Management
Performance Management: The Emphasis on Accountability
Clear goals, transparently pursued can be a powerful tool to drive output-oriented performance, but there are caveats.
Management
One-Third of Residents Suspicious of Census, Survey Finds
More outreach to communities is needed, researchers say.
Management
How Agencies Could Incentivize Private Sector Investment in Their Missions
Commercial capital could provide a powerful boost to public sector modernization.
Management
Trump Administration Publishes Memo That Could End Defense Unions
More than three weeks after President Trump signed a memo authorizing Defense Secretary Mark Esper to effectively outlaw collective bargaining at the Defense Department, the White House has posted the document to the Federal Register.
Management
Analysis: The Coronavirus Outbreak Could Bring Out the Worst in Trump
Virology isn’t politics.
Management
Federal Judge Dismisses Suit Against Army Corps for Post-Harvey Flooding
U.S. Judge Loren A. Smith threw out a case brought by Houstonians whose properties flooded as a result of releases from Addicks and Barker dams.
Management
Union Sues to Block a Plan That Would Make It Easier for Feds to Quit Paying Dues
Labor authority last week signaled that it will move ahead on the plan, although critics say the agency's legal justification doesn’t add up.
Management
Labor Authority Moves Forward With Plan to Make It Easier for Feds to Cancel Union Dues
Lone Democrat on the labor-management relations board accuses his colleagues of using recent Supreme Court precedent as a pretext to enable union busting.
Management
Federal Employees' Settlement Agreements Can Expire, Court Rules
Agencies can cut off special accommodations for feds, including whistleblowers, after "a reasonable time."
Management
DHS to Waive Contracting Regulations to Speed Up Border Wall Construction
Acting Homeland Security Secretary Chad Wolf is using a 2005 law to override certain requirements.
Management
Analysis: A Coronavirus Quarantine in America Could Be a Giant Legal Mess
America’s defense against epidemics is divided among more than 2,000 individual public-health departments, which makes implementing a national strategy very difficult.
Management
Viewpoint: Bill Barr Must Resign
The attorney general is working to destroy the integrity and independence of the Justice Department, in order to make Donald Trump a president who can operate above the law.
Management
IG: Federal Bureau of Prisons Should Review Enforcement of Policies on Reporting Misconduct
Managers may not be following the rules, watchdog notes.
Workforce
Trump's Federal Personnel Point Person to Step Down
Margaret Weichert will leave the White House after nearly three years of pushing an aggressive agenda.
Management
Why Is John Kelly Speaking Out Now?
The former chief of staff is making the case that he spoke truth to power inside the White House. The trouble for him is how many Americans won’t be convinced.
Management
The President’s Management Agenda: A Work in Progress Two Decades On
A look back at the creation of the first PMA and the lessons for leaders today.
Management
The Gig Economy and BLS Surveys
Government does not understand this growing segment of the labor force, and that affects federal pay.
Management
Trump’s Budget Seeks to Increase Funding for the Internal Revenue Service
Staff would grow by a net 1,700 positions from 2020 levels, if $400 million in “cap adjustments” to exceed spending levels in the 2019 budget agreement is included.
Management