Management

Legal Battle over Trump Hotel Lease Ropes in D.C. Restaurateurs

Tort claim filed in D.C. Superior Court accuses president of unfair competition with locals.

Pay & Benefits

Should You Use Your Retirement Savings to Buy a House?

Look at the financial implications before you leap.

News

House Oversight Leaders to Trump: Stop Deleting Tweets

Chaffetz, Cummings say president and staff may be violating records retention laws.

Management

Analysis: Why Trump’s ‘Skinny’ Budget is Already Dead

Trump is proposing a budget with little substance and filled with politically toxic spending cuts, making it very unlikely to go anywhere, even in a Republican Congress.

Management

People Who Speak Multiple Languages Make the Best Employees For One Big Reason

Parlez-vous Français? क्या आप हिंदी बोलते हैं? Parles-tu Espagnol?

Oversight

Play of the Day: Health Care and Paper Stacks

Sean Spicer explains the AHCA's benefits against the ACA's benefits.

Management

Digging Out of the Digital Stone Age

Three quarters of the federal information technology budget goes to maintain outdated computer systems.

Route Fifty

Is the TIGER Grant Program About to Get ‘Slashed’?

U.S. Senate lawmakers suggested Wednesday that the infrastructure funding program could be imperiled by budget priorities President Trump is expected to push for.

News

A Pioneering Woman in Government, By Any Analytical Measure

Dorothy Rice played a key role in everything from the creation of Medicare to the tobacco industry settlement.

Pay & Benefits

The Return of Furloughs, Suspending G Fund Investments and More

A weekly round-up of pay and benefits news.

Tech

Russia’s Spear Phishing Tactics in the 2016 Election Are Boring Compared to its 2008 Hack of the U.S. Military

Their methodology was worthy of a blockbuster spy movie.

Oversight

House Committee Approves New Federal Firing Bill

Democrats decry efforts to end union grievance process.

Route Fifty

Illinois Governor, Attorney General Deadlocked in Battle of Pointing Fingers

Also in our State and Local Daily Digest: Army of volunteers saves Colorado town from fire; Maine considers state pension income tax exemption; and Baltimore tentatively increases minimum wage.

Management

Quiz: How Well Do You Know the Limits on Federal Employee Job Searches?

You might be surprised at what is and isn't considered seeking employment in the most recent ethics rules.

Oversight

Weather Service Employees ‘Shocked’ by Reported Budget Cuts

Lack of say in discretionary spending means layoffs are likely, union says.

Management

Why Customs and Border Protection's ID Search of a Domestic Flight Is on Weak Legal Ground

Agents boarded an incoming flight from San Francisco and asked for—or demanded––ID from every passenger.

Nextgov

When Can Your Tweet, Text or Calls Cost You Your Job?

Feds do not have a legally recognized expectation of privacy with respect to the government-owned equipment they use in and/or outside of the workplace.

Oversight

Play of the Day: The HUD Secretary Talks Immigration… And Slavery

Dr. Ben Carson addressed HUD employees and got a little off-topic.

Management

New Approaches for Fighting Fraud

Agencies must develop guidelines for assessing fraud risks and plans to address them. Here’s how they can do it.

Management

Driving Innovation in Government: The Unsung Heroes

Political appointees should check their assumptions at the door before launching big changes.