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An Ongoing Mystery in Minnesota: Who Jammed the State’s Health Insurance Hotline With Calls?
Investigators have forwarded findings from the Nov. 1 TDoS attack to a FBI task force.
News
The Government's Landlord Needs to Explain How It Will Resolve Trump's Hotel Lease
Senate Democrats join House lawmakers in asking GSA to address conflicts of interest over Old Post Office lease.
Management
Lawmakers Appalled at Forest Service Sexual Misconduct, Demand Firings
Agriculture's civil rights staffers claim improvements in long-standing culture clash.
Management
Trump Transition Team Meets With Veterans Groups to Discuss VA Reforms
"Listening session" was friendly, but VSOs are prepared to fight back.
Pay & Benefits
Open Season Q&A
Answers to questions that may help you make your health insurance choices.
Management
The Obscure Law Donald Trump Will Use to Unwind Obama’s Regulations
Rules covering the environment and overtime pay could be targeted.
Management
The Department of Homeland Security Wants to Keep Using Private Prisons For Immigration Detention
65% of immigrants are being held in privately run immigration detention centers.
Management
Obama Makes More Changes to Federal Hiring Through Regulatory Process
Administration moves to 'ban the box' and help more vets get hired.
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Toomey Bill Takes Aim at Federal Funding for Sanctuary Cities; Drug Tests for Illinois State Workers
Also in our State and Local Daily Digest: S.C. Gov. Nikki Haley’s hurricane recovery request; a Calexit vote in 2018?; ACLU vs. Maine police over social media monitoring.
Pay & Benefits
TSP Funds Improve in November
The C and F funds had a good month, after a rough October for all the offerings.
Oversight
Trump's Top Nominees Unlikely to Be Deterred by STOCK Act
Disclosure requirements for financial trading don't make for easy searching.
Tech
Is the White House Hiding Secrets About Russia's Role in the Election?
Seven senators have asked President Obama to declassify additional information about the Kremlin’s possible involvement.
Management
Trump Announces Picks for Treasury and Commerce
Donald Trump has chosen Steven Mnuchin to head the Treasury Department and Wilbur Ross to run Commerce.
Oversight
Play of the Day: Mitt Romney's Awkward Dinner With Donald Trump
The former critic of the president-elect changed his tune once he got to eat frog legs with the man.
Insights
Federal IT Applications: Assessing Government's Core Drivers
IT applications power the federal government — so what happens when they go down? In order to better understand the current state of workplace application performance, GBC launched in-depth research study of federal employees across more than 30 defense and civilian agencies.
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Jacksonville’s Frustrated Mayor: ‘We’ve Got to Get Out of the Pension Business!’
The mayor of Florida’s largest city continues to fume over fiscally troubled police and fire pensions and calls a possible $45 million miscalculation by an actuary “outrageous.”
Management
House Democrats Want to Know What GSA Plans to Do About Trump's Hotel Lease
Oversight and Transportation members seek details on candidate's early briefings.
Pay & Benefits
Officials Say There Are No Easy Fixes To Skyrocketing Long-Term Care Insurance Costs
Premium increases aren’t going away, and few reforms are being floated.
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Why Trump Needs to Factor Rural Broadband Into His Infrastructure Plans
“Otherwise we’re dooming these areas to economic stagnation and worse,” U.S. Sen. Angus King said at a bipartisan Next Century Cities policy event on Wednesday.
Pay & Benefits