Management
How Abusive Bosses Make Themselves Miserable
Bosses who abuse their power can make life hard for their employees, but a new study says they're suffering, too.
Management
For Younger Employees, the Annual Performance Review Is An Outdated Concept
Finding the feedback balance is hard. Millennials are seeking more feedback while baby boomers tend to want to get on with the job.
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State and Local Pension Plans Shift Toward ‘Alternative’ Investments
New research from the Center for Retirement Research at Boston College sheds some light on how that looks and what it means.
Management
After Promising Fixes, National Park Service Faces Renewed Criticisms of Toxic Culture
The agency "desperately needs a new broom to sweep its leadership ranks clean," group says.
Management
The Bipartisan Fight for Quieter Oceans
The Trump administration wants to prospect the Atlantic for oil and gas using loud explosive blasts that will seriously harm whales, fish, and other marine life.
Nextgov
NSA: Help Us Train Next-Gen Cyber Feds
The agency is giving out $5.5 million in grant funds for cyber curriculum.
Management
Three Great Questions To Ask When You’re Being Interviewed, From A Rock-Star Management Professor
Look smart while gaining valuable insight.
Nextgov
Government Wants to Detect Bio-engineered Threats
Whether it's a lab goof or by design, the intelligence community wants to spot engineered biological organisms.
Pay & Benefits
Clearance Job Pay Drops, Protections for Vets at FAA, and More
A weekly round-up of pay and benefits news.
Route Fifty
Voting Systems Used in Georgia Prompt Lawsuit to Void Special Election Results
Also in our State and Local Daily Digest: Getting rid of 26,000 tons of highly flammable fiber waste in a Maine town; Portland, Ore., police disband horse-mounted unit; and overlapping local ID programs in Illinois.
Management
State Department Withholds Employee Survey Results From Public
Leaked details show frustration at budget cuts, vacancies and technology.
Oversight
Transparency Advocates Cheer Bill to Publish Congressional Research
House appropriators could end years of half-enforced secrecy on CRS reports.
Defense
Why Trump Should Embrace America's Immigrant Soldiers
Immigrants have been part of the armed forces since the Revolutionary War. The administration is considering ending a program that grants some of them citizenship in exchange for their service.
Oversight
An Appeals Court Blocks the EPA's Delay on Methane Regulations
The decision ends Scott Pruitt’s 90-day postponement of an Obama-era rule that limited the release of the planet-warming gas.
Defense
North Korea Crisis: U.S. and South Korea Respond
The two allies conducted a ballistic-missile drill in the Sea of Japan in response to Pyongyang’s test of an ICBM.
Management
Managers Can Learn a Lot About Humility From Chris Christie’s Private Beach Photos
Memo to the governor and failed presidential candidate: Leadership is no day at the beach.
Management
It’s Time To Bust Some Myths About How States Can Use Federal Funds
Agencies could help governors, mayors and other local leaders address pressing social issues by clearing up misunderstandings.
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America’s Fight for Independence Has Always Been Local
In North Carolina, Mecklenburg County’s 1775 declaration may have been the first exertion by Americans to formalize the value of self-governance.
Nextgov
First Responders Use Gaming System Behind 'Mortal Kombat' for Disaster Training
DHS is testing out a video game-based active shooter simulation.
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