Management
Why It’s So Hard to Shut Down a Government Agency
Trump’s target list of 19 would interrupt many grants and contracts.
Management
How Much Would Your Agency Lose (or Gain) Under Trump's Budget?
Most non-defense agencies would see reductions under the president's proposal. The only question is the magnitude of the cuts.
Pay & Benefits
The Saving of the Green
There’s more than one way to achieve a financially secure retirement.
Nextgov
Delays and Bugs in Immigrant Vetting System Trouble Lawmakers
An upgraded IT system has been delayed for years and runs more than $1 billion over budget.
Management
Trump Requests Dramatic Budget Cuts for the Rest of This Year, Too
$18 billion in domestic agency funding reductions in the remainder of fiscal 2017 would offset border wall, other priorities.
Management
Winners and Losers in Trump's Cut-Filled Budget
The president's "skinny" budget still looks to trim lots of fat.
Nextgov
What Trump's Skinny Budget Says About Cybersecurity
The budget proposal pledges cyber initiatives at the Pentagon and Homeland Security Department and to counter terrorists’ use of encryption.
News
Trump Plans to Hire a Team of Lawyers to Secure Land for Border Wall
The president appears to be doubling down on a tactic he used in the construction business: eminent domain.
Management
How to Learn New Things as an Adult
A new book explores the psychology of mastering skills and absorbing information.
Management
Trump's Border Wall Won't Be a Wall
The latest twist in the Homeland Security solicitation for a border wall: It doesn’t need to be a wall.
Route Fifty
Who Will Lose if the National Endowment for the Arts is Eliminated?
It will have the greatest impact in rural areas and on the vast swath of America that sits between its coasts.
Oversight
A Federal Judge Has Temporarily Frozen Trump’s Travel Ban Again
The judge's decision is not the final word on the case, but it indicates he thinks the ban's opponents have a good chance of winning.
Management
Trump Budget Would Abolish 19 Agencies, Cut Thousands of Federal Jobs
State and EPA hit hardest; performance plan would “untie” managers’ hands.
Oversight
Play of the Day: Feds Aren't Involved in Any 'Deep State…' They Just Want to Do Their Jobs
Samantha Bee looks at a new favored term by the White House and its surrogates.
Route Fifty
Trump’s Proposed Budget Cuts Would Be Hard Hits for State and Local Governments
The president is calling for the elimination of funding for the Community Development Block Grant program and the TIGER grant program, as well as steep cuts to EPA grants.
Management
Trump Budget to Leave Workforce Cuts Up to Agencies
Plan slashes spending at non-Defense agencies as expected; wasn’t written “with an eye toward the value of your [D.C.-area] condo,” Mulvaney says.
Management
Border Agency Promises Not to Sacrifice Quality for Speed in Hiring
Officials say Trump’s target number of new employees may not prove necessary after the wall is built.
Pay & Benefits
Looming Budget Cuts, New Education Benefits and More
A weekly roundup of pay and benefits news.
Insights
Securing the Edge: Surveying Vulnerabilities in the Federal Government's IoT
The White House has pursued aggressive cyber policy in the past year aimed at minimizing network vulnerabilities, but a series of challenges threaten to wind back the clock, placing agency data and their devices in the line of fire.
Defense