Management

10 Ways to Get Good Advice from Federal Advisory Committees

Agencies devote considerable effort to planning, scheduling and staffing thousands of committees. Here’s how to get the most out of that effort.

Management

Pence Slams 'Abolish ICE' Movement, Calls for End to Attacks on Agents

Criticisms of ICE by Democrats "have to stop," the vice president says.

Nextgov

Feds Say Small Talent Pool, Smaller Budget Causing Workforce Crisis

Here’s why public-sector hiring managers think the government is struggling to fill its ranks.

Oversight

Commerce Hopes to Derail Lawsuits on Census Citizenship Question

A New York judge ruled that a multi-state suit can move forward in challenging the addition.

News

Can You Tell the Difference Between the Trump and Obama Management Agendas?

See how you do on this pop quiz.

Management

Did Scott Pruitt Remake the EPA?

The agency is smaller, poorer, and less driven by science. But “I don’t think there is a big Pruitt legacy,” one legal scholar said.

Pay & Benefits

Thousands of Feds Would Get Raises Under OPM’s Locality Pay Proposal

Proposed rule would implement Federal Salary Council’s recommendations from 2016, 2017.

Management

Scott Pruitt’s Replacement Knows His Way Around Washington

As a result, Andrew Wheeler may prove far more effective in advancing the Trump administration's agenda for EPA.

Route Fifty

Another Drone Intrusion Grounds Aircraft Fighting Western Wildfires

STATE AND LOCAL ROUNDUP | Trillions of quagga mussels carpet Lake Michigan ... pulling back on San Francisco's citywide broadband ambitions … and New Mexico’s brain drain.

Management

OPM Issues Guidance on Executive Orders, But Many Questions Remain

Agencies are instructed not to violate existing collective bargaining agreements, but that will be tricky.

Management

Trump Admin Says It Will Comply With Court Order to Reunite Families Separated at the Border

Agency officials claim they have a handle on a situation others have described as "chaotic."

Route Fifty

California’s ‘Sanctuary State’ Laws Withstand Federal Suit

DOJ did manage to block a provision in one preventing employers from reverifying employee immigration status.

Management

Attorney General Cancels Two Dozen Justice Guidance Documents

Sessions’ deregulatory approach targets memos deemed “unnecessary, outdated, inconsistent.”

Management

GSA Streamlines General Schedules to Allow Ancillary Purchases

The initiative aims to make it easier for agencies to adjust existing deals for related products or services.

Management

EPA's Scott Pruitt Resigns Amid Mounting Scandals

The administrator has faced ethical probes for months.

Defense

Deputy Commander in Iraq Misused Staff for Personal Tasks

IG absolves Brig. Gen. Rick Uribe of charges he wore unearned medals and skipped weigh-ins.

Pay & Benefits

A Healthy Tax Advantage

The benefits of health savings accounts.

Nextgov

Alabama Man Allegedly Stole $22M in Agency Computers Meant for Kids

The man took computer equipment donated by federal agencies and sold it through his store, according to the indictment.

Defense

After Crash, Air Force Ends Test Flights of Light-Attack Planes Vying for Contract

Weeks after a Naval aviator was killed in a Super Tucano, Air Force leaders say the competition is back on for propellor-plane key to the Afghanistan war.

Management

What ICE Actually Does

Calls to abolish ICE are gaining momentum.