Pay & Benefits
Jobs for Military Spouses, Agency Layoffs, and More
A weekly roundup of pay and benefits news.
Management
State Department Relied on Bad Data for Considering Clearance Times, Cost
Officials can only loosely estimate the time it takes to process clearances, and they don’t track the costs.
Pay & Benefits
Federal Officials Say Privately They Are 'Pretty Certain' Layoffs Are Coming
Agencies are asking OPM with help to RIF, assist workers to find new jobs.
Oversight
Play of the Day: President Trump Likes to Wait For the Facts
Another day brings another controversial statement from Donald Trump.
Nextgov
NGA Wants Bleeding-Edge Tech and Talent—And It Will Open Up to Get Them
The intel agency is open to sharing its data with industry. It also wants its own tour-of-duty tech team.
Management
How Trump Can Successfully Reorganize the Government
If the White House turns implementation over to "careerists" at OMB, "it will never happen," former personnel director says.
Nextgov
NIST Releases Updated Cyber and Privacy Guidance Draft
The new draft will be open for comment through mid-September.
Oversight
Watchdog: OMB Must Do More to Cut Agency Reporting Requirements
2010 law called on OMB to annually coordinate a review of agencies’ reports and plans.
Route Fifty
The White House Doesn’t Think Sea Level Rise Is Important to U.S. Infrastructure
“It’s deeply fiscally irresponsible to put taxpayer funded facilities at risk like that,” according to Michael Gerrard, director of Columbia University’s Sabin Center for Climate Change Law.
Nextgov
IARPA Funds Project To Track Worker Productivity with Sensors
A new study aims to understand the impact stress has on worker performance.
Route Fifty
California Becomes First State to Challenge Sessions on New Grant Rules for ‘Sanctuary Cities’
The U.S. attorney general may ultimately be forced to craft new regulations, at a time when President Trump wants less.
Management
Can the U.S. Government Seize an Anti-Trump Website's Visitor Logs?
The Department of Justice is seeking the 1.3 million IP addresses that accessed a website advertising Inauguration Day protests.
Pay & Benefits
OPM Announces Delay, Changes to Combined Federal Campaign
Donations of time are in and cash donations are out for 2017 fundraising effort.
Route Fifty
Why Trump’s ‘Buy American’ Push Puts Alaska in Tough Spot
STATE AND LOCAL NEWS ROUNDUP | Connecticut’s schools face major budget heartburn; Airbnb bookings for eclipse have extra benefit for Wyoming; and it’s City Hall Selfie Day!
Management
How Guilt Can Hold Back Good Employees
Highly guilt-prone people tend to be conscientious and ethical, but also more hesitant about forming partnerships.
Oversight
Why Governmental Transparency Will Not Work Without Strong Leadership
A scholar argues why more rules, regulations and codes, such as those proposed by Walter Shaub, will not have much effect.
Management
Why Do Women Bully Each Other at Work?
Research suggests that conditions in the workplace might be to blame.
Oversight
Play of the Day: Donald Trump Addresses the Violence in Charlottesville
The president is getting criticized for his first tepid statement over the weekend.
Management
Contractors Begin Early Shutdown Preparations
Private firms are already ahead of the government in their planning, experts say.
Nextgov