Oversight
Mediation Service Tops Best Small Agencies to Work in Washington
Partnership for Public Service releases revised rankings after extra data from OPM.
Management
Planning Is More Important than Plans
Most strategic plan gather dust. But there’s tremendous value in the process of developing them.
Management
Trump Regulatory Chief Lauds Career Staff for Paring Back Rules
Rao sees agency competition to be tops in implementing president's agenda.
Pay & Benefits
Senator Asks White House to Explain the Logic Behind Its Proposed Federal Pay Freeze
DHS had asked for a pay increase for its workers, but OMB turned it down.
Defense
Turkey’s Attack on Kurds Tops U.S. Concerns in Syria, Even as ISIS Keeps Fighting
Over the past week, the leader of U.S. Central Command and other American military commanders in the region have sounded increasingly alarmed.
Management
Lawmakers Seek to Re-Establish Labor-Management Councils
The Trump administration last year abolished the groups and ordered agencies to cease collaborating with organized labor.
Nextgov
Trump Nominates Federal CIO
The president announced his choice to lead IT policy for the entire federal government.
Nextgov
'Worst Year Ever' For Cyberattacks
And most of them could have been avoided with basic cyber hygiene.
Oversight
Chemical Safety Board Accused of Holding Secret Off-Site Meetings
Whistleblower complains to watchdog about deliberations, but agency denies wrongdoing.
Defense
The Marines Have ‘Too Many Hornets’
The commandant wants to retire beaten-up F/A-18s more quickly as F-35s join the Corps.
News
Critics Decry 'Propaganda' Posters in EPA Offices
Agency lists rolling back Obama-era efforts and helping businesses among its 2017 accomplishments.
Management
What Trump’s New Dreamer Proposal Means For Immigrants, By The Numbers
It's Trump's most generous offer on DACA, but he's also asking for a lot in exchange.
Oversight
Play of the Day: Trump's Relationship With Robert Mueller
The president says he'll testify under oath, but a new report suggests he wanted to fire the investigator.
Route Fifty
Justice Department Tests Mayors With Its Latest Threat on Immigration Enforcement
By delaying law enforcement funds to all jurisdictions, Attorney General Jeff Sessions aims to further vilify “sanctuary cities.” “The stakes for cities here are very high.”
Nextgov
Lawmakers Push Trump Again to Appoint OSTP Director
Four Democratic lawmakers are urging the president—for the second time—to appoint a director to the Office of Science and Technology Policy and fully staff the department.
Oversight
GAO Puts Security Clearance Process Back on High Risk List
Backlog for clearances reached more than 700,000 in September 2017.
Management
Leaked Memo: Trump Admin to Boost Use of Private Prisons While Slashing Federal Staff
New memo reveals plan to shift inmates to contract facilities.
Nextgov
After Hawaii False Alarm, Lawmakers Want President, Pentagon Involved in Missile Alerts
It should take more than a single employee to send such an alert.
Nextgov
DHS Cyber Info Sharing Tool to Get a Reboot This Year
The goal is for organizations to use the tool to automatically block cyber threats.
Route Fifty