Management
How Agencies Can Tap a Rising Generation’s Impulse to Do Good
The public sector’s need for young, motivated talent has never been more pressing.
Management
The Value of Failing
A new research center at Columbia University is committed to figuring out how to turn failure into success.
Management
White House to Meet With Federal Agencies to Ensure Enactment of Trump’s Agenda
Meetings will inform operational decisions, budgetary tradeoffs and legislative proposals.
Management
How Know-It-Alls Threaten Organizations
They're especially prone to overestimating their knowledge, and that hurts everyone.
Tech
The Pentagon Is Making a Ray Gun to Stop Truck Attacks
A device that resembles an old phonograph may soon be used to jam and shut down vehicles like the one that killed 10 people in Toronto.
Management
Mulvaney Targets Consumer Bureau's 'Yelp'-Like Complaint Portal
Acting director encourages bankers’ argument against posting unvetted criticism.
News
A ‘Bureau’-cratic Debate Over an Agency’s Official Name
Mick Mulvaney says the CFPB is really the BCFP.
Management
Finally, a Definition Of Workplace Inclusion That’s Truly Actionable
Inclusion is built on small, consistent behavioral adjustments that anyone can learn.
Oversight
The Supreme Court Will Consider Four Key Questions In Oral Arguments On Trump’s 'Travel Ban'
The court will hear oral arguments in one of the most important and controversial constitutional cases of 2018.
Oversight
Play of the Day: Dr. Ronny Jackson's Workplace Habits
Trump's nominee for Veterans Affairs has had his confirmation hearings postponed.
Management
Why Does A President Demand Loyalty From People Who Work For Him?
There's a trade-off when presidents appoint loyalists. A loyalist may not be as competent as the position demands, but he or she may satisfy the president by carrying out his agenda.
Oversight
Comey Memos Follow Tradition Of J. Edgar Hoover Keeping Notes On Presidents
Past presidents have made strange requests of the FBI, some of which were documented by J. Edgar Hoover.
Route Fifty
Local Leaders Visit D.C. to Oppose Possible Spending Clawbacks, Cuts
Mayors and others who took part in the lobbying effort are part of a newly formed coalition of small and mid-sized communities.
Route Fifty
When the FBI Calls to Say Your State Has Been Hacked By Iran
Indiana CIO Dewand Neely shares how his state came to be named in “one of the largest state-sponsored hacking campaigns ever prosecuted.”
Pay & Benefits
Democratic Senators Demand Swift Resolution to Snafu That Left Some Feds With High Tax Bills
A provision of last year’s tax code overhaul left employees on the hook for relocation expenses.
Nextgov
Federal CIO: Modernization Board Wants More Proposals and Here’s What It Needs
Suzette Kent shares just what kind of ideas the board is looking for.
Nextgov
JEDI Will Be Just One of Many Clouds, Says Pentagon’s No. 2
The giant and groundbreaking IT contract may cover just a fraction of the cloud-services orders to come.
Tech
Experts Say AI Could Raise the Risks of Nuclear War
A new RAND report says ideas like mutually assured destruction and minimal deterrence strategy offer a lot less assurance in the age of intelligent software.
Nextgov
Pentagon Innovation Group Aims to Protect Military Bases From Rogue Drones
DIUx awarded Dedrone a contract to test the group’s drone detection technology at military bases across the country.
Management