Route Fifty
Unpaid State Employee Health Care Bills Mount in Illinois; L.A. Police Worry About Trump Order
Also in our State and Local Daily Digest: S.C. may outlaw exotic animals; water agency in Ky. coal country under investigation; and Texas petrochemical plant plan irks farmers.
Management
Trump Signs One In, Two Out Order to Slash Federal Regulations
Agencies must now examine net costs of new and old regulations.
Management
Trump Has Trouble Making Obamacare Ads Disappear
Advertising firm steps in to run promotions that the new administration canceled.
Management
Advice for Those Weighing Jobs in the Trump Administration
Assessing the risks of service.
Defense
What Trump's Reshuffling of the National Security Council Means
The president made significant changes to the council’s most influential committees, but the real concern is whether he will incorporate it into his decision-making process at all.
Management
In Apparent Reversal, Trump Administration Says Immigration Ban Will Not Affect Green Card Holders
Legal residents are allowed back into the U.S. after all, says the White House chief of staff.
Oversight
Play of the Day: Trump is Signing Executive Orders… With a Certain Style
The leather-bound documents are on-brand and his presentation of them is top-notch.
Nextgov
Former OMB Controller To Join Deloitte
He will take on the role of chief strategy officer for the firm's federal government practice.
Route Fifty
Trump’s New FCC Chair Has a Plan to Target State and Local Authority
Pai’s Digital Empowerment Agenda is a free marketer’s new age dream.
Defense
What Trump's Executive Order on Immigration Does—and Doesn't Do
The order has caused chaos; White House statements haven’t clarified what’s going on.
Route Fifty
Big Questions Hang Over State Budgets as Trump Era Begins
“I think it’s going to be stormy,” one expert said at an Urban Institute panel discussion on what may be in store for state budgets in the years ahead.
Management
‘I Can’t Get Out Fast Enough’: Meet the Feds Who Say They’re Leaving Under Trump
Many federal employees say they won’t wait out the new administration.
Management
VA Exempts Roughly 100 Job Titles From Hiring Freeze, Leaves Door Open For More
Doctors, nurses, police, engineers and cemetery caretakers are among the positions listed in the acting secretary’s memo.
Tech
Obama’s White House Webmaster Says We Should Cut Trump’s Team Some Slack
There’s plenty of reason to believe changes and glitches are just par for the course.
Management
How Trump Plans to Slash Regulations by 75 Percent
As the new administration seeks to curtail Obama's rules, some look to Britain for a model.
Nextgov
Harris Sells Federal IT Business
The deal is reflective of what analysts believe will be a busy year for mergers among IT contractors.
Nextgov
Draft Trump Order Would Launch 4 Major Cyber Reviews
The relatively uncontroversial order is significantly more expansive than the cyber vulnerabilities review Trump promised.
Management
How Reporters Misread Trump’s First Week in Office
The new president’s opening act has disrupted governing traditions, but it’s the second act that matters most.
Management