Management
State Dept. Reform Plan Aims to Couple Drastic Cuts With Making Employees’ Lives Easier
Department spells out five tenets of redesign; Democrats skeptical of intentions.
Oversight
Historically Bipartisan Movement for Evidence-Based Policy Starts to Turn Political
Lawmakers question need for new body to enable evidence-based policy.
Nextgov
Pentagon Cuts Mobile Device Costs By Half
The mobility program's popularity drove down prices significantly.
Nextgov
State Plans to Elevate Cyber Mission, Despite Shuttering Dedicated Office
The claim comes after the department downgraded its main cyber diplomacy office.
Insights
How Is Government Faring in the Data Age?
Good government depends on effective data management — but according to GBC's recent survey, federal processes still have room for improvement.
Management
Another Misleading Claim About Federal Pay
There’s data to support arguments that feds are both overpaid and underpaid, it’s just not credible.
Insights
Federal Payments Technology Trends: Virtual Cards
Virtual cards — cardless accounts uniquely created to facilitate specific transactions — help organizations make safe, secure and simple payments. Here's how.
Insights
Federal Payments Technology Trends: Digital/Tokenization
As the payments industry trends toward digital, it is clear that tokenization is here to stay. Here's how tokenization is making transactions more secure.
Management
HHS Seeks to Reorient Obamacare Innovation Center
Medicare chief aims to reduce health care "engineering" from Washington.
Management
The Brazenness of Trump's White House Staff Using Private Email
How could six senior presidential aides mimic the strategy for which Trump lacerated Hillary Clinton? Only if they believe they are as immune to the usual rules as he is.
Tech
Twitter Says It’s Holding Trump to the Same Standards as Everyone Else, But Also Not, Because He’s President
Lots of people won't like Twitter's stance on the president's fiery remarks—but it makes sense.
Insights
Data in the Trenches: Transforming Defense Readiness in the Age of Big Data
Now more than ever, those tasked with making important decisions affecting strategy, logistics, and personnel safety must be able to select the best course of action at a moment’s notice by drawing from the latest information whenever and wherever the situation demands it.
Oversight
Play of the Day: Trump Starts a Feud With the NFL
In Alabama, the president criticized players protesting on the field.
Route Fifty
Many State AGs Know That Consumer Protections Aren't Safe Under Trump
Reforms could save billions of dollars from predatory lenders at the state level, but it’s not long before presidential appointees to federal regulatory agencies likely look to preempt them.
Oversight
House Fails to Approve Short-Term FAA Reauthorization
Bill would extend agency’s authority for six months, omits air traffic control privatization proposal.
Nextgov
Trump Aide Says Modernizing Federal IT is Administration’s Cold War Moment
Will the government's technology challenges galvanize decision-makers as the Cold War once did?
Route Fifty
While Harvey’s Floodwaters Have Receded, the Health Risks Linger
From overwhelmed sewage infrastructure to inundated industrial sites, the disaster’s impacts loom weeks after the record-setting storm left Texas.
Nextgov
Rep. Hurd’s Solution For Tech Talent Shortage: 10 Day Tours of Duty
The Cyber National Guard could provide a constant stream of short-term talent, the lawmaker says.
Management
Thousands of Federal Employees Volunteer as Surge Force for FEMA Relief Efforts
Program had been limited to employees inside DHS but is now open governmentwide.
Oversight