Route Fifty
Don’t Overlook Resiliency Benefits When Touting Transportation Improvements
Yes, mobility is important, but every dollar invested to improve infrastructure is also a dollar invested in being better prepared for the next major disaster.
Oversight
The End of Government Oversight?
Republicans in Congress are working hard to remove business regulations that they believe are hampering economic growth.
Tech
Why Elections Are Now Classified as 'Critical Infrastructure'
President Obama’s homeland security adviser hinted that it might help deter foreign cyberattacks.
News
‘Patriots Day’ Shines a Spotlight on Federal-State-Local Law Enforcement Radio Woes
The Boston Marathon bombing response is revisited in a new movie.
Management
House GOP Warns Agencies Against Accelerated Hiring in Anticipation of Trump's Freeze
Looming hiring moratorium does not permit skirting civil service laws, congressman says.
Management
IRS Shortchanges Taxpayers With Its Focus on Delinquents, Advocate Says
Nina Olson criticizes the current priority on enforcement over service.
Management
Memo to the President: Getting Public-Private Partnership Right
Management really matters for this high-potential but hazardous approach.
Oversight
Government Ethics Chief Caught in Lawmaker Crossfire
Partisans on House Oversight panel duel over handling of Trump’s potential conflicts.
Pay & Benefits
OPM’s Guidance on Firing Bad Employees Will Remind You That It’s Complicated
Agencies need to make better use of the probationary period, when workers have less recourse to dispute disciplinary actions.
Oversight
Liberals Narrow Their List of Trump Picks to Target
Rather than complain about every Trump cabinet choice, the Senate’s most prominent progressives have put a special focus on a handful of nominees.
Tech
Why Is Obama Expanding Surveillance Powers Right Before He Leaves Office?
It could be to prevent Trump from extending them even more.
Management
What Rex Tillerson's Confirmation Hearings Revealed
The State Department nominee's views diverged from the president-elect's in some areas.
Oversight
Play of the Day: Ben Carson's Hearing Was Definitely Eventful
Donald Trump's pick for HUD chief overcorrected a little Thursday.
Management
How the Trump Administration Could Advance Customer Service
Agency officials trying to make government more citizen-centric have an opportunity to take their work to a new level.
Route Fifty
Election Systems as ‘Critical Infrastructure’: What Comes Next?
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s designation creates some questions for state and local elections administrators.
Management
Cobert to Trump: Focus on ‘Holistic’ Civil Service Reforms, Not Hiring Freeze
OPM chief says Obama personnel reforms will survive future administrations.
Pay & Benefits
OPM: FEHBP Carriers Should Focus on Rising Prescription Drug Use and Costs
Agency’s annual call letter said escalating drug prices ate up more than a quarter of the FEHBP health care budget in 2015.
Pay & Benefits
The Index: 2017 Edition
Your annual guide to retirement planning, organized by topic.
Management
Burned Out? Take a Sabbatical
In 2009, the U.S. Navy started offering a career break to help retain service members. Now the other armed forces—and private companies—are following suit.
Management