Management
6 Common Leadership Pitfalls and How to Avoid Them
Motivating your team requires more than understanding the mission.
Oversight
Obama Sends Mixed Message With Immigration Raids
Everyone is left with a different impression of what the president is trying to do.
Oversight
Play of the Day: Some Malheur Solutions
Stephen Colbert and Jimmy Kimmel have some ideas for the situation in Oregon.
Retirement
OPM trims retirement claims backlog in December
The Office of Personnel Management last month trimmed its retirement claims backlog to the lowest level since December 2014.
Route Fifty
Rhode Island Truck Tolling Fracas Heads Into High Gear
Despite widespread agreement among state lawmakers and others that the Ocean State’s bridges need fixing, there is deep discord over how to foot the bill.
Management
Oil Industry to Feds: Enough Already With the Regulations
It takes on average 236 days to submit the required paperwork to BLM for a drilling permit in Colorado, energy lobby says.
Nextgov
Inside the Pentagon’s Plans to Revamp the Global Command and Control System
The modernized system aims for lower costs through agile development, open standards and open source code, and applications designed with the user interface in mind.
Nextgov
Obama Dispatches White House Tech Team to Expand Gun Background Check System
Planned upgrades to the $91.5 million, 30-second background check program already are off track.
Management
Obama Wants to Hire Hundreds More FBI, ATF Staff
White House hopes more analysts and investigators will expedite gun background checks and help better connect the dots to prevent violence.
Pay & Benefits
The Pentagon Is Moving 13,000 Civilians Out of the GS System This Year
Reforms would give managers more flexibility in controlling workforce, officials say.
Management
The 10 New Books to Read in 2016
From technology and psychology to business and life, there's something here for you.
Defense
CDC Makes Modest Progress in Improving Lab Safety
Expert panel calls for further management changes to avoid contamination.
Management
Mapping the Massive (and Empty) Federal Lands in the American West
The U.S. government owns half of the land in 11 western states—but almost no one lives there.
Nextgov
Crossover Appeal: Techies Who Made the Jump from Silicon Valley to DC
Until recently, Washington's hold on talented young techies has been tenuous.
News
One-Fourth of Agency Leadership Posts Are Unfilled
103 of the top 379 Cabinet-level administration jobs are missing a Senate-confirmed leader, POLITICO investigation finds.
Oversight
The Next President’s Power Play
Regardless of who wins in November, Obama’s successor plans to wield executive authority to achieve policy goals.
Oversight
House Appropriator Threatens to Block Justice Funding Over Gun Control
Culberson writes attorney general a day before Obama announces executive order.
Management
How D.C. Politicians are Downplaying the Oregon Standoff
Politicians are taking pains not to inflame the takeover of a federal wildlife refuge by armed, antigovernment protesters.
Management