Oversight
Postal Service looks for ways to reduce labor costs
Agency will ask unions for changes in employee scheduling, wages and benefits, official says.
Defense
Improper time-and-materials contracts prove costly
IG raps Army for lack of competition, weak oversight for war zone work.
Defense
Obama's next mission: Restoring the economy
In Oval Office address marking end of the Iraq war, president says he will focus on jumpstarting the economy and reducing unemployment.
Features
Homing In on Telework
Working from home has not only gained acceptance, it’s becoming a management priority. But structuring a governmentwide policy won’t be easy.
Defense
ANALYSIS:Intelligence File The Outsiders
Contractors are here to stay. So, train federal employees how to manage them better.
Management Matters
Meeting Misery
It’s time to kick the habit of pulling staff away from their work to sit in on hollow status reports.
Managing Technology
For the Record
Clear standards sought for archiving official communications on social media sites.
In Every Issue
Briefing
Peace Corps d’esprit, USPS delivering on diversity and workplace danger zones.
Trends
Pulling Back the Veil
Craig Newmark of Craigslist champions efforts to get the word out on transparency.
Trends
Building Boom
Feds are supposed to be leading the way on clean energy, but they’ll have to do more than overhaul outdated facilities.
Features
All Together Now
Collaboration-minded feds discover that getting agencies to work together is easier said than done.
Oversight