Oversight
Play of the Day: President Trump's Listening Session Notes
The president had some teens to the White House and made sure to remember to hear them.
Route Fifty
Food Stamps Fall Short of Meal Costs in Most Counties, Study Finds
The findings come at a time when the Trump administration has proposed lower spending on the program in the coming years.
Route Fifty
State Officials Want More Election Security Intel From Feds
With the upcoming midterm elections, it's a race to establish better information sharing between Homeland Security and state and local elections officials.
Nextgov
GAO Sustains Protest of $771 Million Defense Intelligence Agency Contract
The defense agency didn’t sufficiently explain why it picked a cheaper but riskier bid.
Management
The Ethics of Donald Trump Jr.'s India Adventure
The president’s son is selling luxury condos and making a foreign-policy speech.
Management
Colleagues Who Say 'Don't Worry, I'm Not Contagious' Don't Understand How Flu Works
A clever new video explains why the virus is a lurker.
Management
How to Tackle Unpleasant Tasks
There’s a simple mental shift you can make that almost guarantees a better result.
Management
EPA's Planned Budget Cuts Alarm Former Employees, Union
Agency’s support would be “the smallest since the mid-1970s,” analysis says.
Nextgov
Federal Health Insurer Denies Auditors Access To Its IT Systems
Health Net of California—a provider under the Federal Employee Health Benefits Program—is refusing to comply with a contractually obligated inspector general audit.
Oversight
Two Congressional Committees Probe Pruitt’s First-Class Travel
Lawmakers from both parties request documents to ensure the EPA administrator complied with rules.
Pay & Benefits
A TSP Call Center Spike, Shutdown Back Pay and More
A weekly round-up of pay and benefits news.
Management
Fish and Wildlife Official Steered Work to Family Member, IG Finds
International conservation expert who violated ethics laws expressed regret.
Route Fifty
Most Americans Uncomfortable With Self-Driving Cars, Survey Finds
Over half the respondents to a Northeastern University/Gallup survey also said they are unlikely to regularly use the technology.
Defense
How to Grow the Military Without Buying More Ships, Planes, Tanks
Pentagon leaders want to shorten the time spent on overhauls, keeping the weapons more available to fight.
Management
Agencies Will Have to Race the Clock to Spend Massive Influx of Money
Agencies are "scrambling" with "every facet" feeling pressure, former federal budgeters say.
Nextgov
U.S. Customs Wants to Use Your Face As a Boarding Pass
By 2022, the agency plans to use biometrics to identify 97 percent of travelers flying out of the country.
Route Fifty
233 Mayors Object to EPA's Proposal to Scrap Clean Power Plan
The local government leaders say they'd benefit from the "support and certainty that a federal framework for reducing the power sector’s greenhouse gas emissions could provide."
Management