Management
Chicken Farmers Thought Trump Was Going to Help Them. Then His Administration Did the Opposite.
The Agriculture Department is barely enforcing regulations on big meat companies.
Oversight
Why Good Census Numbers Are Vital To Hurricane Recovery
Researchers have four reccomendations for community leaders counting on accurate statistics about their populations in the wake of natural disasters.
Pay & Benefits
TSP Seeks Fund Managers, Prepares New Withdrawal Options
A weekly roundup of pay and benefits news.
Nextgov
NSA Issues Warning to Patch Legacy Windows Systems Over ‘Wormable’ Threat
The National Security Agency is warning Microsoft Windows administrators to patch and update systems due to a new vulnerability called “BlueKeep.”
Management
Congress Scraps Provision to Restrict IRS From Competing With TurboTax
The change comes after ProPublica highlighted the deceptive marketing practices of Intuit, the maker of TurboTax, and other major tax prep companies.
Route Fifty
A Statewide Safety System for Students
Middle and high-school students in North Carolina can anonymously report safety tips by app in the coming school year as part of a partnership between the state and nonprofit Sandy Hook Promise.
Pay & Benefits
Presidential Hopeful Aims to Give Feds Faster Access to Student Loan Forgiveness
Federal employees would no longer have to wait until they had served 10 years.
Route Fifty
No More Cauliflower Rice? Louisiana Could Outlaw Certain Food Labels
State lawmakers are joining a trend in agricultural states of trying to define what foods can be marketed as milk or meat, while also banning terms like cauliflower or broccoli rice.
Management
Democrats Ramp Up Attacks on Agriculture’s Planned Office Relocations
With a site announcement imminent, lawmakers demand documents and move to block plan.
Nextgov
The President’s Office Is Hiring An App Developer
The single-award contract will cover the entire lifecycle of development and maintenance for all apps used by the Executive Office of the President.
Management
How to Get Your Micromanager Boss to Back Off
There’s one thing you need to know and three steps you can take.
Oversight
Lawmakers Want the Final Say on Air Force One Paint Job
A House panel has drafted legislation that would require congressional approval if Trump wants to change the Kennedy-era livery.
Management
Labor Authority Chairwoman Defends Decisions to Decertify Union, Close Regional Offices
Democratic lawmakers blasted decisions that overturned decades of agency precedent, and suggested Federal Labor Relations Authority Chairwoman Colleen Duffy Kiko was untruthful in her testimony.
Management
Labor Department Asks USDA to Reconsider Job Corps Center Decision
Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue had planned to eliminate the centers—and 1,100 federal jobs—from USDA’s portfolio, but lawmakers, and apparently President Trump, have other ideas.
Management
Intel Community Watchdog Now Runs Revamped Whistleblower Center
Remake to ensure protected disclosures comes after shakeup at ombudsman’s program.
Nextgov
16 Things OMB Wants Agencies to Accomplish in the Data Strategy's First Year
Agencies and other stakeholders have until July 5 to comment on the draft action plan, which includes hard deliverables for all of government.
News
Federal Pay Reform: The More Things Change…
When it comes to commissions, studies and recommendations, everything old is new again.
Management
Democrats Set Up Another Spending Fight By Proposing Not to Fund Border Wall or Agents
House spending bill would allow for hiring elsewhere in the Homeland Security Department.
Route Fifty
This State May Allow Restaurants to Accept Food Stamp Benefits
A bill awaiting the governor's signature in Illinois would give some SNAP recipients the option to use their benefits at restaurants and to purchase hot prepared food at grocery stores.
Oversight