Management
How to Serve a President You Don’t Like
If you work in government, you have the opportunity to make a positive difference—no matter who sits in the Oval Office.
Defense
Should Military Men Draft Our Nation's Security Strategy?
The National Security Strategy does a good job at listing problems and suggesting fixes. But there’s more to strategy than that.
Pay & Benefits
Federal Employee Retirement Claims Fall in March
OPM’s backlog of requests dips below the 20,000 mark for the first time since 2017.
Pay & Benefits
Agency Leaders Urged to Support Federal Employee Job Satisfaction Survey
Widespread participation in the anonymous annual questionnaire is critical to measuring how employees view their leaders, jobs and compensation, OPM director says.
Nextgov
Pentagon Picks Former JP Morgan Executive To Be CIO
Dana Deasy brings considerable private-sector experience to the Defense Department’s efforts to transform its IT operations.
Nextgov
White House: Government Identity Verification Tools Aren’t Meeting The Threat
The order comes as personal information that organizations once used to verify people is increasingly available online.
Route Fifty
Tiny Towns, Small States Bet on Bitcoin Even as Some Shun Its Miners
While bitcoin mining may not create many jobs, state officials and cryptocurrency advocates believe in the economic potential of the industries created through blockchain technology.
Oversight
The Tenacity of Trump
The president lies prodigiously, but when it comes to campaign promises on immigration, trade, and other issues, he’s working hard to keep them.
Defense
Analysis: Military Mission In Puerto Rico After Hurricane Was Better Than Critics Say But Suffered Flaws
Compared to its foreign disaster missions, the U.S. military mobilized slowly after Maria. But in numbers, capacity and logistics coordination, its work in Puerto Rico was on par with other aid efforts.
Oversight
Play of the Day: Trump's Latest Border Plan
Will he accidentally send the National Guard to the Canadian border?
Pay & Benefits
Unintended Tax Reform Fallout Creating 'Potentially Ruinous' Bills for Thousands of Feds
The oversight is creating one-time liabilities of up to $7,000 for employees.
Pay & Benefits
When Life Takes an Unexpected Turn
What to do when an unanticipated health problem derails your future retirement plans.
Management
Working From Home Can Save You Thousands of Dollars Every Year
I calculated a dollar value of working from home—the total was higher than I expected.
Route Fifty
U.S. DOT Announces $264 Million in Grants for Bus Projects
The funding is slated to go to 139 projects around the U.S.
Oversight
EPA Ethics Official Backtracks on Approval of Pruitt Rental Agreement
The White House continued to distance itself from the embattled administrator Thursday.
Defense
Trump Reverses, Says He’ll Keep U.S. Troops in Syria
The president officially walked back last week’s off-the-cuff remark that the U.S. would leave Syria ‘very soon,’ leaving even more questions about the mission.
Nextgov
Despite Amazon Ire, Trump Not Involved in Pentagon Cloud Contract
The Pentagon plans to continue as planned with its cloud acquisition.
Nextgov
Treasury Builds Data Lab To Inspire ‘Better Data, Better Decisions, Better Government’
The Data Transparency Office went beyond the DATA Act mandate to build visualizations showing where agencies’ $500 billion in contract spending goes each year.
Defense
Analysis: Trump's New Solution to Every Problem
Like his predecessors, the president is discovering the allure of using the armed forces to solve problems, and like them, he’s also quickly discovering its limitations.
Oversight