Management
Tillerson’s Reorganization Plan for State Department Now in Limbo
Abrupt departure comes before details were finalized.
Management
How to Stop Selling Your Ideas and Start Enrolling People in Them
Five tips for changing your approach to influencing others.
Defense
The CIA's New Nominee Director Gina Haspel Once Ran a Torture Site and Destroyed Evidence
"She had one man waterboarded 83 times in a single month in a Thai "black site"
Management
Secretary of State Rex Tillerson Has Been Fired
He will be replaced by CIA director Mike Pompeo.
Management
The Liberating Power of Accountability
Some managers are easy marks for manipulative employees.
Management
Acting Inspectors General Can Get More Done Than You Might Think
GAO survey finds a dozen vacancies, mixed picture on temporary leaders’ effectiveness.
Management
Are You Ready For Pay For Performance?
It is essential for leaders to establish clear goals.
Management
Feds in Work-Life Programs Perform Better at Their Jobs, Survey Says
Although most feds give flexibilities high marks, some managers struggle with evaluation of remote workers.
Management
Unions Push Back on Trump Administration's Plans to Shrink Labor-Management Agency
Facility closures come amid proposed cuts to NLRB, end to internal labor forums.
Management
Intel Community Whistleblower Ombudsman Formally Fired
Senators ask Intelligence Director Coats to “stay” the action pending new IG's confirmation.
Management
The CDC Wants You To Know That Trimming Cannabis Leaves May Cause Carpal Tunnel
The highly repetitive motion could conceivably give marijuana farmers a pinched nerve.
Management
Washington Has Meddled in Elections Before
Decades ago, the CIA created a secret department dedicated to spreading anti-communist propaganda around the globe. A scholar explains how it is comparable to Russian meddling through social media.
Management
Analysis: If You Want To Know How To Stop School Shootings, Ask The Secret Service
As the nation searches for ways to prevent the next school shooting, one scholar says answers can be found in a forgotten study the Secret Service did after the Columbine massacre.
Management
Trump’s Nominee for Employee Protection Board Has Checkered Past With Protecting Employees
Employee who worked in "dysfunctional" and "deficient" office faced "antagonism" in court from nominee, judge said.
Management
Watchdog: GSA Communications Policies Could Chill Whistleblowing
Desire for consistent message to Congress could gag those disclosing waste or fraud.
Defense
Pentagon Managers Defend $1 Billion Price Tag of Largest Audit Ever
Timeline for results encourages lawmakers seeking defense budget reforms.
Management
Lawmakers Prepare Spending Bill to Avoid Shutdown, But Hurdles Abound
A House panel plans to introduce an omnibus bill next week, but fights over the border wall, Planned Parenthood and a New York infrastructure project loom.
Management
Political Pressure and Confusion Marked Interior’s Reassignment of Career Execs, Internal Docs Show
Political appointees criticized career workers for using "inflammatory" language on climate change.
Management