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Charging Asylum Application Fees Is The Latest Way The U.S. Could Make Immigrants Pay For Its Red Tape
Only two countries charge people who seek asylum fees. The rationale for not doing that is clear.
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OPM Streamlines Process for Agencies to Request New Executives
New process focuses on establishing agencies’ needs, rather than analyzing individual positions.
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The Federal Agencies Americans Like (and Dislike) the Most
Survey finds the same winner once again.
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IRS Is Advised to Get Its Financial House in Order
GAO updates its long-standing critique of internal auditing deficiencies.
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Pentagon ‘Matchmakers’ Aim to Keep U.S. Tech Firms from Taking Chinese Money
Defense officials hope to protect cutting-edge technologies by getting innovative firms funded by U.S.-friendly investors.
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Union Argues OPM Nominee Has a 'Fundamental Inability' to Run an Agency
A management group stands by its support of Dale Cabaniss, although it remains wary of the plan to dismantle the personnel agency.
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FEMA Used Google Rather Than Verified Registry to Fill Hurricane Relief Contracts
Agency that has come under recent scrutiny for handling of contracts rejects IG recommendations.
Management
Ex-Im Bank Swears in Leader with New Quorum
Senate vote on Wednesday ended three years of limited operability.
Management
How to Keep Communication Quality High When Things Head in the Wrong Direction at Work
Five approaches to getting things back on track.
Management
Agriculture’s Economic Researchers Vote to Unionize Ahead of Planned Move
AFGE successfully organizes professional and support staff in sign of resistance.
Management
Lawmakers Worry Current Squabbles Bode Poorly for Looming Sequester, Shutdown Fights
"If we can’t do this, what the heck can we do on something much bigger?" key GOP senator asks.
Management
'You’ve Had a Rough Year,' Senator Tells Feds at SAMMIE Awards Event
Lankford, co-author of bill to end shutdowns, thanks the federal workforce for its “gift to the country.”
Management
Play of the Day: Executive Privilege At The Executive Branch
The administration is invoking executive privilege to keep itself away from Congressional oversight.
Defense
Price Drop: Lockheed Pitches $80M F-35A to Pentagon
That’s the cheapest price yet for the Air Force version of the fifth-generation jet.
Management
The Engineers’ Plan for Creating Border Security With Clean Energy
A proposal imagines how building solar panels and wind turbines along the U.S.-Mexico border could unite calls for a Green New Deal and a border wall.
Management
OPM Nominee Defends Tenure at Labor Authority, Commits to Working with Lawmakers on GSA Merger
Dale Cabaniss dismissed her record-low employee morale scores at FLRA as backlash to efforts to make the agency “more fair” and effective.
Defense
Don’t Expect the Military’s Next Fighter to Be Joint
While the Navy’s and Air Force’s next tactical jet might share some capabilities, a Navy official says, they won’t share an airframe.
Management
Senior IRS Leaders Launch Review of Agency’s Partnership With TurboTax and H&R Block
Both the IRS and its inspector general are investigating the partnership with the tax software industry in response to ProPublica’s reporting.
Management
One State's Proven Strategy for Civil Service Reform
Under the leadership of former Gov. Haslam, Tennessee succeeded in shifting to outcomes-based management.
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