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5 States Sign Up for National Public Safety Network
FirstNet is underway, but lawmakers are still concerned about cybersecurity.
Oversight
Play of the Day: The Latest Wide-Ranging Trump Interview
The president spoke to the New York Times and he said some illuminating things.
Management
Analysis: Why We Need to Save the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
Republicans are hoping to eliminate or at least defang the only federal agency tasked solely with protecting consumers from financial abuses. What would we miss if they succeed?
Management
Officials Laud House Proposal for Commission to Curb Improper Payments
Plan to reduce waste and fraud draws bipartisanship.
Management
The 'Chilling Effect' of Forced Reassignments at Trump's Interior Dept.
Interior argues reassignments are normal for SES, not retaliation.
Pay & Benefits
4 Things You Need to Know About Retirement Rules
They’re complicated and have changed a lot over the years.
Nextgov
Cyber-Heavy DHS Reauthorization Bill Passes House
The reauthorization would boost cyber protections at ports and airports and offer aid to state and local governments.
Management
ExxonMobil Made Illegal Deals With Russia When Secretary of State Rex Tillerson Ran the Company
"ExxonMobil's senior-most executives knew."
Management
Trump Regulatory Chief Hits Ground Running for 'Fundamental Shift'
Release of unified rules agenda shows savings compared with Obama's.
Route Fifty
Pennsylvania’s Big Budgetary Gamble With Proposal for ‘Satellite’ Casinos
STATE AND LOCAL NEWS ROUNDUP: EPA faces lawsuit over ‘vague’ pollution permits in Texas; a California wildfire grows near Yosemite; and a mini-pig proposal in Billings, Montana.
Nextgov
Justice Department Takes Drug War to Dark Web Markets
Officials shut down a massive online drug market and warned criminals that they can't hide behind anonymized tools.
Oversight
Apparent Collapse of Obamacare Repeal Makes It Harder to Pass a Budget
Congressional Obamacare repeal woes make it trickier to write a spending blueprint and a tax-reform package.
Management
How To Be An Overachiever—Without Making Everyone Secretly Hate You
One person's success can make everyone else feel like a failure.
Oversight
Trump May Be Considering Firing The Head Of The Russia Probe. Can He Do That?
He can. But it would entail a "crazy scenario."
Management
Trump Criticizes Sessions Over Russia Recusal
In an interview with The New York Times, the president said he never would have chosen his attorney general if he knew he would end up recusing himself from the ongoing federal inquiry into the 2016 election.
Defense
DIUx Wins Support — and More Cash — from Trump’s Pentagon
The vice chair of the Joint Chiefs touted an effort to track North Korean missile launcher, while the military’s new weapons buyer called it a good model for developing and acquiring capabilities.
Oversight
Play of the Day: Trump's Second Meetup With Putin
A newly discovered meeting between the American and Russian leaders has raised some questions.
Route Fifty
Trump Targets State Holdouts During Election Integrity Commission’s 1st Public Meeting
“If any state does not want to share this information, one has to wonder what they’re worried about,” the president said during a livestream.
Management