Management

Analysis: These Are The VA’s 3 Main Problems – Leadership Isn’t One Of Them

Privatization will aggravate, not solve VA's problems.

Management

Scott Pruitt Bypassed the White House to Give Big Raises to Favorite Aides

The embattled EPA chief used an obscure provision last month to increase the salaries of a pair of staffers by tens of thousands of dollars.

Management

VA’s Interim Leadership Faces Legitimacy Questions

Whether former Veterans Affairs Secretary David Shulkin was fired or quit has big implications for the Trump administration—and for veterans.

Management

What Trump Is Getting Wrong About the Postal Service and Amazon

The president appears to have his facts wrong.

Management

Could Trump Actually Use Military Funding for His Border Wall?

The president would have to overcome obstacles in Congress, and perhaps even legal challenges, to use Department of Defense resources on construction.

Management

The U.S. Just Found a New Way to Delay Visa Applications

Previous social-media vetting targeted a sliver of travelers to the U.S.—about 65,000. The new measures would cover nearly 15 million people.

Management

What Happens When Networking Replaces Friendship

The erosion of friendship by friendly networking is no longer just for the rich and powerful.

Management

One Of The World's Biggest Companies Found The Secret To Better Meetings: A Wooden Box

One executive was so impressed he instituted a box for his family dinners.

Management

Irreconcilable Differences Mark Evaluations of EPA’s Performance

Agency’s self-review cites record-high enforcement; advocacy group blasts enforcement nosedive.

Management

Lead, Follow or Get Out Of The Way

This isn’t to say that you can’t have opinions and even share them, but there is a time and a place and limit for everything.

Management

Analysis: The Doctor Who Suddenly Got 9 Million Patients

For a position that demands high-level policy expertise, President Trump appointed his personal physician, Ronny Jackson.

Management

The Patriot Missile Interceptor Doesn’t Work, But Raytheon Still Makes Billions

Have the U.S. and its allies spent bought a lemon?

Management

Lawmakers, Veterans Groups and Former Officials Worry VA Nominee Is Not 'Up to the Job'

Stakeholders lament Shulkin's firing and ponder whether Ronny Jackson has the requisite management experience to lead VA.

Management

Appointee Watch: Another Cabinet Post Shuffle

Trump names nominees to ambassadorships, Treasury amid leadership shake-ups.

Management

Why President Trump Is Going It Alone on Infrastructure

With legislative action in doubt, the administration is trying to cut down on projects’ bureaucratic delays—the likes of which the president decried as “a massive self-inflicted wound” on the country.

Management

Baseball Players Show That People Will Give Up Money To Work With Great Colleagues

Great coworkers are worth a little sacrifice.

Management

Analysis: The White House Doctor and the Dual-Officeholding Ban

Rear Admiral Ronny Jackson’s appointment reinvigorates the debate over the proper relationship between the military and the government.

Management

The ‘Secret’ Government Document Every American Should Care About

The Treasury Department recently published the most important 256-page report you’ve probably never heard of.

Management

Trump Fires Shulkin, Taps Personal Physician Ronny Jackson to Lead VA

While a leadership change at the Veterans Affairs Department had been predicted, the nomination of Jackson surprised many.