Management
Consumer Bureau Nominee Clears Key Senate Hurdle
By a single vote, the Senate ends debate on a Trump nominee liberals view as unqualified.
Nextgov
Vendors Challenged More Federal Contracts in 2018
And they got something out of the protest process less than half the time.
Management
Report: Trump Draws Red Line Ahead of Shutdown Deadline
A demand for $5 billion in border wall funding could complicate efforts to provide a pay raise for federal workers in 2019.
News
TSA Is Looking For a Few Good Dogs
The agency wants more explosives detection canine teams to patrol transportation hubs.
Pay & Benefits
Federal Employees Have a Good Chance of Getting Christmas Eve Off This Year
Presidents have historically granted feds a vacation day on Dec. 24 to make a four-day weekend in years when Christmas falls on a Tuesday.
Nextgov
FBI’s Counterterrorism Investigations Now Run on Amazon
The FBI is the latest intelligence agency to partner with Amazon Web Services.
Oversight
What Obama Talks About When He Talks About Trump
At an appearance in Houston on Tuesday, the former president had no trouble explaining a reference to Trump as Voldemort.
Defense
White House Seeks Alternatives to Independent Space Force
Pentagon leaders were dutifully double-timing toward a new military branch. Then they got new marching orders.
Oversight
Play of the Day: The President Talks Climate Change, Belief and Intelligence
"We’re not necessarily such believers," the president said about intelligent climate change skeptics.
Route Fifty
HUD Secretary on Local Housing Regulations: ‘When in Doubt, Cut It Out’
Ben Carson criticized California's state and local rules, saying they exacerbate problems with affordability and contribute to homelessness.
Route Fifty
Dispute Over Indiana's Seizure of Man's Land Rover Is Argued Before U.S. Supreme Court
The case's outcome may help clarify how constitutional limits on criminal fines and "asset forfeitures" apply to states and localities.
Nextgov
VA Is Starting Its GI Benefits Modernization Effort From Scratch
The old system will keep calculating veterans’ housing benefits until 2020.
Management
Federal Prisons Director Promises Better Treatment of Female Inmates Following Scathing Report
IG says issues affecting women illustrate broader challenges at the Bureau of Prisons.
Route Fifty
States Rush to Collect Online Sales Tax
The process will be more of a struggle in some states than others.
Oversight
Zinke to Be Cleared of Misconduct in Utah Monument Decision
Interior’s inspector general, who is also investigating the secretary on several additional ethics fronts, found no evidence of rule violations.
Pay & Benefits
Tips on Picking the Best Health Plan During Open Season
A nonprofit offers advice as Dec. 10 deadline for making FEHBP changes draws nearer.
Management
EPA Will Soon Hire New Human Resources Chief to Address Brain Drain
Acting head Wheeler thanks career scientists for “Obama-directed” climate change report.
Nextgov
How HHS Plans to Make Health IT Easier to Use
The agency wants to hear from doctors on how to make the tech more seamless in their day-to-day activities.
Pay & Benefits
MSPB Likely to Remain Powerless as Senate Panel Fails to Advance Trump's Nominees
Federal employee appeals board has been without a quorum for nearly two years.
Management