Management
Unions and Nonprofit Sue USDA Over New Hog Slaughter Rule
The rule, which goes into effect on Dec. 2, gives producers more control over meat inspections.
Management
12 Big Problems That Government Urgently Needs to Address
Defining the grand challenges facing the public sector.
Management
EEOC Plans to Stop Providing Official Time to Union Reps Governmentwide
In an internal draft of a rules change, the commission argues official time to work on EEOC complaints should be subject to agency collective bargaining negotiations, despite statutory protections.
Management
Top Democrats Call for Emergency Review of DHS Appointments
This is the latest in a series of legal quandaries surrounding the department’s line of succession.
Defense
Apprehensions of Undocumented Immigrants on the Southwest Border Continue to Fall
The figure is the lowest since July 2018 and marks the fifth consecutive month that the number has dropped.
Management
Trump Effort to Weaken Union Lawsuit Could Be Unlawful
Labor law experts say a memo granting the Federal Labor Relations Authority the ability to fire members of the Federal Service Impasses Panel undermines the law establishing the two boards.
Management
Postal Service Doubles Annual Losses to $8.8 Billion
USPS is no longer seeing accelerating growth from its shipping and package business.
Management
State Dept. Violated Civil Service Laws in Transferring Employee, IG Finds
The report is the second this year to substantiate allegations of illegal political retaliation against civil servants at State.
Management
Behind Medicare for All: The Sleeper Issue No One Is Debating
If Medicare is expanded to cover all Americans, someone will have to do the back-office work the insurance companies now perform.
Management
Trade Association Advises Federal Contractors to Start Preparing for a Potential Shutdown Now
"Your actions won’t be wasted," said the group’s executive vice president and counsel.
Management
Federal Agencies Can Succeed at Leadership Development Even Amid Tight Budgets
Data on the impact of training programs will help make the case for sustained funding.
Management
Congress Expects to Pass Another Stopgap Spending Bill to Keep Agencies Open Through Dec. 20
Lawmakers hope to pass full-year appropriations before the new deadline and avoid another holiday season shutdown.
Management
The Government Report That Got Turned Into a Hollywood Movie
How Scott Z. Burns tackled his feature directorial debut, a gripping film about the inquiry into the CIA’s “enhanced interrogation” program
Management
EPA Calls Reporting on Proposed Rulemaking Update ‘Completely Misleading’
New York Times story lacks an “understanding of the rulemaking process,” said EPA.
Management
When Government Does Not Work: A Primer
A new book chronicles the Trump administration’s efforts to upend the U.S. immigration system.
Management
Two of U.S. Energy Secretary Rick Perry's Political Supporters Won 'Potentially Lucrative' Ukraine Energy Deal, Report Says
The Associated Press reports that the oil and gas exploration contract was awarded after Perry recommended one of his backers as an energy adviser to Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky.
Management
Bernie Sanders Announces Plans to Break Up Homeland Security Dept. and Expand VA
DHS is an aimless "bureaucratic behemoth," Sanders says, while VA is on a path toward privatization.
Management
Leading and Succeeding Where Organizational Boundaries Are Unclear
These are the gray zones—visible an irritating to all—where authority and responsibility are muddled.
Management
Viewpoint: Hush Contracts Corrupt Everyone Who Signs Them
Nondisclosure agreements silence sexual-harassment victims and White House employees alike. The law shouldn’t allow these deals.
Management