Management
Clinton Opposes Arctic Drilling Plan
The 2016 Democratic front-runner voices opposition after Shell gets federal approval to drill in icy waters.
Management
New EPA Rules Would Cut Methane Emissions From Oil and Natural-Gas Industries
The agency wants to reduce emissions by 40 to 45 percent of 2012 levels over the next decade.
Route Fifty
Some Relief for Oregon Neighborhood Facing Onslaught of Government Beetles
But despite die-offs, some of the plant-eating insects are still hanging on. “I found them yesterday on a climbing rose in our backyard,” says one resident.
Oversight
Mail Delays Spike After the Postal Service Consolidates Facilities
IG says all optimization efforts should cease until USPS meets its delivery deadlines.
Route Fifty
Alabama Steel Town’s Bad News; Richmond’s Bad Bet on Washington’s Football Team
Also: An Idaho wildfire’s impacts on sensitive wildlife and more misery for New Jersey commuters.
Management
Shopping for Training and Development Services Could Soon Get Easier
OPM and GSA release requests for proposals as part of an effort to streamline procurement through category management.
Management
The Management Tool Amazon Employees Despise Might Be Coming to Your Organization
The tool allowed workers to send feedback about their colleagues directly to managers.
News
Smithsonian Holds Out Virtual Tin Cup for Spacesuit Restoration
Kickstarter campaign nets hundreds of thousands of dollars to rescue NASA artifacts.
Management
Homeless Shelters? HUD Is Working on Finding a Better Way
Housing vouchers aren't cheap, but they seem to be the best strategy for keeping a roof over everyone's head.
Management
Animation: Watch the Remarkable Expansion of American Obesity
A new graphic using CDC data shows larger waistlines across the United States.
Management
Why the Government Doesn’t Work
Procedures focus on avoiding negative publicity, not on high performance.
Management
Here's the Cost of Donald Trump's Immigration Plan
If Trump needs illegal immigrants to go, it’s not going to be cheap.
Oversight
How to Master the Congressional Investigation
Staffers learn how to investigate from those who have experience doing just that on Capitol Hill.
Oversight
Play of the Day: Fun at the Iowa State Fair
Trump's got a chopper and Clinton is her usual secretive self.
Route Fifty
New Jersey Tops Rankings of State Property Tax Rates
Where does your state stack up compared to the Garden State?
Management
Top-Level Management Is More Democratic Than Rank-and-File Feds
Neither group is all that impressed with 2016 presidential candidates.
Nextgov
Pentagon Researchers Will Wage Counterattack on Crippling ‘DDoS’ Cyber Strikes
Stability of agency operations, banking, online gaming and many other daily activities are at stake here.
Management
Broadcasting Board Names Ex-Scripps Networks Chief as CEO
John Lansing assumes post empty since March departure of Andrew Lack.
Management
White House Announces Program to Combat Heroin Use
Half of the $5 million proposed will go to a program that emphasizes treatment over prosecution of drug addicts.
Management