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

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

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.”

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

Pay for Performance is Needed

The highest hurdle promises to be creating performance processes that generate credible and defensible ratings.