Management
What the Best Leaders Know: Context Matters
Your leadership approach is defined by the cards you've been dealt.
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FAA Issues Guidance on Closing Air Traffic Control Towers
Some feds may face relocation; airports and unions push back.
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VA Eyes Operations and Security Chief Jose Riojas as New Chief of Staff
Gingrich plans exit in wake of VA conference scandal.
Pay & Benefits
Federal Benefits Play Key Role in Supreme Court’s Gay Marriage Debate
AFGE voices opposition to the Defense of Marriage Act.
Management
Agencies Take Concrete Steps Now That Sequester Is Law
From EPA to Secret Service, moves range from furloughs to curbing travel.
Defense
Union Asks Pentagon to Cancel 22-Day Furloughs
Defense hopes to scale back unpaid leave with new flexibilities in latest spending deal.
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VanRoekel Revamps IT Portfolio Review Process
The federal CIO expects savings under the PortfolioStat initiative to grow to $2.5 billion by 2015.
Tech
Energy Dept. Overpays Contractor Executives
Oak Ridge, Tenn., officials sign off on salary that’s 80 percent too high, IG says.
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VA Comes Under Fire As Claims Backlog Tops 900,000 Again
Critics protest on Capitol Hill, call for Shinseki’s resignation.
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Security Clearance Wait Times Improve, but Sequester Could Halt Progress
The majority of applicants are cleared within four months.
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White House Supports Rollback of Cleanup Standards for Nuclear Incidents
Administration would relax long-held standards for cleaning up radioactive material released through disaster or acts of terrorism.
Management
OPM to Senior Execs: Tell Us How You Really Feel
Agency wants honest feedback from top career civil servants who leave their jobs.
Defense
The CIA Has an Undercover Female Boss
We won't get to meet her because her identity must remain secret.
Management
Short-Term Flexibility Won't Help Long-Term Impact of Sequestration
Greater control doesn't change the dollars and cents of the equation.
Oversight
Play of the Day: The Effects of the Sequester
Letterman recounts the timeline of different crises in Washington.
Defense
The Official Story of Who Shot Bin Laden Has Given Way to a Media Feud
Struggle to figure out what really happened the night of May 2, 2011, is getting dirty.
Management
4 Reasons Why Investing in Employee Engagement Matters
Not doing so could literally cost you.
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