Management
Largest Federal Employee Union Files Grievance Against VA
AFGE calls VA’s implementation of Trump’s official time executive order “inconsistent and haphazard.”
Management
Defense Agencies Continue Awarding Contracts to Suspended Firms, Report Finds
A 1981 law allows federal officials to override the firms’ suspensions for such misconduct as fraud, bribery and theft.
Nextgov
It Just Got Cheaper for Agencies to Run Training Programs
The General Service Administration and Office of Personnel Management lowered the access fees on the $11 billion training vehicle.
Nextgov
Federal CIO: 100 Percent of Agencies Classify Data As an Asset
The government’s top IT official said all agencies have submitted their lists of high-value assets, which now include data.
Management
It’s Time To Give Managers Basic Training In Mental Health
You don't need to be a licensed professional to move the needle on mental health.
Management
How The Space Force Took Over Washington
Blame a potent mix of national security concerns, space spectacle, and pork-barrel spending.
Management
Smart Use of Incentives Would Support Government Reform
Government has never really embraced performance awards. That’s a problem.
Management
Poll: Americans Still Want a President Who's a Good Manager
But Gallup finds fewer favoring that skill under Trump than under Bill Clinton.
Pay & Benefits
Retired, But Still Working
How to ease into life after government if you’re not ready for a life of leisure.
Nextgov
The Pentagon's Startup Outreach Office is No Longer an Experiment
Officials renamed the Defense Innovation Unit Experimental to show the permanence of the program.
Management
Postal Service Loses $1.5B in Third Quarter Despite Growing Revenue
Postmaster general says her agency doesn't know what to expect from Trump task force's forthcoming report.
Defense
Flaw in Some Satellite Communication Terminals Can Expose U.S. Troops’ Location
Vulnerabilities in certain brands of communications terminals can be used to access GPS data on forward-deployed troops.
Management
One Thing Millennials Aren’t Killing: The Postal Service
A new USPS report suggests young adults aren’t as disengaged from snail mail as you might think. In fact, it makes them feel special.
Management
What It Would Take for Iran to Talk to Trump
It may not seem like it, but Tehran has a lot to gain from meeting with a U.S. president in search of his own nuclear deal.
Oversight
Play of the Day: Discussion Topics For Trump and Putin
The conversation outline for the Helsinki meeting leaked this week.
Route Fifty
Breaking Down Opioid Deaths by Occupation
New research from the state of Massachusetts could help guide response efforts to the drug abuse epidemic.
Route Fifty
Preparing for the Inevitability of the Next Recession
Some states and localities are more ready to deal with an economic downturn than others.
Management
Trump's Postal Task Force Has Recommendations Ready for the President
Proposals that will be shared in the coming weeks make good on "reestablishing a sustainable business model for USPS," official says.
Pay & Benefits
Commuting Troubles for Many Feds, and What’s Next for a Pay Raise
A weekly roundup of pay and benefits news.
Management