Oversight

Play of the Day: Reality TV Fans Are Mad At The President

Trump's Supreme Court announcement delayed part of "The Bachelorette," so viewers took to Twitter.

Route Fifty

N.Y. Subway Chief’s Lack of a Mayoral Meeting Raises Eyebrows

STATE AND LOCAL ROUNDUP | Utah sexual assault evidence tracking … Pennsylvania weatherization funding … and a Guam official’s teachable moment.

Management

15 Minutes Of Exercise Can Make a New Skill Stick

Trying to learn something new? Getting some quick exercise could help you retain it more easily.

Route Fifty

When Push Comes to Shove, Here Are Local Leaders' Priorities

Route Fifty asked local government officials what is most important to their communities’ future. Their answers may surprise you.

Insights

Critical Priorities for Local Government: A Candid Survey of Local Government Officials and Agency Leaders (Report)

What are the biggest priorities for leaders in city and county government? Read this survey report from Route Fifty and Government Business Council (GBC) to find out.

Management

Trump Moves Hiring of Administrative Law Judges Out of the Competitive Service

White House officials said the change will not affect the judges' protections against removal.

Management

How The Most Productive People Structure Their Mornings

I interviewed 300 of the world's most successful people. Here is what their mornings have in common.

Management

The Trump Administration Is Struggling to Reunify Young Separated Immigrants With Their Parents

ICE maintains the steps it has taken are in compliance with a federal court mandate.

Defense

The U.S. Embassy In London Has Warned Americans To 'Keep a Low Profile' During Trump’s Visit

Some 50,000 people are expected to attend a protest against Trump's visit on Friday.

Nextgov

White House Official: Bet on U.S. to Win the AI War

The federal deputy chief technology officer is confident the U.S. will win the artificial intelligence race, but China is catching up fast.

Defense

ICE Union Grows Disenchanted With Trump's Immigration Strategy

The union endorsed Trump in 2016, but says he's trying the same failed strategies of other presidents.

Nextgov

DOJ Admits Error Linking ID Theft Case to OPM Breach

There’s no firm evidence fraudsters are using stolen data from the massive 2015 breach, officials said.

Management

ICE Downplays Consultancy’s Cancellation of Contract Over Moral Concerns

McKinsey employees objected to separation of families at border.

Management

Agencies Strip Union of Office Space, Attempt to Charge Rent

Social Security’s Office of Hearing Operations unilaterally stripped NTEU of its office space, while Health and Human Services has proposed the union begin paying rent.

Management

IRS Spent Nearly $400 Million for Scant Progress in Collecting Overseas Taxes

Watchdog finds incomplete taxpayer compliance, but agency defends broader effort.

Management

Trump Pardons Men Who Inspired Armed Occupation of Federal Facility

The Hammonds were indicted on charges of threatening a federal employee and damaging federal property.

Nextgov

Army Developing Simulated Missile Launchers to Improve Combat Training

The goal is to train pilots and other crew members on how to respond to shoulder-fired missiles and rocket launchers.

Management

Analysis: Brett Kavanaugh Is Devoted to the Presidency

Trump’s nominee for the Supreme Court has been deeply shaped by the needs and mores of the executive branch.

Tech

NASA’s Chief Wants Former Astronaut Janet Kavandi To Help Run Things. Trump Is Looking At The Senate’s Admin Guy

The president is seriously considering a man with no space experience, sources say.

Management

What Next For The EPA? Here’s What Reagan Did

After two years of turmoil at the EPA in the 1980s, President Reagan hit the reset button, choosing a Republican who supported environmental protection to head the agency.