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Brian Friel

Brian Friel

Brian Friel is founder of One Nation Analytics, an independent research, analytics and consulting firm for the federal market.
Brian Friel is founder of One Nation Analytics, an independent research, analytics and consulting firm for the federal market.
Management

A Federal Holiday Poem

Our annual ode to federal employees -- a tradition since 1998.

Management

A Federal Holiday Poem

Our annual ode to federal employees -- a tradition since 1998.

Pay & Benefits

A federal holiday poem

Observing what has been a holiday tradition since 1998, we present our annual ode to federal employees.

Pay & Benefits

A federal holiday poem

Observing what has been a holiday tradition at GovernmentExecutive.com since 1998, we present our annual ode to federal employees.

Oversight

Collaboration-minded feds see barriers to working together

Nevertheless, mid-level managers are forging new relationships and building bridges across departments and agencies.

Features

All Together Now

Collaboration-minded feds discover that getting agencies to work together is easier said than done.

Management

Fixing Reform

Want good government? Get good agencies.

Management Matters

Fixing Reform

Want good government? Get good agencies.

Management

Learning It Your Way

Formal classroom training isn’t the best route for many federal workers.

Management Matters

Learning It Your Way

Formal classroom training isn’t the best route for many federal workers.

Management

Where’s the Rigor?

The Gulf oil spill highlights the management issues federal scientists face.

Management

Political Hot Potato

Career civil servants can’t be expected to make all the hard decisions.