Management
Effective Leaders Know How to Focus on the Future
Fortunately, strategic foresight is a measurable activity.
Management
VA Proposes Taking Away Senior Executives’ MSPB Appeal Rights
Department’s about-face on authority to discipline top career officials comes after judges reverse two demotions and a firing.
Management
Goal of Improving Federal Property Management Unites Disparate Senators
Panel advances Carper bill to speed disposal of unneeded facilities.
Management
The Oregon Standoff Comes to an End
All four holdouts at the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge have surrendered.
Management
Senate Advances Plan to Expand Whistleblower Protections Among Subcontractor Employees
Panel clears McCaskill bill that would make protections permanent.
Nextgov
IBM Gets Approval to Host DOD’s Most Sensitive Unclassified Data
Big Blue becomes the first cloud service provider with a direct connection to the Pentagon’s unclassified communications network.
Pay & Benefits
Bonus Bill For Feds Gains Momentum in Senate
Bipartisan legislation would allow agencies to give awards of up to $10,000 to federal employees who help save the government money.
Nextgov
Crooks Tricked This IRS System into Providing False IDs
The malware successfully obtained 101,000 PINs last month.
Defense
U.S. Syria Policy Is Under Fire From Allies
The French foreign minister called Washington’s approach ambiguous while Turkey’s president accused it of siding with terrorists.
Management
Donald Trump Has a Cost Estimate For His Border Wall to Send to Mexico
The multibillion-dollar price tag he put on it is missing a few expenses, though.
Oversight
Obama’s Second-Term Agenda Hits a Roadblock: the Supreme Court
The president’s legacy has mostly survived legal challenges so far, but the shift toward executive action could change that.
Oversight
Play of the Day: Donald Trump Has a Way With Numbers
The New Hampshire GOP primary winner has a lot of unemployment figures, but none are necessarily correct.
Management
When Employees Allege Wrongdoing, Tread Carefully
Personal intervention can send the message that your organization’s procedures for addressing grievances aren’t to be trusted.
Route Fifty
‘For All Practical Purposes, Louisiana Is in Its Own Recession’
As the state’s budget situation worsens, revenue estimates are revised downward.
Pay & Benefits
The Same Old Benefits Proposals, a Disappointing Pay Raise and More Info on Military Childcare
A weekly roundup of pay and benefits news.
Management
Obama Would Hike IRS Budget by 9 Percent
Commissioner offers 15 improvement initiatives, vows not to rehire bad apples.
Management
The Federal Government Now Considers Google’s Self-Driving Cars to Be Legal Drivers
Google's cars have cleared a big hurdle between them and actual roads.
Defense
Obama Punts Controversial War Account to Successor
The president, who decried the Pentagon’s 'dishonest' war chest, will leave office with it firmly entrenched.
Management