Management
Evidence-Based Policy Meets Reality In Federal Agencies
The Bipartisan Policy Center identifies 16 barriers to changing program evaluation culture.
Nextgov
Bidding War Over? CACI Withdraws Offer To Buy CSRA
CACI withdrew its $7.2 billion offer to purchase IT contractor CSRA.
Tech
Why Is NASA's Space Telescope Running a Year Behind?
The James Webb will launch in 2020 instead of next year—and it will probably need more money from Congress to do it.
Oversight
After Hurricane Maria, Suicide Rates Rose By Almost a Third In Puerto Rico
Hurricane Maria plunged the island into a darkness that many islanders have yet to emerge from, both literally and metaphorically.
Management
Analysis: The Weaponized Census
A move by the Trump administration to add a citizenship question to the decennial survey would erode its utility—and the political power of immigrant-dense regions.
Oversight
Play of the Day: Meet John Bolton… And His Mustache
The president's newest advisor has a signature look… and ideology.
Route Fifty
Justice Dept. Reaches Deal With West Palm Beach on Its ‘Welcoming City’ Resolution
STATE AND LOCAL ROUNDUP | Emergency quarantine on Louisiana’s fragile coast ... Nashville to scale-back free school lunches ... N.Y.C. launches new bicycle-safety pilot project ... and recent storms won’t help Turlock, Calif.’s water supply woes.
Pay & Benefits
Prospects Unclear for Trump’s $1 Billion Performance Fund
The proposal was left out of the $1.3 trillion omnibus spending bill signed by the president last week.
Oversight
VA Failed to Give Required Background Checks to Thousands of Medical Personnel
Some investigations that were conducted took years to complete.
Management
Mattis to Military: You Have Your Money. Spend It Wisely
The defense secretary warns “results and accountability matter in every expenditure.”
Defense
Where’s the New Transgender Troops Ban Headed? Look at the Travel Ban Fight
Like Trump’s effort to bar visitors from several Mideast countries, a long legal battle awaits the newest limits on who can serve in uniform.
Route Fifty
Dozens of State DOTs Are Now Using or Testing Aerial Drones
A new survey finds that state transportation departments are using unmanned aircraft for gathering images of construction sites, surveying, bridge inspections and other tasks.
Management
What I’ve Learned From the Young Leaders of Stoneman Douglas High School
Whether you agree or disagree with the policy prescriptions advocated by the students, there are some clear leadership lessons here.
Oversight
Miscommunication, Not Dishonesty, Marked FBI Handling of San Bernardino Shooter’s iPhone
The bureau’s watchdog found that then-Director James Comey did not make inaccurate statements at the time.
Nextgov
U.S. Digital Service to Congress: We’ve Made A Measurable Impact
The government’s technology tiger team gives an update on what it accomplished in 2017 and the projects it has in process.
Management
Census To Add Citizenship Question to 2020 Questionnaire
Commerce memo says the question "will permit more effective enforcement" of the Voting Rights Act.
Nextgov
U.S. Seeks to Dismiss Kaspersky Suit Against Legislative Ban
The government filed motions to dismiss two Kaspersky lawsuits Monday, challenging legal and administrative bans.
Management
With Pay for Performance, Money Is Not the Problem
Strengthening the way employee performance is managed is critical.
Management