Management
President Trump Signs Stopgap Bill Averting Shutdown for One Month
Lawmakers hope to pass full-year funding by Dec. 20, but caution the president could still throw a wrench into those plans.
Management
What’s Driving Apolitical Diplomats to Get Political
Some former State Department officials are so concerned by Trump’s breach of diplomatic protocol that they have begun to advise 2020 Democrats.
Workforce
Analysis: Trump’s War on Expertise Is Only Intensifying
But his attacks on career government officials could backfire with an ever more educated electorate.
Management
Oklahoma Social Security Employees Suffer Bedbugs, Air Quality Problems
Agency officials plan another effort to eradicate the pests this weekend, but a union demands workers be relocated.
Management
Viewpoint: Voters Deserve to Know How the 2020 Candidates Would Really Govern
Presidents can’t wave a magic wand and make single-payer insurance happen.
Management
Top Federal HR Officials Stress Hiring for Military Spouses, Ex-Prisoners
At their annual meeting, chief human capital officers talk best practices for implementing initiatives intended to boost diversity in hiring.
Management
House Passes Month-Long Spending Bill With Two Days Until Shutdown
Congress appears likely to avoid a Thanksgiving lapse in appropriations, but will face a new deadline near Christmas.
Management
White House Tells Agencies They Can Ignore Legal Decisions on Spending Violations
Findings from government's top watchdog that agencies spent illegally are not binding, the Office of Management and Budget says.
Management
Creating the Foundation for Building an Agency Culture That Values Evidence
Here are six ideas to help you focus on what’s doable.
Management
It’s Time to Rethink Your Retirement Tax Assumptions
The lower taxes many federal employees anticipate after leaving the workforce don’t always materialize.
Management
Analysis: The Bureaucrats Who Defied the President
In the Watergate era, high-level aides prevented Nixon’s abuses of power.
Management
Impasses Panel Gives Rare Win to Union on Telework
Just days after the Social Security Administration announced the impending end of a long-running telework pilot program for operations staff, the panel protected employees in the Office of Hearing Operations from a similar fate.
Management
Trump Bashes Career Federal Employees as Impeachment Hearings Heat Up
Secretary of State Pompeo refuses to defend specific employees but says his workforce is the best "in the history of the world."
Management
Unions and Nonprofit Sue USDA Over New Hog Slaughter Rule
The rule, which goes into effect on Dec. 2, gives producers more control over meat inspections.
Management
12 Big Problems That Government Urgently Needs to Address
Defining the grand challenges facing the public sector.
Management
EEOC Plans to Stop Providing Official Time to Union Reps Governmentwide
In an internal draft of a rules change, the commission argues official time to work on EEOC complaints should be subject to agency collective bargaining negotiations, despite statutory protections.
Management
Top Democrats Call for Emergency Review of DHS Appointments
This is the latest in a series of legal quandaries surrounding the department’s line of succession.
Defense
Apprehensions of Undocumented Immigrants on the Southwest Border Continue to Fall
The figure is the lowest since July 2018 and marks the fifth consecutive month that the number has dropped.
Management