Defense
Trump Barely Has Anyone to Talk to North Korea
There are few U.S. officials who have ever met a North Korean representative.
Oversight
Play of the Day: A 'Stormy' Week for the White House
Trump's being sued and his top economic advisor left.
Route Fifty
Mayors Set to Converge on Austin for SXSW
The event provides the local leaders with a forum to dream up what’s next for American cities and towns with tech leaders, futurists and other visionaries.
Route Fifty
5G Preemption Is Coming
The streamlined broadband deployment the FCC is contemplating will lessen local control without making rural build-outs more likely.
Management
The U.S. Government Put Its Money On a Contraceptive Method Guaranteed to Fail
New funding rules will prioritize abstinence education.
Route Fifty
Gas Tax Hike in an Election Year? It'll Be a Tough Sell in Congress
Despite flickers of bipartisan support for upping fuel taxes, the idea has yet to gain serious momentum.
Management
To Grow Professionally, Find a Swim Buddy
This will help you identify distinct behaviors you need to change.
Oversight
Senate Panel Seeks Answers on Clearance Backlog
A government watchdog group put the process back on its high-risk list after pending actions exceeded 700,000.
Nextgov
Would the FBI Arrest Tony Stark or Ultron?
As artificial intelligence programs become aware and autonomous, law enforcement will have to figure out where responsibility lies.
Oversight
Lawmakers On Both Sides of Aisle Ramp Up Pressure for Permanent SSA Leader
Acting agency chief is now in violation of the Vacancies Act, GAO finds.
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.
Insights
Digital Briefing Center: Intelligent Automation
GBC investigates the possibilities of AI-driven government.
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