Oversight
Emails From Trump Education Official Reveal Ties to For-Profit Colleges
A former for-profit lobbyist turned department staffer scheduled meetings to discuss two regulations overseeing these institutions—rules that are now being rolled back.
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NASA Wants to Know If Space Travel Affects Plant and Animal Evolution
The agency is laying the groundwork for long-term human missions to the Moon, Mars and beyond.
Management
NSA Watchdog Breaks Precedent By Releasing Semi-Annual Report
Storch emphasizes transparency, welcomes whistleblowers.
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Bill Would Force Agencies to Honor FedRAMP Authorizations
The FedRAMP Reform Act would codify the program, as well as the “authorize once, use many” mantra.
Management
As Probes Pile Up, Trump Administration Says It’s Reunified All Eligible Immigrant Families
More than 700 children remain separated from their parents, many of whom have already been deported.
Defense
The White House Quietly Corrects Its Putin Transcript
After more than a week of questions, the presidential record reflects that Putin admitted to wanting Trump to win.
Management
EPA Press Staff Under Pruitt Sought to Discredit Departing Career Staff
Emails newly released under FOIA reveal distortions of pensions of Trump critics.
Oversight
Play of the Day: Robert Mueller Has Some Questions About The President's Tweets
The special counsel's investigation is looking toward Donald Trump's social media.
Management
In 4-Hour Hearing, Judge Suggests Executive Orders Ignore Half of Labor Statute
Arguments from the government, federal employee unions were heavily scrutinized.
Management
OPM May Scrap the Most Significant Change in Its Reorg Plan
Agency may not move itself into the executive office of the president after all, OPM director says, but plans unilateral action on other parts of the reorganization this year.
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Shoddy IT is Limiting FEMA's Ability to Respond to Disasters, IG Says
Some of the outstanding recommendations go back to 2005, just after Hurricane Katrina.
Oversight
The Doomed Republican Attempt to Impeach Rod Rosenstein
A push by House conservatives to remove the deputy attorney general is thin on substance and futile in practice.
Pay & Benefits
What Does That Word Mean?
A guide to some confusing terms in the federal benefits world.
Management
How USDA Will Bypass Congress to Give Farmers $12 Billion in Emergency Aid
Budget analysts consider the Trump plan unusual.
Management
What Government’s Broken Strategic Planning Needs: Evidence
Instead of trying to create the perfect strategic plan, agencies should aim to get better at learning what works.
Route Fifty
Crash Fatalities Increase as Cities Stop Using Red-Light Cameras
Fewer red-light cameras are not the sole reason for the uptick, but the decline is a factor, report finds.
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NSA Hasn’t Implemented Post-Snowden Security Fixes, Audit Finds
The spy agency also fell short on numerous information security requirements, according to its first public audit overview.
Route Fifty
Judge to Allow Census Citizenship Question Lawsuit to Continue
A coalition of states, cities and advocacy groups argue that adding the question will drive down response rates ahead of the 2020 decennial count.
Pay & Benefits
House Democrats Introduce Legislation to Protect Telework at Agencies
Bill would prohibit policies to reduce telework like those announced for Education and Agriculture departments.
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