Management
Third-Ranking VA Official Steps Down Over Altered Travel Records
Investigators said Veterans Affairs Secretary David Shulkin’s chief of staff altered an email to obtain ethics officer’s approval for covering his wife’s travel costs.
Management
Special Counsel Confirms Removal of Energy Department Anti-Leak Posters
Whistleblower advocate had complained the signs violated employee disclosure rights.
Management
New GSA Brass Struggles to Explain Revised Plan for FBI HQ
House members of both parties express puzzlement at Trump shift to rebuilding downtown.
Management
VA Secretary Shulkin Faces Only Mild Criticism From Congress Over Travel Abuse Allegations
Shulkin says he has reimbursed the government for his wife's travel and inappropriate gifts.
Management
LinkedIn and Microsoft Will Now Write Your Resume For You
Finding the right words to describe your last job no longer needs to be a thesaurus-combing ordeal.
Management
The President's Power to Hide Secret Details About the Russia Investigation
Executive power means Donald Trump can classify or declassify memos that may implicate him.
Management
Senate Confirms Trump's Top Management Nominee
Margaret Weichert has promised strategic approach to workforce reduction and hiring reforms.
Management
Army Watchdog Executive Found to Have Sexually Harassed, Insulted Colleagues
Unwanted kissing and racially loaded comments denied by accused.
Management
Environmental Group Charges Interior With Illegally Filling Top Vacancies
Complaint says decisions of high-ranking Park Service, Fish and Wildlife Service, and Bureau of Land Management officials should be declared invalid.
Pay & Benefits
Why Trump’s Performance Pay Fund Won’t Happen in 2019
Proposed $1 billion interagency award pool would only be big enough to give feds currently meeting or exceeding performance standards an average boost of $481 next year.
Management
How the White House Gamed the Security-Clearance System
Even when the FBI recommends against granting a clearance, there’s nothing to prevent a president from simply overriding the system.
Defense
Trump Said He Cut $1B from Air Force One's Price. His New Budget Says He Hasn't
The Pentagon's budget request sent to Congress on Monday still projects two new Air Force One jetliners costing $4 billion.
Management
3 Tips For Managing Innovation
It’s more about implementation and execution than it is about inspiration.
Management
The Hiring Surges in Trump's Otherwise Cut-Filled Budget
Aside from four agencies, the administration is seeking to cut 42,000 federal workers.
Management
GSA Proposes to Keep FBI HQ Downtown by Scattering Staff
Local lawmakers blast “bungled procurement” and “wasted time” on FBI’s planned move to suburbs.
Management
Leaders Focus on the Trends, Not the Data Points
All too often, I talk with an executive who focuses on the most recent thing that happened and, from that one data point, they extrapolate a trend that demands action.
Management
Trump's Proposed Program Cuts Hint at Where Agency Jobs Could Vanish
Budget's reductions and eliminations justified under rubric of “not working.”
Oversight
Senate Panel to Vote on OPM Nominations After Long Wait
Hearing ends years of stalling over Obamacare rule process.
Management
Trump Budget Would Limit Consumer Bureau’s Funding From the Federal Reserve
Acting director Mulvaney crafts proposal for Congress to assume more oversight of the bureau.
Management