Oversight
House Lawmakers Issue ‘Ultimatum’ to GSA Over Trump Hotel Records Subpoena
GSA disputes the lawmakers’ allegations of noncompliance.
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FDA’s Data Strategy Modernization Starts With Public Outreach
The agency is overhauling the way it thinks about data and wants to start with feedback from employees and outside experts.
Management
With Snow on the Way, OPM Says Feds ‘Must Depart’ No Later Than 1 p.m.
The federal government’s HR agency instructed D.C.-area federal workers to leave work four hours early or by 1 p.m., whichever is earlier.
Defense
Viewpoint: Don’t Use the Iran Crisis As An Excuse To Boost Pentagon Spending
Use it to reconsider the American approach to national security.
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Ensuring That People Can Easily Understand the Ballot Measures They’re Voting On
A Maryland bill would set new guidelines for describing proposals put on the ballot in plain language.
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States Seek to Keep Climate Change Lawsuit Out of Federal Court
Thirteen states filed a brief this month hoping to keep a Rhode Island lawsuit against oil and gas companies in state rather than federal court.
Pay & Benefits
Feds at Two Major Agencies Would Not Get Paid Parental Leave Under New Law
A law authorizing 12 weeks of paid parental leave for federal workers applies only to Title 5 employees, leaving workers at TSA, FAA and elsewhere fearing they will miss out. Democrats are working to change that.
Management
Soleimani Strike Splits 2020 Democrats
It also opens up a key weakness for frontrunner Joe Biden.
Management
As Battle Lines Are Drawn for Successor, USPS Chief Delays Retirement Indefinitely
Various Postal Service-connected organizations want their interests considered as board searches for new postmaster general.
Nextgov
Trump Signs Law to Boost Girls’ Access to STEM Education at Earlier Ages
The law calls for more research and grants to expand existing National Science Foundation initiatives.
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An Airport Fully Embraces 'Terminal Tourism'
Non-ticketed visitors can accompany loved ones to their gates at Detroit Metropolitan Airport, the latest to establish a pass program to allow non-passengers past security.
Nextgov
Space Force Sets First Pitch Day Using Alternative Acquisition Authority
The military’s newest branch wants to hear about innovative solutions to tough problems in installation support and space operations.
Management
How the Best Leaders Encourage Open and Honest Dialogue
If your people aren’t contributing, speaking up and sharing the truth as they see it, you’re going to be flying blind.
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Another State to Consider Chemical Castration for Sex Offenders
A new bill introduced in Tennessee mimics legislation passed last year in Alabama that would require chemical castration of those convicted of child sex offenses as a condition of parole.
Nextgov
Transportation Challenge Aims to Create Universally Accessible Automated Vehicles
The agency plans to award up to $5 million in prizes.
Management
Trump Objects to Certain Transparency Requirements of 2020 Spending and Policy Bills
The provisions he opposes are for both public and classified matters.
Defense
Iraqi Lawmakers Ask Government to Expel U.S. Troops
Iraq analysts say the nonbinding vote is important but removal of U.S. troops is far from a done deal.
Insights
Improving Grants Management for Government
The federal government uses grants to invest approximately $700 billion each year in mission-critical needs for taxpayers. In this era of accountability, are agencies effectively maximizing the value from grants without increasing the complexity and cost of their administration?
Defense
Increased Tensions With Iran Could Boost Defense Spending
After three years of substantial increases, the defense budget was supposed to flatten. Experts say that’s now unlikely.
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