Government Executive

A new ‘activist’ OPM is incrementally reforming the civil service, Part 2

As I noted in my first installment, there’s a lot going on in the federal civil service world these days—that includes most of “what” the Trump Administration is trying to accomplish in that regard, ...
Boston.com

New Englander Charlie Day on Rhode Island love and how Merrimack College ‘changed the course of my life’

Watch Charlie Day play ‘Dayman’ at Boston piano bar In real life, Rhode Island’s Charlie Day is a Rhody beach-loving, baseball-playing Pats fan who graduated from Portsmouth Abbey in Portsmouth, Rhode ...
Cinema Blend

Good Boy Director Reacts To The Horror Movie Going Viral Out Of Fear The Dog Would Die, And Why He's OK Revealing The Answer

When Good Boy got on my radar a couple of months ago, I was intrigued by it, but instantly concerned about the fate of Indy the Dog in the movie. I did some digging into reviews a ...
PC Gamer

Payday 2 gets a new DLC subscription service, and it's a pretty good deal but a lot of players are mad anyway

Gaming Industry 'Xbox Game Pass Ultimate is still $19.99 with us': GameStop somehow openly brushes off Game Pass price hike FPS Starbreeze says sorry, reverses price increase on Payday 2 DLC bundle: ...
The Trentonian

Trenton needs more dedicated employees to set a good example for others [L.A. PARKER COLUMN]

While practicing golf at Hetzel Field, three City of Trenton pickup trucks showed up. Two vehicles had trailers hauling mowers and the lead truck likely transported a supervisor. A series of gates ...
Government Executive

A new ‘activist’ OPM is incrementally reforming the civil service, Part 1

There’s a lot going on in the federal civil service world these days, with much of the “what” (like the goal of many of the Office of Personnel Management’s reforms) long overdue. However, far too ...
Yahoo! Sports

Report Card: It was a good day all around in the Civil War victory over the Beavers

There's a big test next week that the Oregon Ducks are going to have to buckle down all week to study for in order to be successful. But first, the Ducks had a little pop quiz that they just couldn't ...
The Boston Globe

How a math major learned the value of public service

I learned that government is not a faceless, bureaucratic machine. It’s ordinary people working incredibly hard to do a little bit of good. Austin Forrester is a junior at Georgetown University and ...
Staten Island Advance

NYC civil service exam: Here are the salaries for positions open in September

The New York City civil service exam schedule is open for September, and some jobs pay more than others. The application period for exams opened Sept. 3. Exam applications currently open include: ...
New York Post

Trump says he told Charlie Kirk ‘you have a good chance at being president’

President Trump once told conservative activist Charlie Kirk he had “a good chance of being president” because of the Turning Point US co-founder’s skill at capturing the attention and imagination of ...
GMA

House, Senate pass 'National Day of Remembrance for Charlie Kirk' ahead of memorial service

Days before a memorial service for Charlie Kirk, the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives passed a "National Day of Remembrance" for the conservative influencer after he was killed on Sept. 10.