Government, policy, and civic life — what's changing and what it means for you.

The health agency will route HIV prevention grants through state and local health departments instead of directly funding community-based organizations.

Steven Bradbury, the agency’s deputy secretary, said AI has helped Transportation slash its software production timeline from 18 months down to 18 weeks.

A review found nearly all shootings involving federal immigration officers since Trump's return to office began with vehicle enforcement, a tactic the administration briefly paused before resuming.

COMMENTARY | A presidential national security memorandum has become the framework for investigations and prosecutions that critics say raise new questions about executive power and civil liberties.

State leaders must consider how workforce-related data can identify not only pain points but also solutions, one expert says.

Keith Sonderling argued the Labor Department is providing administrative support, not taking over policy, as Democrats questioned whether moving education programs across agencies will improve outcomes.

House Republicans narrowly defeated a motion that would have sent the Take Care of America’s Veterans Act back to committee but has struggled to build support for its counter to a looming discharge petition to advance another bill aimed at increasing veterans’ benefits.

Through the program, residents will have a direct say over how city officials invest taxpayer dollars for infrastructure improvements more effectively, one official says.

Efforts to understand the true scope of the recent executive order moving around 8,000 career federal jobs into Schedule Policy/Career, making their incumbents effectively at-will employees, have been stymied by the administration’s scant public documentation.

The agency says it has addressed the technical issues that delayed its latest satellite mission, even as lawmakers consider folding it into the Space Force.

COMMENTARY | A great dashboard requires clear ownership, and taking a closer look at your data culture.

COMMENTARY | A presidential national security memorandum has become the framework for investigations and prosecutions that critics say raise new questions about executive power and civil liberties.

Efforts to understand the true scope of the recent executive order moving around 8,000 career federal jobs into Schedule Policy/Career, making their incumbents effectively at-will employees, have been stymied by the administration’s scant public documentation.

The health agency will route HIV prevention grants through state and local health departments instead of directly funding community-based organizations.

The First Responders Fair RETIRE Act, which ensures federal workers can stay on accelerated mandatory retirement schedules even if they transfer to another due to injury, was signed into law in 2022.

The state has looked to improve its service delivery both for its residents and the employees who administer those programs, including in major initiatives like benefits.

The project only began seeing opposition after developers started clearing trees at the site earlier this year.

The personally AI-avoidant mayor faces calls to both expand use of cutting-edge technologies and put in guardrails to curb their usage.

COMMENTARY | The line between IT and OT has effectively disappeared in many state and local agencies. They now must integrate visibility across both domains, or will run into various challenges.

Steven Bradbury, the agency’s deputy secretary, said AI has helped Transportation slash its software production timeline from 18 months down to 18 weeks.

The move follows two fatal shootings this month as the administration continues aggressive immigration enforcement.

The agency is giving employees in its healthcare and insurance division another shot at opting into the deferred resignation program.

The Internal Revenue Service withdrew from participating in the National Treasury Employees Union’s grievance against the agency for its 2025 return-to-office push in March, forcing independent arbitrator Christopher Shulman to conduct proceedings with management in absentia.