Management

Presidential Rank Award Winners Total 131 for 2018

Senior Executives Association plans leadership summit honoring the awardees on Dec. 13.

Management

D.C.-Area Agencies Open With Unscheduled Leave, Telework

First winter weather event of the season hits region.

Management

Unions Sue VA Over Official Time Edict

Decision to ban medical employees from official time is "clear violation of the law," labor groups argue.

Management

Latest Count of 'Revolving Door' Defense Contractors Names Names

Advocacy group blasts ethics law "loopholes" that allow agency alums to lobby.

Management

Postal Service Loses $3.9 Billion in Fiscal 2018

Postmaster general says the losses will only get worse without congressional intervention.

Defense

Supersonic Bizjets May Attract Pentagon Interest

Three teams are pursuing latter-day SSTs. The U.S. military might have use for them.

Management

These Are The Skills To Learn For The Future Of Work, According To The World Economic Forum

The list of growing and declining skills suggests how to stay relevant in the new economy.

Management

Analysis: Nielsen Isn’t the Issue With Trump’s Immigration Policies

The president is reportedly close to firing his secretary of homeland security, but her successor will also struggle to enact impractical and illegal directives from the White House.

Management

Three Reasons Your Career Has Stalled

A pair of management consultants aptly describes the problems as "pandas."

Management

USPS Wins Approval for Largest-Ever Price Increase for Stamps

Large-scale mailers called the proposal "surprising and shocking."

Management

Social Security Doled Out At Least $10 Billion in Unmerited Payments Last Year

Watchdog says despite progress, goals for improving accuracy rate unfulfilled in 2017.

Management

Can Marine One Fly in the Rain?

The White House’s explanation of President Trump’s absence from a ceremony in France raises more questions than it answers.

Management

Why Jeff Sessions’ Final Act Could Have More Impact Than Expected

Just before he left, the departing attorney-general adopted a policy to limit the Justice Department’s ability to oversee abusive police departments. That same policy could also hamper the department’s role in environmental, voting-rights, and other cases.

Management

Here's What Incoming Democratic Leaders Have in Mind for Federal Agencies

Priorities will include boosting spending and investigating political targeting of career employees.

Management

From Patchwork to Network: Serving the Whole Veteran

As former Undersecretary of Defense for Policy Michèle Flournoy once said, “Veterans don’t come home to federal agencies; they come home to communities.”

Management

One More Time: Are Federal Employees Underpaid or Overpaid?

The Federal Salary Council will meet Tuesday to consider the question. Here’s what members should consider.

Management

The Strange Case of American Diplomats in Cuba: As the Mystery Deepens, So Do Divisions in Washington

Trump officials insist the Americans were attacked, even as the evidence fails to materialize. “The Cuba thing is one of the few unsolved mysteries we’ve got,” an official said.