Oversight
White House Staff Ethics Training is Ongoing, Spokeswoman Says
Following Conway controversy, legal office offers regular sessions and written advice.
Management
Linguistics Can Help Conservatives and Liberals Agree on Objective Reality Again
"When we talk politics, we should avoid the endless repetition of buzzwords, the parroting of stale slogans, and the trading of labels."
Tech
How Trump’s Immigrant Dragnet Might Catch Your Personal Data, Too
A DHS rule change aimed at undocumented immigrants could invade the personal privacy of fare more people than the ones they’re targeting.
Route Fifty
The Federal Government’s Reversal: Let the States Deal With Transgender Kids
The Departments of Education and Justice released revised guidelines on how schools should handle gender-identity issues.
Oversight
Play of the Day: More From Trump's Visit to The National Museum of African American History and Culture
The president saw some relics of slavery and deemed them "not good."
Route Fifty
Trump’s Unproven Voter Fraud Claims Put Secretaries of State in Spotlight
When top state election officials gathered in D.C. last week, details about the president’s proposed voter fraud inquiry were unclear.
Pay & Benefits
The Hiring Freeze Takes a Toll on One Benefit, a Petition for a TSP Tweak and More
A roundup of pay and benefits news.
Pay & Benefits
OPM Proposal to Boost Max Pay for Top-Ranked Feds Draws Praise
Proposed rule was nearly 10 years in the making.
Oversight
Legal Group Seeks Probe of FEC Commissioner for Trump Tweet
Weintraub challenged president for proof of New Hampshire voter bussing.
Nextgov
Trump’s New Chief Digital Officer is Already Gone
Gerrit Lansing made the move to the White House in January after serving as the Republican National Committee’s chief digital officer since 2015.
News
A Pep Talk for Federal Employees from NIH’s Collins
Civil servants are “an amazing group of dedicated, talented and hard-working people who are often unappreciated,” he says.
Management
How Trump Could Advance Federal Cybersecurity
The administration doesn’t need to start from scratch.
Defense
NASA: Seven Earth-Sized Planets Have Been Spotted Around a Nearby Star
And all of them are in the temperate zone.
Nextgov
18F Wants to Change the Rules, Not Break Them, Leader Says
Part of hacking government includes finding policies and regulations that are barriers, Technology Transformation Service Commissioner Rob Cook said.
Management
Trump to Issue First Budget in Mid-March, Promising ‘A Lot More With Less’
President also signals hiring freeze may continue ‘for the American taxpayer.’
Management
Arts and Humanities Agencies Brace for Familiar Threat of Extinction
The Trump administration’s reported plan for budget cuts prompts anxiety and pushback.
Route Fifty
Welcome to the New and Improved Route Fifty
As we continue to connect state and local leaders across the United States, our laboratory of ideas continues to grow.
Route Fifty
The Worst State Capitals to Live In; Kansas House Overrides Brownback’s Budget Veto
Also in our State and Local Daily Digest: Early impacts of Philly’s soda tax; Florida city faces whistleblower lawsuit; and officials in Mich. city want more halfway house regulations.
Defense