Management
State Department Still Has a Lot of Vacancies: Pompeo's Mixed Success
Though hiring is a stated top priority, budget constraints have kept numbers down.
Oversight
Play of the Day: The Art of the North Korea Deal
The Hermit Kingdom is continuing its nuclear ballistic missile program, despite Trump's claims.
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Senators Seek to Rein in State Power Over Key Environmental Permit
A lawyer with the Natural Resources Defense Council said the GOP-backed legislation threatens to “neuter the rights of all 50 states to protect their rivers, streams and coastal waters.”
Oversight
Fewer People Want U.S. Citizenship But The Line Keeps Getting Longer
There are more than 700,000 pending naturalization cases.
Nextgov
White House Sets Top Research & Development Priorities for 2020
Expect artificial intelligence, quantum computing and space travel to get budgetary attention in fiscal 2020.
Management
Labor Relations Authority Finding Provokes 'Preliminary Talks' Between Education, Union
American Federation of Government Employees examines alternate avenues to pursue complaints against management.
Oversight
Former Fed Convicted of Defrauding Disabled Vet, Then Lying to Get Background Check Job
VA employee sought to steal $680K in veteran's assets, then made up fake university to get OPM job.
Nextgov
DHS Stands Up New Cyber Risk Center to Protect High-Value Targets
The center will free up NCCIC to work on cyber threat sharing and incident response, officials say.
Nextgov
VA is Rethinking Its Entire Online Presence
The Veterans Affairs Department wants to know what it would take to create a one-stop online shop for veteran services.
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Recruiting Young People to Local Government
Two start-ups aim to establish a "pipeline" between recent college graduates and state and local government jobs.
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U.S. Cities in 'Waiting Game' as Recycling Industry Faces Major Correction
China has effectively stopped accepting raw material from U.S. recycling businesses, leaving stunned cities and towns with outdated contracts and red-ink projections.
Nextgov
Senators Want to Double Funding for Putting Commercial Drones in the Air
A bipartisan amendment would double 2019 funding for FAA’s efforts to integrate drones into national airspace.
Management
Lawmakers Highlight Trump's Personal Stake in FBI Headquarters
News leak has president "obsessed" with "ugliest" building in downtown Washington.
Defense
Pentagon To Start Creating Space Force — Even Before Congress Approves It
Within months, Defense will start standing up a new combatant command, a new space-procurement agency, and a new Space Operations Force.
Defense
Donald Trump Is Falling in Love With Summits
In offering to meet with Iran’s leader, the president sticks to what’s becoming a familiar pattern.
News
Data: Public Servants Are Older Than Almost Everyone In the American Workforce
New statistics have those in all levels of government pushing 50 years old.
Management
Analysis: It’s Time to Worry About the Census
From cybersecurity issues to administrative problems to a legal drama over a possible citizenship question, the decennial headcount is in trouble.
Management
A New Study From Yale Scientists Shows How Uncertainty Helps Us Learn
Put yourself in an unpredictable situation, and watch magic happen.
Oversight
Play of the Day: Donald Trump Jr. and Robert Mueller Were Spotted So Close To One Another
A photo snapped at a Washington airport gate was big news over the weekend.
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