Management
What Makes a Great Leader, Explained In Eight Counterintuitive Charts
A lot of the common wisdom we have about working together is wrong.
Nextgov
Lawmaker: Congress Will 'Mess Up' Tech Regulation Without Help from Industry
Leaving Congress alone to regulate the tech industry may not be the best idea.
Management
Two Park Service Officials Exposed for Harassment, Mishandled Funds
One wrongfully solicited funds, other apologizes for crude gesture.
Management
The Army’s New Algorithm Tells You How Much Caffeine Will Hit Your Body’s Peak Performance
Caffeine affects everyone differently.
Management
Workforce Executive Orders Miss the Mark, Observers Say
The order streamlining the firing process acknowledges a real problem in federal agencies but is not the right solution, especially taken together with the other directives, good government leaders note.
Management
Scrapped: $24M Plan to Replace Refrigerators On Air Force One
Rep. Joe Courtney says the no-bid deal “didn’t pass the smell test.”
Oversight
Play of the Day: The President Loves That Big Envelope
Kim Jong-un sent a letter, but Donald Trump really likes how it got to the White House.
Management
Analysis: Privatizing Essential Human Services Like The VA Can Come At a High Social Cost
The Trump administration wants to privatize more of the federal bureaucracy. New research suggests this can lead to discrimination in essential government services.
Nextgov
Report: Trust in Data, Computing Power Are Keys to Embracing Emerging Tech
Agencies should strengthen endpoints to handle new technologies like AI and extended reality, a report suggests.
Nextgov
Huawei Slams FCC Efforts to Bar It From Federal Communications Program
Government officials say the Chinese telecom poses a hacking threat to national security.
Nextgov
How NIH is Organizing Its Enormous Troves of Data
The agency has a new strategic plan for how to manage, store and analyze its scientific data.
Route Fifty
City Leaders Envision Future With Driverless Cars
Autonomous vehicles promise increased equity and efficiency, but a new report says governments need to make sure the right policies are regulating them.
Pay & Benefits
Claiming 'Significant Shift,' Pentagon Seeks to Boost Civilian Hiring
Defense says it will do away with "arbitrary caps" and leave staffing cuts to other agencies.
Management
We're About To Find Out How Big The Gig Economy Actually Is
The U.S. government is preparing to release data on the number of temps, contract workers, and freelancers.
Oversight
Analysis: The Flaw in Trump's Obstruction-of-Justice Defense
The president isn’t above the law, whatever his lawyers may claim—but prosecutors will face an unusually high burden to prove any misconduct.
Management
IRS Plans to Hire 1,700, Upgrade Outdated Technology
In a new strategic plan, the agency projects a 17 percent increase in phone calls as it implements the new tax law.
Pay & Benefits
OPM Implements Obama Order Authorizing Volunteer Contributions to Combined Federal Campaign
Officials encourage using volunteerism as a team-building exercise, and suggest a “fair and open selection process” to identify where to give.
News
How NSA Motivated Employees to Keep Secrets in the 50s and 60s
Recently released security posters show whimsy and cultural savvy.
Route Fifty
How Gun Violence Decreased in Chicago
May was the city's 15th month of declining gun violence, which police attribute to increased hiring, strengthened community policing efforts and investments in technology.
Oversight