Oversight
A New Group Wants to Elect More Veterans—From Both Parties
The organization, With Honor, believes veterans are the key to making Congress work across partisan lines.
Management
Trump’s Pace of Naming Ambassadors Trails That of Predecessors
There are 41 vacancies, including many in trouble spots where diplomacy is critical.
Pay & Benefits
What Feds Furloughed During the Shutdown Need to Know About Their Back Pay and Leave
OPM puts out a memo clarifying how federal workers sent home during the shutdown will be compensated.
Oversight
GAO Will Probe ‘Fake Comments’ to Regulatory Agencies
Democrats on House commerce panel want Justice Department involvement too.
Route Fifty
2 Maps That Better Explain the Landslide Risk From This Giant Crack Above an Interstate
The waiting game continues at the Rattlesnake Hills where the ground recently “changed its behavior.”
Management
Air Force One Needs New Refrigerators. They Cost $24 Million
The improvement is just the latest example of the bespoke requirements for the presidential jets.
Management
The Biggest Career Mistake Is Getting Too Comfortable
Starting my career over six times has been one of my greatest assets.
Pay & Benefits
Federal Employee Advocates Increasingly Frustrated by Cycle of Stopgap Spending Bills
Lawmakers appear resigned to another short-term funding package, despite calls for a full-year budget deal.
Management
Analysis: The Real Cause of the Last Government Shutdown—and the Next One
Republican leaders have proven unable to enact any spending bills, despite controlling both houses of Congress.
Oversight
Play of the Day: Trump Heads to Davos
His wife won't accompany him, but the president is heading to Switzerland.
Oversight
Supreme Court to Hear Case That Could Reshape How Agencies Hire Some Employees
Court to decide if small group of employees must be appointed.
Management
Obama Grantmaking Reforms Are Thriving Under Trump, Officials Say
Survey of grants management community reveals concern over uncertain funding.
Pay & Benefits
Back Pay for Contractors, First Blended Retirement Enrollment Numbers, and More
A weekly round-up of pay and benefits news.
Route Fifty
DOJ Sideswipes Mayors Gathering With Immigration Subpoena Threat
"As we stand here, we have 23 of our mayors that are now under threat of prosecution, because of something that the president has called 'sanctuary cities,'" said New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu.
Management
Trump to Issue 2019 Budget and Workforce Cutting Plans on Feb. 12
Blueprint will come a week late thanks to the shutdown, OMB says.
Management
Data Is Valuable Only If Managers and Policymakers Will Use It
There’s plenty of evidence about how well programs work, people just tend to ignore it.
Route Fifty
Dear State and Local Gov: FCC Chair Ajit Pai Is Just Not That Into You
Pai even blew up an intergovernmental advisory committee after members asked to talk to him about its future.
Management
Consumer Protection Bureau Won't Be 'Pushing the Envelope' Anymore
Acting director Mulvaney reassures CFPB employees he doesn’t intend to shut the agency down, but recasts its mission.
Oversight