Management
Trump to Congress: Offset Disaster Relief With Cuts to Agency Spending
White House requests $11 billion in cuts—and potentially more—to pay for hurricane response.
Oversight
Last of 24 Scammers Impersonating IRS Agents Pleads Guilty
Probe of money laundering conspiracy involved Justice, Homeland Security and Treasury IG.
Management
Five Annoying Questions to Ask Your Grandparents at Thanksgiving
There’s no time like the holiday to explore the pressing issues of federal policy.
Management
Mulvaney Might Double as Temporary Head of Consumer Bureau
The White House has not confirmed reports of budget director’s expanded role.
Management
Trump Administration Reverses Key Immigration Decision After Postal Service Screwup
Some immigrants with DACA status will now have an extension to apply for renewal.
Management
Sheryl Sandberg Is Calling BS On Your Long-Held Career Phobia
Your career can move in more than one direction—it doesn't always have to be up.
Management
More Than 50 Experts Told DHS That Using AI For 'Extreme Vetting' Is Dangerously Misguided
DHS cannot automate "extreme vetting." It's just not technically possible.
Management
Small Business Activist Wins Interim Victory Against Pentagon, Sikorsky
Chapman’s FOIA case forces out “proprietary” information on subcontractors.
Management
Navy Poised to Fire Employee After Failing for 4 Years to Accommodate Her Disability
Service spent more than a year attempting to address compatibility issues between promised speech recognition and its intranet.
Oversight
House Passes Bipartisan Evidence-Based Policymaking Bill
Agencies would create evaluation officers and contribute to national secure data inventory.
Management
What Evidence-Based Policymaking Doesn’t Do
The obsession with improving existing programs misses the need to redesign them for the future.
Management
Appointee Watch: The 300-Day Mark
HHS nominee announced, other picks withdraw as Trump runs into the federal vacancy deadline.
Management
Inspectors General Seek Subpoena Power, Authority to Probe DoJ Prosecutors
TSA watchdog calls results of new secret test of TSA airport screeners "disappointing."
Management
Why You Need to Be Bored (And How to Get There)
That space between active thoughts is where we get our best ideas.
Management
What Can We Say to Each Other at Work Now?
I didn’t realize before all this how little most men knew about the things women accept as inevitabilities.
Management
How Data-Driven Insight Is Transforming Government
The use of analytics goes beyond just collecting and reporting evidence of program outcomes.
Oversight
Regulatory Reformers Target Agencies’ Nonstatutory Guidance
Officials executing Trump’s reviews agree to turn over names of task force members.
Management
Postal Service Suffers First 'Controllable' Loss in Five Years
USPS loses $2.7 billion overall in fiscal 2017, the 11th consecutive year with major deficits.
Management
House Speaker Says Congress Likely to Stave Off Shutdown With CR Through 2017
Paul Ryan says lawmakers are considering a measure to keep agencies open past Dec. 8, but not into next year.
Management