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Addressing Grand Challenges in Public Administration
We must prepare a new generation of innovators to confront the most important questions of our times.
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Twenty-Seven Standout Agency Employees Named as SAMMIES Finalists
Partnership for Public Service celebrates public servants overshadowed by political headlines.
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Why Double-Majors Might Beat You Out Of a Job
New research shows double majors beat their peers in one critical way that makes them more attractive to employers. Colleges may have to adapt to that reality to help their graduates compete
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Against Metrics: How Measuring Performance By Numbers Backfires
When reward is tied to measured performance, metric fixation invites gaming
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Why Wednesday Is The Best Day To Work From Home
I started working from home on Wednesdays so I could teach at my kids' preschool in the morning. Now it's a happily productive company policy.
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When It Comes To Success, Your Friends Are Just As Important As Your Skills
Don't underestimate the power of surrounding yourself with the right people
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Analysis: VA Nominee Debacle May Distract From the Agency’s 3 Major Problems
While the White House scrambles to fill the VA's top post, the agency's deep issues of inadequate funding and low access for veterans continue to fester.
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For New Addresses, USPS Will No Longer Deliver Mail to Your Door
New policy will allow letter carriers to take more efficient routes, saving on labor costs.
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Appointee Watch: Secretary of State Confirmed, as CIA Director Hearing Looms
Trump names additional picks for Labor, Agriculture and the Federal Reserve Board.
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How To Handle That Awkward 'I Know You're Sick' Handshake
If a client, colleague, or business partner is sick, do you still have to shake hands with them? Our etiquette columnist explains.
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11 Principles of Positive Persuasion for Workplace Conversations
Rare is the manager who has too many people or too large a budget for the tasks ahead.
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Social Security Plan to Shutter Field Office Prompts Street Protest
Lawmaker seeks IG probe of secretive consolidation move.
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A Pruitt Aide's Attack on Zinke Angers the White House
A press staffer at the Environmental Protection Agency attempted to distract from his boss’s troubles by planting stories that would reflect poorly on the secretary of the interior.
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House Chairman Unveils Bill to Overhaul VA-Funded Private Care and Shutter Department Facilities
VA committee is looking to pass the measure next week.
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Survey: Nearly 30 Percent of Feds Report Greater Resistance to Telework
Nearly half of employees who underwent a change in telework policy said the new rules don’t fit their needs.
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Hiring Emmet Flood Signals a Big Shift for Trump's Defense
The veteran lawyer’s role in executive-privilege disputes in the Bush White House may prove crucial to reshaping Trump’s legal strategy.
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Love: It’s What Makes a Leader a Leader
Call it mushy if you wish, but the leaders who don’t understand the role of love in leading need to step down.
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Lead Abatement at USDA Facility Brings Telework Clash to the Fore
Employees report health impacts from remaining in the office during the project, but supervisors are reluctant to allow remote work.
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White House Produces No Evidence It Considered Public Input on Reorganizing Government
Watchdog group that filed lawsuit calls the Trump administration's statement that it received 100,000 public comments a "cynical stunt."
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