Route Fifty

The Treasury Department Just Awarded Up to $1 Billion to These 12 States and D.C.

Funding is from the so-called Hardest Hit Fund, which is meant to address housing market issues.

Management

Will Sanders Stay or Will He Go?

A senior adviser reportedly said the campaign would “sit back and assess where we are” after upcoming primaries.

Route Fifty

Unaccompanied Minors–the State and Local Story

With the dramatic increase in unaccompanied minors crossing over the U.S.-Mexico border over the past five years, some communities have expressed willingness to accept these children, while others have voiced concerns.

Management

Secret Service Fails to Address Its ‘Historic Attrition’

Lawmakers are angry the agency is not hiring quickly enough.

News

It’s More Than a Conference, It’s a Fedstival!

A whole new event for the people who will shape what comes next for government.

Nextgov

DHS Wants to Overhaul System Storing Sensitive Critical Infrastructure Data

The agency says the current system has fallen behind the times.

Management

Report: Harriet Tubman Will Replace Andrew Jackson on the Front of the $20 Bill

The Treasury Department has had a change of plans for currency.

Management

Contractors Back Open Data Bill -- In Theory

Inconsistent agency protections of intellectual property are raising some concerns.

Management

An Excess of Multiple-Award Contracts Is Creating New Problems for Government

Why agencies should think twice before creating another IDIQ.

Nextgov

Facebook for Trees: The Forest Service’s Quest to Make a Tree Database More User-Friendly

The agency maintains a database that includes various characteristics of some 19 million trees over some 350,000-plus plots of land

Defense

Retaking A Booby-Trapped City, With U.S. Help

Several months after Iraqi troops flushed ISIS from Ramadi, the work of making the city safe is just beginning.

Management

Trump and Clinton Win New York

In a state they both call home, the frontrunners prevailed Tuesday.

Oversight

The Republican Party Can Stop Trump But Only By Thwarting Its Voters

After his smashing victory in New York, he will finish the primaries well ahead of Cruz and in hailing range of the 1,237 delegates needed for the nomination.

Oversight

Play of the Day: Clinton is a Better New York Panderer Than Kasich

Maybe it's sincere and maybe it's not, but Clinton seems to know what she's doing.

Management

The Hard Work of Leading Is All In Your Mind

Every successful executives figures out how to master five key personal issues.

Route Fifty

What’s the Fiscal and Economic Outlook Like for State and Local Governments In the Coming Months?

Analysts at one credit rating agency offer up their perspective.

Oversight

'A Subpoena is Not a Suggestion,' Says House Oversight Chairman

Slow document handovers put White House regulator, other agency officials on hot seat.

Management

The Obama Administration's Self-Proclaimed Legacy in Good Governance

OMB chief brags about administration’s unprecedented approach to evidence-driven policy.

Nextgov

How Far Did the Juniper Hack Go? ‘Some of That Gear Was in Place for Years,’ DHS Official Says

The vulnerability concerns unauthorized code placed in the vendor's firewalls and virtual private networks that could have allowed hackers to read encrypted messages.

Management

People Over 40 Are More Productive When They Work Part-Time

The sweet spot looks to be 25 to 30 hours a week for men and 22 to 27 hours for women.