Oversight
Play of the Day: Closing the Border, In Terms Americans Can Understand
"Can you explain it to me in avocados?"
Route Fifty
Baltimore Mayor Takes Health-Related Leave as Book Scandal Grows
STATE AND LOCAL ROUNDUP | The 100 Resilient Cities program will close up shop this summer ... Supreme Court allows Missouri execution to move forward ... Eagles causing problems at Washington state landfill.
Route Fifty
Considering a ‘Progressive’ Income Tax in a Fiscally-Stressed State
What if Illinois scraps its flat tax structure and made higher earners pay more? A new study offers possible insights.
Route Fifty
Expunging Criminal Records Offers Clear Benefits—But Few People Take Advantage
New research finds that automatic expungement of nonviolent criminal records could be a boon for eligible offenders, but few apply when the process is complicated.
Management
Census Officials Say They’re Ready, With or Without Citizenship Question
A year out, preparations are on track to allow responses online, by phone or on paper.
Management
DHS Asks More Employees—From Across Government—to Deploy to the Border
Border assignments to begin "immediately," top official says.
Nextgov
Interior Doubled Its Use of Drones in 2018
The agency flew more than 10,000 unmanned missions to survey federal land, monitor wildlife and respond to natural disasters.
Management
What You Need to Know About the Upcoming GPS Rollover
The most important event you’ve never heard of is scheduled to take place on April 6.
Management
Small Business Administrator Departs With Bipartisan Praise
Former wrestling entertainment executive Linda McMahon will return to the private sector.
Nextgov
GSA’s Investment Team Is Building An Agile Development Contract
The $10 million, single-award contract would assist in developing novel ideas to improve the federal government.
Pay & Benefits
Most TSP Funds Continued to Gain Ground in March
Only the Thrift Savings Plan’s small cap stock index investment fund fell last month.
Tech
The Newest AI-Enabled Weapon: ‘Deep-Faking’ Photos of the Earth
Step 1: Use AI to make undetectable changes to outdoor photos. Step 2: release them into the open-source world and enjoy the chaos.
Pay & Benefits
Analysis: The Federal Government Gave Up on Retirement Security
As companies shortchange employees with pensions, Treasury and Labor look the other way.
Nextgov
Identity Theft Services Inefficient at Addressing Data Breach Risks, Watchdog Says
The Government Accountability Office also recommended that Congress should reconsider allowing federal agencies how much coverage is appropriate to offer.
Oversight
Play of the Day: The Full Headline From the Mueller Report
It's not just the one that was reported last week.
Route Fifty
New York Bans Single-Use Plastic Bags
STATE AND LOCAL ROUNDUP | Investigating earthquakes in Alabama ... A fight about Chik-Fil-A in San Antonio ... Considering a seasonal gas tax hike.
Route Fifty
Six States Have Now Passed $15 Minimum Wage Laws
“I think there definitely is momentum,” says one expert.
Pay & Benefits
Here's How Agencies Will Distribute the Retroactive Pay Raise
Memo to agencies also clarifies that a pay freeze on top administration officials is still at least partially in effect.
Route Fifty
Want to Regulate Guns? Target Gun Buyers, Not Specific Weapons, Research Suggests
New research from the Rockefeller Institute suggests that banning specific types of weapons is a less effective means of gun control than restricting access for at-risk buyers.
Management