Management
How Do You Score on the Stress-O-Meter?
It's probably time to assess how professional and life events are affecting you.
Nextgov
This is What The White House Science And Tech Office Has Been Up To
The president’s science and technology advisers released a rundown of major milestones over the last year, from creating the American Technology Council to the passage of the Modernizing Government Technology Act.
Pay & Benefits
Retirement Backlog Continues to Grow, Compensation Fund in Budget Won’t Be for Raises, and More
A weekly roundup of pay and benefits news.
Pay & Benefits
New Details on Trump's Performance Pay Plan
A senior executive at the Office of Personnel Management says the fund will not simply be used to dole out bonuses to high performers.
Nextgov
OPM’s Post-Breach Contracting Efforts Fall Short Again, IG Says
The way OPM contracted for credit monitoring services has come under scrutiny.
Management
'Culture of Complacency:' Investigators Fault VA Leadership for Medical Facility's 'Systemic' Failures
Major facility had pervasive problems that went ignored for years and put vets at risk.
Defense
Pentagon May Create a Combatant Command for Space
The Defense Department is also looking at major changes to speed up how it buys satellites.
Oversight
House Approves Bill to Curb Spending on Official Portraits
Sen. Cassidy’s "EGO Act" would codify crackdown on agency vanity paintings.
Defense
What If Trump's North Korea Bluster Actually Worked?
Kim Jong Un's offer of talks with the United States is accompanied by questions about his intentions.
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Feds Sue to Block California Laws Protecting Immigrants
Xavier Becerra, the state’s attorney general, says he’ll “stay the course and enforce all our laws and protect all our people.”
Oversight
Election Assistance Agency Carries On Despite GOP Resistance
Threat of Russian meddling lends urgency to tasks of new chairman.
Management
Almost Everyone Is Creative Around the Same Time Every Day
Remember that when you plan your next brainstorming session.
Nextgov
Kushner Announces ‘Whole of Government’ Plan To Improve Health Tech
Presidential adviser Jared Kushner said the administration has a plan to prioritize access to and interoperability of patient health data.
Pay & Benefits
With Board Hamstrung, Federal Employee Appeals Backlog Grows to Largest Ever Total
Trump’s nominee could help resolve cases that have been sitting in limbo for a year.
Defense
Trump Says His New Tariffs Are About National Security. They’re Not.
But they could force the world trade system into a "moment of crisis."
Nextgov
Lax Census Background Checks Could OK ‘Unfit’ Employees for 2020
Part of the problem is the type of contract the agency used to vet the temporary workers who handle the data, the inspector general found.
Management
House Approves Bill to Prevent Political Appointees From 'Burrowing In'
Legislation would require a two-year "cooling off" period before political appointees can take career positions.
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FEMA Wants Counties to Take Charge of Pre-Disaster Logistics
The agency has its hands full with 21 disasters in 14 states, which means federal assistance may arrive slowly in the event of yet another national emergency.
Management
Think Like a Gambler: Innovation Is About Making Bets
A key problem in government is that leaders spend too much time analyzing choices.
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