Management
How Will Detained Children Find Their Parents?
President Trump is ordering an end to the separation of families at the border, but the fate of thousands of children already in government custody is uncertain.
Pay & Benefits
Trump’s Reorganization of Feds: Relocations and Reskilling, But Not Job Cuts
Plan was "not an attempt to cut jobs," White House says, adding it's more focused on additions.
Management
OPM Would Lose Its Independence, Service Functions Under Reorganization Plan
Without responsibilities like retirement processing and administering employee health insurance, observers fear a more politically driven agency.
Nextgov
White House Reorganization Addresses Cyber Workforce Gap
The White House wants to build a single, unified strategy for strengthening the cybersecurity workforce at every agency across government.
Nextgov
The Tech Side of Trump’s Plan to Reorganize Government
The plans would force government to get digital, as well as improve the way it provides services to citizens.
Pay & Benefits
1.9% Civilian Pay Raise Survives Committee Vote, Advances to Full Senate
Appropriators voted down an amendment to scrap the raise by a large margin.
Management
White House Proposes a Massive Reorganization of Federal Agencies
The plan, which aims to cut “bloated” bureaucracy, would likely face stiff resistance in Congress.
Nextgov
NSA ‘Systematically Moving’ All Its Data to The Cloud
The National Security Agency is all-in on cloud.
Route Fifty
U.S. Supreme Court Clears Way for Greater Online Sales Tax Collections by States
The 5-4 decision in the case South Dakota v. Wayfair overturns a 1992 case that said states could only require internet retailers to collect sales taxes if they had a physical presence in the state.
Tech
NASA Can’t Find Most Of The Asteroids Threatening Earth, But It Has a Plan
Too bad we don't know where they are.
Management
The Best Employees Are Not The Agreeable Ones, According To Adam Grant
Prepare to see conventional wisdom challenged.
Management
The Most Shocking Abuse Allegations Against Shelters For Immigrant Children
"There were reports of sexual abuse and staff making developmentally disabled girls fight for snacks."
Nextgov
Just 5 Percent of Federal Contractors Are Fully Protecting Against Email Spoofing
That leaves their partner agencies more vulnerable to malware attacks.
Oversight
Play of the Day: Where Can Kirstjen Nielsen Eat In Peace?
Mexican is out. So is Carl's Jr. Probably Hooters, too.
Route Fifty
Election Security Threats Loom As Midterms Near, State Officials Say
But some note progress. “I think we’re in a much better position than two years ago,” says Minn. Secretary of State Steve Simon.
Management
Trump Wants All Government Agencies to Help House Detained Immigrant Families
The president made the appeal in his executive order to end the separation of families at the border.
Route Fifty
U.S. Cities Ready to Compete for a World Cup Windfall
With estimates nearing a half billion in net economic benefit for cities that play host to the games, the 2026 World Cup makes Amazon HQ2 seem very 2018.
Nextgov
SEC 'Forces Innovation' With New Data Science Program and a Massive IT Contract
The SEC is doing IT differently than it used to in the name of innovation.
Management