Management

Attention Is Not a Resource But a Way Of Being Alive To The World

When attention is a limited resource, it can run out. Treat it as an experience, and it yields a rich sense of purpose.

Management

Improving Program Management

Two years after the Program Management Improvement and Accountability Act was signed into law, slow but steady progress is being made.

Management

Days Into the Shutdown, the Costs Are Mounting

The mortgage payments, school tuition and utility bills will keep coming, even if paychecks are disrupted.

Management

What Aristotle Can Teach Us About Trump’s Rhetoric

Trump appeals to his base in a way that philosophers knew was effective thousands of years ago.

Management

Signs Point to Extended Shutdown With No Deal Emerging

Little progress on the partial shutdown's sixth day.

Management

As Furlough Notices Hit Inboxes, Trump Says Feds Support a Shutdown

According to the president, federal workers want a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border.

Management

Analysis: What Was Steve Mnuchin Thinking? Three Possibilities

The Treasury secretary put out an alarming—and confusing—press release on Sunday evening.

Management

The Government May Be Shut Down, But Taxpayers Are Footing The Bill For Mar-a-Lago Party Tents

Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort still needs tents for the winter party season—and taxpayers are footing at least $54,000 of the bill.

Management

Agriculture Secretary Narrows Sites for Office Moves that Democrats Oppose

Criteria include quality of life, cost and logistics for moving researchers out of Washington.

Management

How a Consultant Said He Gamed HUD Inspections: Sweep Problems Behind a Wall

A housing consultant was recorded bragging about how he helped properties pass HUD inspections, likening it to a “chess game manipulation strategy.”

Management

ProPublica: We Found 95 New, Undisclosed Trump Appointees

Among the latest hires: a longtime DuPont manager who is now at an EPA position that is typically not a political appointment.

Management

White House Digs In on Wall Demand, Aims for ‘Painless’ Shutdown

Officials said furlough estimates were “fluid” as agencies aim to maximize use of carry-over funds.

Management

Partial Government Shutdown Guaranteed, as Congress Calls it a Night

Despite a late effort to jumpstart negotiations, nine departments and several independent agencies will shutter at midnight.

Management

Hard-Nosed Pentagon Negotiator Removed From Job; Racked Up Huge Travel Costs

Shay Assad also backed a controversial plan to slow payments to defense contractors.

Management

Park Service GS-14 Sues Interior Department for Gender Bias Against Females

Lawsuit against Secretary Zinke and Deputy Bernhardt seeks $400,000 for denied promotion.

Pay & Benefits

Pay, Shutdown Procedures Complicated by Impending Holidays

The Office of Management and Budget issued special guidance in preparation for a partial lapse of appropriations beginning Friday night.