The Vast Majority of IRS Employees Aren't Corrupt
GSA Mishandled Executive Bonuses
EIG 2013 as Told by Your Tweets
Infographic: Nominee Limbo
Will You Be Furloughed?
Boldly Go Where No Fed's Gone Before
AUTHOR ARCHIVES
Trust Troubles
August 15, 2007 Low faith in government can make managers' jobs harder. On June 28, a bill promoted by President Bush and a bipartisan group of senators to deal with the nation's immigration problems died in the Senate. As they performed an autopsy on the legislation later that day, two senators from different ...
Trust Troubles
August 15, 2007 On June 28, a bill promoted by President Bush and a bipartisan group of senators to deal with the nation's immigration problems died in the Senate. As they performed an autopsy on the legislation later that day, two senators from different parties who often vote against each other but who ...
Flash Mentoring
August 1, 2007 Executives can share an hour of their wisdom with up-and-comers. Well-intentioned mentoring programs aimed at connecting federal executives with promising up-and-comers in government sometimes have trouble getting off the ground. Executives are busy people who struggle to make the lengthy time commitments that formal programs demand. Formal mentoring programs often ...
Flash Mentoring
August 1, 2007 Well-intentioned mentoring programs aimed at connecting federal executives with promising up-and-comers in government sometimes have trouble getting off the ground. Executives are busy people who struggle to make the lengthy time commitments that formal programs demand. Formal mentoring programs often require both potential mentors and learners to fill out lengthy ...
What’s the Big Idea?
July 18, 2007 How many times have you heard your boss say, "Do it, as long as we don't end up on the front page of The Washington Post." At the heart of that admonition is a sense of fear -- the fear that what you do might be interpreted as failure. And ...
What’s the Big Idea?
July 15, 2007 Coming up with a moon-shot goal can be tricky, but fear of failure is no reason not to try. How many times have you heard your boss say, "Do it, as long as we don't end up on the front page of The Washington Post." At the heart of that ...
Rules Are Cool
July 11, 2007 When people talk about making government run like a business, they often point out that federal agencies are so wound up in red tape that it's hard to get their core work done. Get rid of the red tape, the argument goes, and you can get down to the actual ...
Rules Are Cool
July 1, 2007 Sometimes it's better to embrace red tape, not cut it. When people talk about making government run like a business, they often point out that federal agencies are so wound up in red tape that it's hard to get their core work done. Get rid of the red tape, the ...
The No Surprises Rule
June 20, 2007 On Dec. 7, 2006, a subordinate of Attorney General Alberto Gonzales, Michael Battle, executive director of the office that oversees the country's 93 U.S. attorneys, called seven to ask them to resign. He thanked them for their service and gave them until January to clear out. He was just delivering ...
The No Surprises Rule
June 15, 2007 Justice officials learned the hard way why blindsiding employees is a bad idea. On Dec. 7, 2006, a subordinate of Attorney General Alberto Gonzales, Michael Battle, executive director of the office that oversees the country's 93 U.S. attorneys, called seven to ask them to resign. He thanked them for their ...
