Pay & Benefits
Senate Approves Major Governmentwide Pay and Hiring Reforms in Defense Bill
Senators will have to fight to preserve workforce reforms such as an increase in allowable buyout amounts to $40K.
Management
White House Inaugurates ‘Gears of Government’ Awards for Exceptional Performance
Agencies will nominate employees who advance the mission, customer service or stewardship.
Pay & Benefits
Senate Appropriators Ignore Trump's Proposed Pay Freeze, Back 1.9% Raise for Feds
The pay boost, approved by a Senate subcommittee, marks the first pushback in Congress to President Trump’s plan to freeze federal civilian employee pay in 2019.
Nextgov
Critical Update: How to Build a Tech Team Designed to Succeed
Pro tip: They won't all be coders.
Defense
How Exactly Do You Establish a Space Force?
President Trump has directed his military advisers to create a sixth military branch devoted to the cosmos, but doing so may require an act of Congress.
Management
Audio: A 6-Year-Old Migrant Girl Tries To Navigate The U.S. Detention System On Her Own
"I promise I’ll behave, but please get me out of here. I’m all alone," she said.
Management
New Technologies Pose Ethical Challenges for Agencies
Officials need to ensure efforts to modernize are not in conflict with essential moral principles.
Oversight
Play of the Day: Defining the Word 'Cage'
A chain link fence isn't a cage. It's just a type of wall.
Management
Understanding the Rising Rate of Suicide
Deaths from opioid overdose and suicide are at an all-time high. One in 10 adult Americans uses marijuana. And only 1 in 3 Americans self-describes as "happy." A public health expert asks, what's going on?
Route Fifty
Washington Gov. and State AG to Trump Administration: ‘Stop Lying’
STATE AND LOCAL ROUNDUP | N.J. state government faces shutdown risk … flash floods rip through Mich. city … and Philly mayor responds to city controller’s ‘recklessly inflated’ audit.
Route Fifty
Supreme Court to Consider Case on State Seizure of Property
Constitutional limits on local and state criminal fines, as well as "civil asset forfeiture" policies, are the focus of Timbs v. Indiana.
Tech
What Trump’s Space Force Announcement Means
New plan would create sixth service branch, and annoy the Air Force.
Nextgov
DHS-Funded Company Wants to Use Blockchain at the Border
DHS may soon use blockchain technology to protect all sorts of data it collects in protecting U.S. borders.
Management
Commerce Secretary Accused of Shorting Financial Disclosure Mandates
Forbes report alleging Ross’s violation raises questions on Ethics Office handling.
Pay & Benefits
The Federal Agencies Where the Most Employees Are Eligible to Retire
Agencies are anticipating massive spikes in employees with retirement eligibility in the next five years.
Management
Analysis: Trump’s Immigration Policy Gets Its Moral Reckoning
The U.S. government has separated some 2,000 children from their families in the past six weeks. Over the past 48 hours, a chorus of influential voices, including former first lady Laura Bush, have spoken out against the practice.
Nextgov
GSA Seeks Industry Feedback to Better Harness Tech Spending Data
The government wants to get a better grip on the money it invests in IT and digital services.
Nextgov
Trade Tensions With Allies Not Affecting Cyber, Top Diplomat Says
The State Department’s focus now is punishing nations that violate cyber norms, not pushing new norms, the State Department’s Robert Strayer says.
Defense
The American Who Says He’s Been the Target of Five Air Strikes
A federal judge is allowing his suit to proceed, finding that his “interest in avoiding the erroneous deprivation of his life is uniquely compelling.”
Management