Management
Mulvaney Dismisses Incumbents on CFPB's Consumer Advisory Board
"Revised approach" to tapping external expertise involves fewer members on the board.
Management
The White House’s Deregulatory Push, By the Numbers
New reports quantify the administration’s efforts to cut red tape.
Management
What Should We Do About the International Space Station?
The Trump administration and Congress are set to collide over the fate of the massive orbital lab.
Management
OPM Information Request Sheds Light on Planned Employee Digital Record
Agency will host an event with industry leaders to discuss implementation of the management agenda priority item.
Management
Consumer Bureau Irks Advisory Board Members By Delaying Meetings
Critics say the move may violate the 2010 financial reform law.
Management
Better Training Is Essential for Performance Management
It’s not enough to identify and promote those with the promise to be effective supervisors—you also have to support them.
Management
The Trump Administration Is Begging Congress to Give It Less Money
Lawmakers say letters from Mick Mulvaney will not affect their plans.
Management
What Makes a Great Leader, Explained In Eight Counterintuitive Charts
A lot of the common wisdom we have about working together is wrong.
Management
Two Park Service Officials Exposed for Harassment, Mishandled Funds
One wrongfully solicited funds, other apologizes for crude gesture.
Management
The Army’s New Algorithm Tells You How Much Caffeine Will Hit Your Body’s Peak Performance
Caffeine affects everyone differently.
Management
Workforce Executive Orders Miss the Mark, Observers Say
The order streamlining the firing process acknowledges a real problem in federal agencies but is not the right solution, especially taken together with the other directives, good government leaders note.
Management
Scrapped: $24M Plan to Replace Refrigerators On Air Force One
Rep. Joe Courtney says the no-bid deal “didn’t pass the smell test.”
Management
Analysis: Privatizing Essential Human Services Like The VA Can Come At a High Social Cost
The Trump administration wants to privatize more of the federal bureaucracy. New research suggests this can lead to discrimination in essential government services.
Management
We're About To Find Out How Big The Gig Economy Actually Is
The U.S. government is preparing to release data on the number of temps, contract workers, and freelancers.
Management
IRS Plans to Hire 1,700, Upgrade Outdated Technology
In a new strategic plan, the agency projects a 17 percent increase in phone calls as it implements the new tax law.
Management
The Federal Agencies With the Most (and Least) Sexual Harassment
At every agency, more women than men report harassment.
Management
Blame Weak Management, Not Lack of Authority, for Poor Performers
For the most part, federal supervisors already have the ability to do all of the things described in Trump’s new executive order on removal procedures.
Management
Jokey Bosses Can Encourage Rule Breakers
"Bosses who crack jokes in the office may be opening the door to the idea that it's okay to violate rules in the workplace.
Management
Union Files Suit to Block Executive Orders on Official Time, Firing
NTEU argues that the orders contradict provisions of the 1978 Civil Service Reform Act.
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