Management

Kellyanne Conway Edges Toward Accepting the Job of Communications Director

The counselor to the president had resisted Trump’s previous entreaties, but is now considering replacing Hope Hicks on an interim basis.

Management

Washington-Area Federal Offices to Open Two Hours Late Following Snowstorm

Thursday's delayed opening follows a closure on Wednesday.

Management

EPA Turns Over Pruitt Travel Records Showing Higher Expenses Than Initially Disclosed

House Oversight panel Republican and Democratic staff members are perusing flight and hotel costs.

Management

Air Force Secretary: Boeing Is Giving Its Tanker Short Shrift

Pointing to the KC-46 program’s latest problems, Heather Wilson says the company is focusing too much on its civil aircraft.

Management

Should I Acknowledge My Weaknesses With My Boss?

In the age of radical transparency, telling your boss about your shortcomings seems like a good idea. But is it?

Management

Analysis: Five Myths About Pentagon Weapons Programs

As the service secretaries converge on Capitol Hill to talk acquisition reform, it’s important to sort fact from fiction.

Pay & Benefits

Trump’s Federal Workforce Goals: Streamline Firing, Automate Jobs

New cross-agency priorities detail metrics that the administration will use to implement workforce agenda.

Management

10 Things to Know about the President’s Management Agenda

It is different in virtually every respect from the plans of previous administrations.

Management

Why CEOs Like Rex Tillerson Fail in Washington

Although the former secretary of state’s contentious relationship with the president didn’t help matters, Tillerson’s management style left a department in disarray.

Tech

Facebook Just Blocked This Cambridge Analytica Affiliate. Why Does It Still Have a State Department Contract?

Strategic Communications Laboratories worked with Cambridge Analytica, which reportedly used social media data to target likely Trump voters.

Management

Government Needs to Rethink Employee Compensation Plans

Now is not the time to experiment with pay—it affects careers and could be highly disruptive.

Management

Riding the Acquisition Innovation Avalanche

A slew of new management and legislative initiatives is allowing agencies to buy technology faster and more in line with commercial practices.

Management

McCabe’s Firing Chips Away at the Justice Department’s Independence

Shortly after he was dismissed Friday by Attorney General Jeff Sessions, the former FBI deputy director pinned the blame directly on President Trump.