Management

The Surprising Benefit Of Actually Following Government Dietary Advice

Researchers analyzed government dietary advice from 37 countries, offering a snapshot of how those policies would impact the global environment if populations in those countries actually took the advice.

Insights

Security in the Golden Age of Cybercrime

Learn more about federal agencies' network security vulnerabilities, ongoing cyberdefense efforts, and the challenges organizations face in thwarting today's cybercrminal.

Defense

Northrop Tests Spy Drones That Deploy in a Fake Bomb

The disposable Remedy is intended to drop from a fighter jet and fly slow enough to avoid radar.

Route Fifty

De-energized Power Lines Can’t Spark Wildfires

It’s a simple strategy: Let technology tell you exactly when to cut power in weather conditions that can fuel a major blaze. But utilities and regulators still have to learn how to do it right.

Management

Trump on Shutdown: 'It Could Happen'

Lawmakers optimistic they can avoid a funding lapse, but the president casts doubts as deadline looms.

Nextgov

Poll: More than 60% of Voters Want to Avoid a Government Shutdown

Less than one in five think lawmakers should use a shutdown as political leverage.

Nextgov

DHS Needs to Better Protect Employees’ Sensitive Info, IG Says

An audit found the agency falls short of federal privacy requirements

Management

Senators Press State Dept. to Drop Hiring Freeze and Shine Light on Reorg Plan

Reforms could hurt "America's Foreign Service and Civil Service professionals" and put diplomacy at risk, one letter says.

Management

The Government’s Failure to Keep Up With Technology Is Hurting All of Us

It hobbles the economy and contributes to Americans’ distrust of government.

Oversight

Trump to Announce the U.S. Is Moving Its Embassy in Israel to Jerusalem

Administration says it is bowing to 'simple truth' on Jerusalem, but move may be more complicated.

Oversight

Play of the Day: The Trump Administration's Plans For Public Land Out West

After the Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante national monuments, perhaps other protected land is next.

Management

NASA Ranked Best Place to Work in Government Six Years Running

OPM reverses controversial decision to withhold small-agency survey data ahead of 2017 rankings.

Management

Senate Confirms Kirstjen Nielsen to Lead Homeland Security

Lawmakers late Tuesday also approved Emily Murphy to lead GSA.

Route Fifty

Mayors Gather in Chicago to Sign New International Municipal Climate Charter

"Rather than burying our heads in the sand, Chicago is working with cities across the country and around the world to address the threat of climate change," according to Mayor Rahm Emanuel.

Nextgov

Census Can Move Forward After $283 Million Contract Dispute

AT&T, the company that filed the protest, reached a deal to work as a subcontractor on Census operations.

Management

Adam Grant Recommends The Best Holiday Gift Managers Can Give Employees

It's an act of gratitude that costs nothing, and benefits all parties.

Route Fifty

‘Money in the Meter’ for Revitalizing America's Airports

In a guest article, Samuel Engel discusses how U.S. airport operators—along with passengers, politicians and investors—can profit from private investment when done right.

Management

Military Services Failed to Report Hundreds of Criminal Fingerprint Records to FBI, Watchdog Finds

Missing records can have tragic consequences, as was the case in the recent mass shooting in Texas.

Management

Despite Trump’s Push, the Border Patrol Is Losing More Agents Than It Can Hire

CBP is adjusting its polygraph exam, changing its physical fitness test and reforming its training process in an effort to speed recruitment.

Management

Preaching from the Choir: Conservatives, Defense Execs Beg Trump to Challenge Russia, Make Budget Deal

At the Reagan Presidential Library, the country's biggest defense spending hawks doubt Congress can deliver Trump's promised military buildup.