Management
Five Ways to Create Space to Think
Most people say they do their best thinking in the shower, driving or exercising, but there’s a better way.
Pay & Benefits
Are You Mentally Prepared for Retirement?
You need to visualize your life after your federal career is over.
Management
How Government-Supported Forced Labor Is Undercutting American Manufacturers
Making federal prisoners sew garments is legal, but it doesn’t make it right.
Management
Agency Wordsmiths' Writing Regressed Last Year, Study Finds
More than half of agencies saw their scores drop on a plain language assessment.
Management
The Curious Case of a ‘National Laboratory’ That Collected Excess Federal Equipment
Agency watchdogs probe transfers of computers and microscopes—and an effort to obtain a fleet of Learjets.
Pay & Benefits
Ousted Local Officials Accuse Largest Federal Employee Union of ‘Sloppy Coup’
AFGE put its Labor Department local in trusteeship over spending on a settlement distribution event.
Management
Top Defense CEO Blasts Washington Budget Gridlock
‘National security is not an entitlement,” said Michael Strianese, chairman and CEO of L3 Technologies.
Management
Lawmakers Want Answers on 'Unacceptable' Security Clearance Backlog
OPM and Defense Department argue over which is better able to oversee the clearance process.
Management
Federal Agencies Significantly Ramp Up California Wildfire Response
Federal personnel fighting fires in California tripled in a matter of days.
Management
The To-Do List Is a Tyrant That Will Keep Your Life and Your Goals Small
When we prioritize tasks that are easiest to complete, we sacrifice big-picture lessons
Management
The Woman Keeping Extremists From Trump Has Been Nominated To Keep the U.S. Safe
Kirstjen Nielsen, a longtime aide to general John Kelly, has been nominated to head the Department of Homeland Security.
Management
This Can Make Middle Managers Inflate Success
While many believe unethical behavior in large companies comes from the top, new research points to another source: middle managers.
Oversight
Play of the Day: Fixing Trump's Tweets About the News Media
Jimmy Kimmel has a new exercise to improve the president's tweets.
Route Fifty
‘You're Not Going to See a Gas Tax Increase. It's Just Not Gonna Happen.’
House lawmakers mull road and transit issues as they wait for the Trump administration’s infrastructure plan.
Route Fifty
Trump Declared an Opioid 'National Emergency' 2 Months Ago, But Where's the Formal Declaration?
According to data from the president’s special commission, as many as 5,500 people may have died from opioids in the interim.
Nextgov
House Passes FITARA Enhancement Act
The bill, which passed 418 to 0, would get rid of some of the sunsetting provisions of the original FITARA.
Pay & Benefits
House Approves TSP Modernization Bill
First update to retirement savings program in 30 years would provide more withdrawal flexibility for participants.
Oversight
Trump Transition Declined Some Ethics Advice, Rejected Some GAO Interviews
Watchdog report to Democratic lawmakers finds no misspent funds.
Pay & Benefits
House Approves Bill to Give Cost-Saving Feds $20,000 Bonuses
Measure would double current awards and give agency heads the authority to dole them out.
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