Management

CBO Delivers More Grim Fiscal News That Could Irk Congress

Agency defends against attacks while highlighting new debt and deficit woes.

Management

A Professor Tested Whether Cliché Career Advice Actually Works

Follow your passion. Break down the silos. Think outside the box. Synergize. Move the needle. The customer is king. Network. Manage up. Empower others.

Management

The Peril of Taking on the FBI

Trump’s attacks on law-enforcement agencies were followed by an unusual statement from the bureau, and a series of damaging leaks.

Management

EPA Chief Promises Democratic Senators Some Missing Answers

Senators quiz Pruitt about media-monitoring contract with partisan firm.

Management

You Can’t Fire Your Way to Success

If we’re going to improve the way the federal government works, we need to give managers flexibility to hire the people they need.

Management

Analysis: The Republican Party Turns Against the FBI

Trump again provokes a sudden crisis that crystallizes a lengthy erosion of confidence.

Management

Trump’s Message to Feds: 'A New American Moment' and Tougher Accountability

President calls for expanded authority to remove federal employees who undermine public trust.

Management

Eliminating Layers of Management In Government Is Overdue

Such a move would reduce the workforce and make continued micromanagement impractical.

Management

Managing Yourself, 2018-Style

You cannot be successful in any phase of your life unless you understand yourself.

Management

SWAMP Act Would Use Bidding Process to Push Agency HQs Outside DC

Lawmaker wants to ban new leases and construction for agencies in the nation's capital.

Management

Next Steps in Improving Government Performance

Agencies have greater access to data than ever before, yet front line managers are not leveraging this wealth of information to inform decisions.

Management

Analysis: DeVos Speech Shows Contempt For The Agency She Heads

Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos's anti-Washington rhetoric represents a radical departure from that of previous education secretaries.

Management

Planning Is More Important than Plans

Most strategic plan gather dust. But there’s tremendous value in the process of developing them.

Management

Trump Regulatory Chief Lauds Career Staff for Paring Back Rules

Rao sees agency competition to be tops in implementing president's agenda.

Management

Lawmakers Seek to Re-Establish Labor-Management Councils

The Trump administration last year abolished the groups and ordered agencies to cease collaborating with organized labor.

Defense

The Marines Have ‘Too Many Hornets’

The commandant wants to retire beaten-up F/A-18s more quickly as F-35s join the Corps.