Management
A Guide to Attracting Talent in Government
Delivering better employee experiences is key.
Management
Trump Signs Bill to Strengthen Presidential Transition Ethics Requirements
The bipartisan legislation also has requirements for GSA and other federal agencies.
Management
As White House Involves More Agencies With Coronavirus Response, Discrepancies Develop
The Trump administration struggles to deliver consistent messages about who is doing what.
Management
Unions Report No Sign of Telework Flexibilities Amid Coronavirus Outbreak
Although both OPM and the CDC have strongly encouraged allowing employees to work remotely to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus, several agencies have yet to respond to those recommendations.
Management
Senators Make Bipartisan Push to Better Protect Feds From Synthetic Opioids
Measure would ensure federal personnel have protective equipment and overdose medications on hand.
Management
The Coronavirus Is No 1918 Pandemic
The differences between the global response to the Great Flu Pandemic and today’s COVID-19 outbreak could not be more striking.
Management
Civil Service Reform, Again
The Republican Study Committee’s recent task force report is correct in its point that federal benefits costs cannot be justified.
Workforce
The President Is Winning His War on American Institutions
How Trump is destroying the civil service and bending the government to his will.
Management
For Federal Healthcare Agencies, a Case for Better AI Outcomes
As officials increasingly turn to algorithms for assistance, they should be wary of tools that make harnessing artificial intelligence look easy.
Management
GovExec Daily: Where Governments Are Succeeding – and Failing – in the Coronavirus Fight
Kate Queram and Eric Katz rejoin the program to assess the new wave of pandemic response from federal, state and local authorities.
Management
Warren, Sanders Warn Defense Chief Against Using New Collective Bargaining Authority
Democratic senators demand that Esper “commit, in writing,” not to act on his new authority to abolish unionization at the Pentagon.
Management
Federal Judge Rules Acting Immigration Services Director Was Unlawfully Appointed
Succession order let Ken Cuccinelli "leapfrog" to the role as agency head without having first served in a subordinate position.
Management
Is America Ready For a Possible COVID-19 Pandemic?
With coronavirus dominating the news, how ready is the United States for a possible COVID-19 pandemic? An expert explains what you need to know.
Management
A Message for Trump: When Americans Lose Faith in Government, Presidents Pay a Price
The management failures that swirled around the government’s initial response to Katrina seriously damaged President Bush.
Management
White House Pledges to Protect Employees From Coronavirus, Let Experts Speak
The promise follows reports of federal officials facing gag orders and being improperly exposed to the virus.
Management
Senators From Both Political Parties Urge Trump to 'Reconsider' Defense Union Memo
Lawmakers say the president’s January decision to give Defense Secretary Mark Esper blanket authority to abolish collective bargaining runs counter to congressional intent.
Management
Key Missteps at the CDC Have Set Back Its Ability to Detect the Potential Spread of Coronavirus
The CDC designed a flawed test for COVID-19, then took weeks to figure out a fix so state and local labs could use it. New York still doesn’t trust the test’s accuracy.
Management
Former IRS Executive Named Permanent National Taxpayer Advocate
The appointment comes at the height of the busy tax filing season.
Management
Defense Chief Says He Didn’t Ask for Union Memo, Declines to Say How He Will Use New Power
Esper told lawmakers he would wait for staff recommendations before using the newly granted authority to outlaw collective bargaining among Pentagon civilian workers.
Management