Route Fifty

N.C. Political Donor’s Napping Trucker Request; Another State Struggles With Its Untested Rape Kits

Also: Minnesota's good Black Friday idea and Las Vegas tests out traffic safety project successful in South Carolina

Management

Congress Struggles to Renew Health Benefits for 9/11 Responders

The struggle to get Congress to renew health benefits for responders shows how the political potency of the attacks has diminished with time.

Nextgov

Time to Stop Treating Federal IT Specialists Like the ‘Nerds in the Basement’

Techies in government are too often cut out of the decision-making process, the head of the U.S. Digital Service said.

Nextgov

Federal Customer Experience Forecast: More Disparity Between Haves and Have-Nots

A new report from Forrester Research predicts “uneven progress” among federal agencies.

Management

The Productivity Obsession

In today's always-on workplace, employees crave any app that promises a chance at regaining control over their time.

Management

Open Office Space at Heart of Plan to Further Cut Costs of DHS Headquarters Move

GSA pushes new budget numbers based on greater use of shared office space.

Management

Trump, Carson and a GOP Presidential Race Turning Ever More Bizarre

Just as the campaign seemed to be settling down, it takes a series of dramatic twists.

Route Fifty

Why Many States Are Panicked by the Federal Clean Power Plan

Dependence on severance taxes is causing coal-producing states to fret over how to make up for lost revenue if new federal emission regulations put power plants out of business.

Management

USPS Posts $5.1 Billion Net Loss in 2015 Despite Growing Revenue

Aside from costs incurred from unique congressional mandates, the Postal Service was operationally profitable.

Management

IRS Becoming a 'Self-Service Store,' Deputy Commissioner Says

Supervisor of exempt-organizations unit touts improvements but laments budget cuts.

Management

On Gender Equality, There Are the Nordic Countries and There’s Everybody Else (Including the U.S.)

Countries like Finland, Sweden and Denmark had the least discrepancy between the attitudes of male and female respondents on the survey.

Defense

Study: Soldiers’ Kids More Vulnerable to Abuse During and Right After Deployment

New research shows greater risk of abuse exists for infants and toddlers in the six months after a service member returns home from war.

Defense

Ex-Employees of Bankrupt Security Clearance Firm Aim to Resolve Some Unfinished Business

Former USIS workers pursue class action suit against onetime OPM, DHS contractor.

Defense

The Military Will Try to Shut Down the Islamic State's Oil Fields

The terror group gets an estimated $40 million a month in oil revenue.

News

The Daily Show: It 'Sucks' to Work At a 'Gutless Regulatory Agency'

Correspondent Jordan Klepper spoke to FEC agency head Ann Ravel and deemed the agency 'toothless.'

Management

Should HUD Ban Smoking in Public Housing?

The proposed smoking ban protects vulnerable people, but also imposes more regulations on them.

Management

How to Learn the Two Crucial Qualities Leaders Need to Build Trust

Warmth and confidence are very important.

Management

Obama Slams Trump on Immigration

"Imagine the images on the screen flashed around the world as we were dragging parents away from their children," Obama tells George Stephanopoulos

Management

Police Arrest Secret Service Officer for Sending Naked Photos to Cop Posing as a Teenager

An employee of the protection agency has been arrested for sending naked pictures to a minor.

Oversight

Play of the Day: Sanders Gets Endorsements From Postal Union … And a Bunch of Babies

"Babies for Bernie" is now a thing, apparently.