Management

Trump’s White House Communications Directors, By Length of Service

Obama had five communications chiefs in eight years, Bush had four.

Management

Google Is Expanding Its List of What It Takes To Be a Great Manager

The tech giant wants leaders strong in collaboration and decision making.

Management

How Bad Leaders Can Become Good Leaders

Investing some effort in defining your role, clarifying your values, and preparing your attitude will aid you immeasurably.

Oversight

Air Traffic Control Privatization Architect Abandons Effort

Measure, attached to FAA reauthorization bill, stalled in the House last fall.

Management

Treasury Loses a Key Expert as it Grapples With New Tax Law

The sudden departure of Dana Trier, deputy assistant secretary for tax policy, leaves a gap at a pivotal time.

Management

Does President Trump Understand the Role of Inspectors General?

Dismissive presidential tweet on the watchdogs will make their jobs harder, observers say.

Management

House Democrats Request Subpoena Over Interior's Senior Executive Reassignments

Oversight committee ranking member says Trump administration is stonewalling his efforts to investigate personnel actions.

Management

HUD Spent $31,000 on a Dining Set for Carson's Office

A senior official at the agency says she was demoted for refusing to spend above legal limits for the secretary's office redecoration.

Management

The Air Force One Deal May Be Less Rosy Than Claimed

The White House’s “fixed-price deal” may still leave the taxpayer on the hook.

Management

Agencies Reveal New Priority Goals

Some of them look a lot like the old priority goals, but there are some bold new additions.

Management

Don’t Confuse Strategy With Outcome

Luck plays a big role in life and it is tempting to try to draw conclusions from a single success or failure.

Management

Women Report More Rudeness at Work From Other Women

Women say other women—more than male coworkers—are the source of incivility at work, research shows.

Management

Scandal-Plagued VA Secretary Vows to Rid Department of Adversaries Who 'Don't Belong'

Shulkin, feeling emboldened after travel scandal, will make clear "there’s only one agenda" at the department.

Management

Why the Russia Investigation Could Be More Like Iran-Contra Than Watergate

Complexity, partisanship, and a strong presidential narrative insulated Ronald Reagan from meeting the same fate as Richard Nixon, and those factors could also protect Donald Trump.

Management

The U.S. Is Losing Its Point-Man on North Korea and Still Has No Ambassador in Seoul

Joseph Yun announced his retirement Tuesday.

Management

Budget Reformers Seek Fresh Program Reviews, Among Other Things

An ideologically diverse group of fiscal experts offers a five-part plan to induce bipartisan cooperation.

Management

Dozens of Lawmakers From Both Parties Implore Justice Dept. Not to Cut 6,000 Jobs

The reduction would endanger federal prison guards and the facilities they protect, House members say.

Management

How an Influential Committee can Make Energy Royalties Great Again

A new investigation shows Americans were cheated out of billions over three decades.

Management

Rick Gates is The Fifth Person To Plead Guilty in Trump-Russia Probe

The move increases pressure on Paul Manafort, the former Trump campaign chair and Gates's mentor.

Management

A Two-Year Timeline of FBI And Police Failures to Stop The Parkland School Shooter

Many things had to go wrong, and for a long time.