Pay & Benefits

Trump Suggests USPS Cut Retirement, Health Benefits in $80B Savings Package

Proposal includes a rate hike and cutting delivery frequency.

Management

Do Women Bosses Have an Extra Responsibility to Look Out For Women?

Hillary Clinton recently said that a woman boss has an extra responsibility to look out for the women who work for her. But do they?

Route Fifty

Trump's Budget Repeats Calls for Slashing State and Local Programs

The proposal appears to be out of step with previous actions by Congress and a new two-year budget deal enacted last week.

Management

Transferring Responsibilities and Consolidating Offices Highlight Trump Reorganization Plan

Long-awaited agency reform plans offer light details, promises of future reforms proposals.

Management

Agency-By-Agency Spending Levels Under Trump's 2019 Budget

Most civilian agencies would see substantial decreases from 2017 spending.

Tech

The White House's Spanish Language Site Is Still Missing

The Trump administration has not made good on its promise to provide information en español.

Tech

Donald Trump Wants to Shut Down The International Space Station and Get Ready For Private Space

Trump's budget envisions NASA working closely with the private sector on every level.

Nextgov

Trump 2019 Budget Boosts Cyber Spending But Cuts Research

The budget also moves DHS cyber research out of the science and tech division.

Management

How Many Employees Would Your Agency Lose (or Gain) Under Trump's Budget?

Workforce estimates vary widely, from a 25 percent loss at the Environmental Protection Agency to a 21.3 percent increase at Commerce.

Nextgov

Big Deal: General Dynamics Buys CSRA

General Dynamics just became an even bigger player in the federal IT space with its purchase of CSRA.

Pay & Benefits

Trump Calls for 'Reskilling' Federal Workforce, Firing ‘Overhaul’ and Reducing Union Influence

Budget is light on specifics but supports broad civil service reforms.

Route Fifty

The One Thing Infrastructure Experts Feel the Federal Budget Needs Desperately

Hint: 24 states, seeking new revenue, have already done it.

Pay & Benefits

Trump Formalizes 2019 Pay Freeze Proposal, Revives Benefits Cuts

The freeze is coupled with a $1 billion interagency fund to reward high performers as a first step in moving the civil service toward pay for performance.

Nextgov

Trump Budget Calls for Slight Increase In IT Spending

The president’s 2019 budget proposal includes $45.8 billion for IT infrastructure and services, with $210 million for the Technology Modernization Fund.

Management

Trump’s $4 Trillion Budget Offers 'Aggressive Spending Reforms'

Fiscal 2019 proposal postpones details of management agenda until March.

Oversight

What Trump-Era Democrats Can Learn From LBJ

Lyndon B. Johnson was an effective policymaker but failed to protect his legacy—much in the same way Obama’s is being toppled today.

Management

Everyone Claims They Are Following 'Agile Methods' But Few Actually Do

Why your plan to work more like the engineering department will probably fail.

Defense

Analysis: The Truth About Military Parades

Military parades say more about those who order and watch them than those who participate in them.

Defense

U.S. Army Now Holding Drills With Ground Robots That Shoot

Last year saw a historic first: an exercise in which an unmanned vehicle provided live covering fire for American troops.

Oversight

Play of the Day: Rex Tillerson and Russian Election Meddling

The State Department chief has an interesting attitude about election hacking by other world powers.