Oversight
White House Says Kellyanne Conway's Ethics Violation Was a One-Time Mistake
The special counselor broke the rules inadvertently with her on-air plug of Ivanka's fashion line, official tells ethics office.
Route Fifty
New Rankings Show That This State Bests All Others; Sessions Will Ease Federal Police Dept. Monitoring
Also in our State and Local Daily Digest: N.C. governor releases spending plan; Oklahoma’s earthquake risk in 2017; and was a Michigan city built with Confederate gold?
Management
Civil Servants Need to Stay Out of the Spin Business
It is easy to be pessimistic about government when citizens are regularly cautioned not to trust it.
Management
The State of Trump's State Department
Anxiety and listless days as a foreign-policy bureaucracy confronts the possibility of radical change
Management
Three Leadership Lessons from La La Land’s Jordan Horowitz
An awkward, bizarre moment was handled with grace.
Management
Jared Kushner’s Conflict of Interest Issues
President Trump’s son-in-law and key adviser has a ways to go on ethics compliance.
Insights
Mastering The Migration: A Candid Survey of Federal Leaders on the State of Cloud Computing
It's been 6 years since the White House announced its Federal Cloud Computing Strategy, challenging agencies to adopt a "Cloud-First" policy in their IT investments. But did it have the sweeping effect its authors intended? GBC investigates.
Management
Trump is Creating a Government Office to Serve Victims of Crimes Perpetrated by Immigrants
It's unclear how many people will qualify for its services.
Oversight
Play of the Day: Donald Trump Speaks to Congress
As Trump outlines his vision for America and it involves innovation ideas from... The 1886 World's Fair.
Management
How to Survive the Hiring Freeze
There are ways to optimize the resources you already have.
Route Fifty
Here’s What Trump Said About Infrastructure and Medicaid in His Address to Congress
The president’s speech included few new specifics about proposals that could affect state and local governments.
Management
Trump Details in Congressional Address How He’ll Shrink Government - and Grow It
President touts hiring freeze in addition to proposed spending increases.
Oversight
House Republicans' New VA Accountability Bill to Include More Appeal Rights
New measure once again looks to give VA secretary more authority to fire people.
Management
Senator Urges Labor Department, Congress to Do More for On-Demand Workers
Warner warns that studies of the gig economy could fall victim to sequester.
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Grandfathering Norfolk’s Imaginary Parking Spaces; Feds Reverse Stance on Texas Voter ID Rules
Also in our State and Local Daily Digest: Michigan E-Verify proposal for contractors; battle over Boston’s iconic Citgo sign; and carving out exceptions for Kentucky truck weight rules.
Oversight
Trump's Budget Proposal Threatens Democratic and Republican Ambitions
The military and older whites are the big winners in the president’s budget proposal, Democratic constituencies and Republican budget hawks are the big losers.
Pay & Benefits
Trump’s Budget Cuts Could Lead to Federal Employee Layoffs, Furloughs
Americans would also likely feel the impacts of service cuts or delays.
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The Trillion Dollar Question Hanging Over Public-Private Partnerships
With Trump’s infrastructure plans still unclear, this week’s P3C Public-Private Partnership Conference & Expo in Texas is looking at the what ifs. One speaker noted: “an infrastructure plan is not something that can be done by executive order.”
Management