Management
Trump's Travel Ban Is Headed for a Supreme Court Showdown
Will the justices, many of whom worked in the executive branch, hold the president’s words against him?
Defense
Iraq and Afghanistan: The $6 Trillion Bill for America’s Longest War is Unpaid
In past wars, taxes were increased to cover some of the extra spending. That's not the case for the war in Iraq and Afghanistan, and the costs are adding up fast.
Route Fifty
Portland Mayor Calls on Feds to Revoke 'Trump Free Speech Rally' Permit
Mayor Ted Wheeler: “Our city is in mourning, our community’s anger is real and the timing and subject of these events can only exacerbate an already difficult situation.”
Management
Politics is Distracting American Workers and May Be Killing U.S. Productivity
There is a real, measurable cost to the drumbeat of disturbing news coming out of Washington.
Management
Weather Service Staff Shortages Have Led to Burnout Among Employees
Agency is working on ways to hire meteorologists faster after 2013 hiring freeze created a backlog.
Defense
U.S. Puts Multi-Warhead Interceptor On the Fast Track
Officials won’t say it’s because of North Korea. But experts say Pyongyang’s planned ICBMs will almost certainly release decoys to cloak their nukes.
Nextgov
White House Group Offers Sneak Peek of Health I.T. Goals
The National Science and Technology Council seeks feedback on a health IT framework.
Oversight
Trump Selects Capitol Hill Investigator to Run Office of Special Counsel
Henry Kerner worked for Reps. Issa and Chaffetz, and Sen. McCain, as well as for Cause of Action.
Nextgov
U.S. Embassies Lag on Digital Security
One-third of vetted posts weren’t doing routine information security checks.
Management
Agencies Largely Maintain Small-Business Contracting Scores
Women-owned businesses landed fewer awards than the previous year.
Management
Trump Budget Continues Homeland Security Move to St. Elizabeths
Despite some lawmaker criticism of cost overruns, HQ consolidation on track.
Management
Congress is Sending Mixed Messages on Defense Procurement
The landscape is littered with the remains of scores of previous reform efforts.
Management
Older Americans Are More Millennial Than Millennials
To understand both changes to the workforce and changing attitudes toward work, don’t watch young people. Watch their parents (and uncles, aunts, and grandparents).
Oversight
The FBI Turns Its Attention to Jared Kushner
The president’s son-in-law and senior advisor is reportedly being investigated over his contact with Russians.
Pay & Benefits
As Investigations Rock the Trump Administration, Government Employees Are Lawyering Up
"The atmosphere is ripe for retaliation" inside the federal government, says one DC lawyer.
Oversight
With MSPB Hamstrung, Congress Clears Appeals Extension Bill
Whistleblower advocates had called for a fix.
Tech
Analysis: The Trouble With Trump’s Uneven Approach to Transparency
By treating ethical guidelines as opt-in, the president is creating all sorts of problems for himself.
Oversight
Play of the Day: Trump Handshakes and Pushes His Way Through Our Allies
The president met with NATO leaders this week in Europe.
Route Fifty
‘This Is Devastating to the Cities. It Is Even More Devastating to Rural Areas’
A funding fight is brewing on Capitol Hill over the White House’s proposed cuts to Community Development Block Grants and the HOME Investment Partnerships Program.
Management