Pay & Benefits
Open Season Tips and Secrets
The clock is ticking on making your health plan choices for 2020.
Management
State Dept. Promises Financial Assistance and No Discipline for Employees Tied Up in Impeachment
During testimony, State official offers support to employees castigated by Trump and others.
Oversight
Senator Calls on State Dept. to Investigate Appointees’ Use of Personal Devices for Work
Impeachment hearing revelations highlight a larger security problem, Democrat says.
Nextgov
White House Builds Out Science and Tech Office
The Trump administration has been slow to fill positions in its tech policy apparatus.
Management
President Trump Signs Stopgap Bill Averting Shutdown for One Month
Lawmakers hope to pass full-year funding by Dec. 20, but caution the president could still throw a wrench into those plans.
Management
What’s Driving Apolitical Diplomats to Get Political
Some former State Department officials are so concerned by Trump’s breach of diplomatic protocol that they have begun to advise 2020 Democrats.
Workforce
Analysis: Trump’s War on Expertise Is Only Intensifying
But his attacks on career government officials could backfire with an ever more educated electorate.
Oversight
Report: Trump Administration Has Made Significant Changes to LGBTQ Content on Federal Websites
Language, resources and content have been changed since January 2017.
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Scooter Company Wants to Boost Helmet Use With ‘Selfie’ Incentive Program
The move comes amid ongoing concerns about rider injuries.
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Artificial Intelligence Could Have Biggest Impact on White-Collar Jobs
New research suggests that white collar jobs are more likely to feel the impacts of artificial intelligence in the workplace than blue-collar positions.
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Some Mayors Are More Likely to Get Threats Than Others
New research shows that mayors who are younger, female, in strong mayor systems, and in larger cities are more likely to face abuse.
Management
Oklahoma Social Security Employees Suffer Bedbugs, Air Quality Problems
Agency officials plan another effort to eradicate the pests this weekend, but a union demands workers be relocated.
Nextgov
Senate Committee Approves $250 Million to Fund the Electric Grid Security
The PROTECT Act would create a federal grant program to help small utility companies improve their digital defenses.
Nextgov
Officials: Working Capital Funds Take Time But Have ‘Real Staying Power’
Agencies are still figuring out the best way to establish and govern IT working capital funds two years after passage of the MGT Act.
Pay & Benefits
Military Pay Raise Included in Shutdown-Averting Measure, But No Word on Civilian Increase
A weekly roundup of pay and benefits news.
Oversight
OSC Alerts White House and Congress of Whistleblower Disclosures About Hazardous Air Traffic Control Procedures
The independent agency substantiated claims of risky procedures in Florida.
Oversight
Special Counsel: Fed Gave Unauthorized Tour to Political Candidate
"The employee unilaterally used her official authority to further a political campaign," Hatch Act complaint says.
Management
Viewpoint: Voters Deserve to Know How the 2020 Candidates Would Really Govern
Presidents can’t wave a magic wand and make single-payer insurance happen.
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