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NEWS: Nov. 17, 2016
Public Administration | The Nation
Report Lists Toughest Federal Management Jobs
What do the deputy secretary of the Energy Department, the head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency and the commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service all have in common? They are among the 40 toughest management jobs in the federal government, according to a report from a bipartisan group of former government officials convened by the National Academy of Public Administration.
>> Government Executive
The Presidency | The Nation
Trump Team Bans Lobbyists
from Serving in Administration
Donald Trump's transition team announced that registered state and federal lobbyists will not be allowed to serve in the new presidential administration and said that people who leave the administration will have to wait five years before they can become lobbyists. The policy comes after days of criticism over Trump's inclusion of lobbyists on the transition team.
>> Washington Post
Trump Assails Reports of Transition in Disarray
Trump said his transition was not in disarray, assailing news-media reports about firings and infighting and insisting in an early-morning Twitter burst that everything was going "so smoothly." But the process of picking cabinet members continued to be volatile.
>> New York Times
Trump Eyeing Harsh Critic of VA to Run It
On the campaign trail, Trump savaged the Department of Veterans Affairs, calling it a "disaster." Now Trump is considering one of the VA's harshest critics, Republican U.S. Rep. Jeff Miller, to run it.
>> New York Times
Education | New York State
Governor to Name IGs to Probe
Waste, Fraud in State's Universities
Gov. Andrew Cuomo will crack down on waste and fraud in New York's public-university systems by naming new inspectors general to focus on investigating the institutions, his office said. The call for new oversight at both the State University of New York system and the City University of New York came a day after the state's inspector general released a report describing rampant conflicts of interest, fraud, corruption and abuse at CUNY.
>> New York Daily News
Ethics Board: Former D.C. Schools Chief Broke Rules
Former Washington, D.C., schools Chancellor Kaya Henderson violated city ethics rules in soliciting a donation from a food-service contractor shortly after a whistleblower lawsuit accused the company of swindling the school system, the city's ethics board ruled.
>> Washington Post
N.J. May Hike Maximum Pay for School Superintendents
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie's administration wants to hike the $175,000 maximum salary for school superintendents to about $191,500 with incentives to earn more if they stay in the same district.
>> NJ.com
Regulation | The Nation
White House: Don't Stop Issuing New Rules
The Obama administration says will not constrain agencies from issuing new regulations during the president's final months in office, despite Republican efforts to caution agency heads against finalizing so-called "midnight" rules. The administration has threatened to veto the House-passed 2016 Midnight Rules Relief Act.
>> Government Executive
Law Enforcement | Wellesley, Mass.
Police Chief Who Apologized
for Injustice Joining Chiefs' Group
Wellesley Police Chief Terrence M. Cunningham, who gained national attention last month when he apologized for historical injustices police have perpetrated against minorities, announced that he will leave the suburban Boston department to become deputy executive director of the International Association of Chiefs of Police. Cunningham recently finished a year-long stint as president of the Virginia-based association.
>> Boston Globe
Portland's Police Pension Costs to Rise by Millions
Portland, Ore.'s new police contract, which boosts pay for starting officers and delivers substantial raises to veteran officers, will drive up retirement benefits by an estimated $6.5 million to $7.5 million over its first five years, a city financial assessment predicts.
>> Portland Oregonian
Public Finance | Maryland
Comptroller's Office Misdirected
$21 Million in Local Tax Payments
State Comptroller Peter Franchot told state lawmakers that an independent audit found that his office accidentally misdirected $21.4 million of local income-tax payments to the wrong jurisdictions since 2010, a mistake that affects nearly every municipality in the state.
>> Baltimore Sun, Washington Post
L.A. Utility Owes Customers $67.5 Million, Auditor Says
The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power owes its customers at least $67.5 million in refunds and credits after the utility overbilled them, an independent monitor has concluded.
>> Los Angeles Times
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QUOTABLE
“Suck it up, buttercup.”
Bobby Kaufmann, a Republican member of the Iowa state House of Representatives, characterizing legislation he plans to introduce limiting the spending of taxpayer dollars on grief counseling and similar services for students at the state's public universities who are upset about the outcome of the presidential election
>> Des Moines Register | More quotes
VIEWPOINT
The Presidency | Darrell M. West
Four Presidential Scenarios
What kind of president will Donald Trump be? We live in an era of large-scale transformation and therefore need to consider a wide range of possibilities, such as him succeeding as a traditional Republican, becoming a popular rogue, failing as president or becoming an authoritarian leader. It is hard to predict which one is most likely or whether, over time, he will move through several of these stages, but these are perspectives through which to envision his future.
>> Brookings Institution
PLUS: Pankaj Mishra on the incendiary appeal of demagoguery in our time.
>> New York Times | More commentaries
DATAPOINT
33
Number of the 112 protesters arrested in Portland, Ore., last week in demonstrations against Donald's Trump's victory who voted in the election, either in Oregon or another state, according to state election records
>> KGW-TV | More data
UPCOMING EVENTS
Shifting Perspectives:
a Vision for the
Public Sector
TODAY | 1 p.m. ET
Presented by Lucinda Meltabarger and Mila Cosgrov of the IPMA-HR2020 Taskforce, this webinar will explore the challenges and opportunities facing public-sector professionals examined in the taskforce's report. For more information on the webinar or to register, click here. |
Engaging Local Government Leaders
Technology Efficiency Webinar
Today, 1 p.m. ET
Heritage Foundation
Discussions: "Budget Process Reforms in the Next Congress"
Nov. 18, 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. ET, Washington, D.C.
Brookings Institution
Documentary discussion: "Black America Since MLK: And Still I Rise"
Nov. 21, 6-7:30 p.m. ET, Washington, D.C.
Urban Institute
Webinar: "A Universal Child Allowance to Reduce Poverty and Improve Child Development"
Nov. 22, noon ET, Washington, D.C.
Government Technology
Webinar: "Social Media Is a Record: How Juneau, Alaska, Protects Transparency with Automated Archiving"
Nov. 22, 2 p.m. ET
Harvard Kennedy School Executive Education
Program for Senior Executives in National and International Security
Nov. 27-Dec. 9, Cambridge, Mass.
National Association of Attorneys General
Fall Meeting
Nov. 28-30, Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
Federal Computer Week
Conference: "Federal IT After the Transition"
Nov. 29, Washington, D.C.
>> Full events listings
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