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Agriculture Department Receives 136 Bids for Sites of Office Moves
Economic Research and food institute would leave D.C. by the end of 2019.
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Notifications Are the Enemy of Productivity
Researchers have found that it takes 23 minutes to get back to the task at hand after a distraction.
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Analysis: There Is No Easy Way for Trump to Stop the Latest Caravan
The president tried prosecuting migrants and separating families but so far hasn’t been able to deter the latest migrant caravan from heading north.
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Trump Claims 'National Emergency,' But Border Patrol Taking Little Action Over 'Caravan'
Despite Trump's bluster, Border Patrol agents say they are "flat out not prepared" for migrants' arrival.
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The Employees Managing the Thrift Savings Plan Are Happier This Year
Officials hope that continuity in leadership will allow further improvement on annual employee satisfaction survey scores.
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This Simple Productivity Tip Nudges The Easily Distracted — Ever So Gently
"And you won't have to use it forever.
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The Most Productive Meetings Don’t Have Slide Decks
The head of the software company InVision explains why he banned slide decks entirely.
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Survey Shows Major Uptick in Key VA Morale Metrics
Recognition for good performance and respect for senior leaders see large increases.
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Court Denies Trump Administration Request to Expedite Appeal of Workforce EO Decision
Appeals court judges found that the Justice Department did not prove irreparable harm that would be caused by a standard review schedule.
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Leader: It’s Time to Develop Your Listening Muscle
Listening is the hardest, best work you can do, but it takes practice.
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USPS Realized Just 5 Percent of Projected Savings From Slowing Mail Delivery
The service changes were made to enable processing plant closures.
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Despite Leadership Shake-Up, Transfer of OPM Services to GSA Remains in Doubt
Legal questions and a lack of “vision” for shifting many services threaten to prevent the renewed reorganization effort from becoming reality.
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Improving Employee Engagement
I suggest that agencies look at their FEVS results from a different perspective.
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Trump Demands 5 Percent Spending Cuts From Every Cabinet Agency
Reductions will "get rid of the fat," president says.
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Jeff Sessions Is Quietly Transforming the Nation’s Immigration Courts
The attorney general has stepped up the hiring of immigration judges, ordered them to hear more cases, and shown a preference for those who’ve previously been prosecutors.
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White House Announces That the U.S. Intends to Withdraw From International Postal Agency
The decision will prevent international shippers from receiving an unfair advantage, officials say.
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White House Red-Tape Cutters Tabulate $23 Billion in Fiscal 2018 Savings
Rules changes or repeals are outpacing previous administrations’ efficiencies, officials say.
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The U.S. Government Is Wasting Millions Guarding Confederate Graves
It's already spent $3 million to date, according to records obtained by the Associated Press.
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Possible Explanation for Why Some People Get More Colds
NIH-funded researchers have uncovered some new clues.
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