deliver Mail to Your Door
New policy will allow letter carriers to take more efficient routes, saving on labor costs.
Management
Appointee Watch: Secretary of State Confirmed, as CIA Director Hearing Looms
Trump names additional picks for Labor, Agriculture and the Federal Reserve Board.
Oversight
Judge Sends GSA FOIA Staff Back to Work on Trump Hotel Docs
District court backs transparency group in quest for more transition team records.
Nextgov
Officials Brief Trump on Election Security
The briefing comes after months of complaints by Democrats that the president is not taking election security seriously.
Nextgov
Navy's R&D Wing is Building a Lean, Mean Innovation Machine
And the strategy relies more on understanding problems than finding solutions.
Nextgov
Don’t Panic, FedBizOpps Is Working. It Just Has a New IP.
Some users might need to update their security settings to continue using FedBizOpps services.
Oversight
Apollo 8 Helped America Survive 1968—a Year Remarkably Similar to 2018
In a country so polarized about so much, no one seemed to disagree: Apollo 8 had done something important and profound.
Management
How To Handle That Awkward 'I Know You're Sick' Handshake
If a client, colleague, or business partner is sick, do you still have to shake hands with them? Our etiquette columnist explains.
Management
11 Principles of Positive Persuasion for Workplace Conversations
Rare is the manager who has too many people or too large a budget for the tasks ahead.
Oversight
Play of the Day: Rudy Giuliani Goes Off The Script
The president's lawyer went on Fox News to defend Trump.
Route Fifty
Hawaii Volcanic Eruption Sends Lava Into Subdivision
STATE AND LOCAL ROUNDUP | Ariz. teacher walkout ends … Mich. State University bond rating downgraded … Mo. special session to look at Greitens allegations … and relief in Albuquerque.
Pay & Benefits
Employees at a Small Agency Proposed for Elimination Vote to Unionize
Workers at the agency will be part of the American Federation of Government Employees.
Management
Social Security Plan to Shutter Field Office Prompts Street Protest
Lawmaker seeks IG probe of secretive consolidation move.
Management
A Pruitt Aide's Attack on Zinke Angers the White House
A press staffer at the Environmental Protection Agency attempted to distract from his boss’s troubles by planting stories that would reflect poorly on the secretary of the interior.
Oversight
Trump Creates a Not-So-New Faith Office in the White House
The president’s initiative sounds a lot like those of Barack Obama and George W. Bush. But the religious influences on Trump’s government are radically different.
Route Fifty
Automation Presents Workforce Challenges—and Opportunities
“Technology will displace workers from some, and potentially many jobs...but we have no reason to think technology will eliminate work in the economy as a whole,” said John Schmitt, vice president of the Economic Policy Institute.
Management
House Chairman Unveils Bill to Overhaul VA-Funded Private Care and Shutter Department Facilities
VA committee is looking to pass the measure next week.
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