Management
Border Patrol Managers Mishandled Whistleblower Calling Out Racism
Watchdog finds retaliation against employee who disclosed illegal searches of black drivers.
Management
When Working From Home Doesn’t Work
IBM pioneered telecommuting. Now it wants people back in the office.
Management
Completion of Border Wall Among Trump's Demands in Exchange for Extending DACA
The Trump administration provided a list of immigration reforms it wants fulfilled for a deal to protect young undocumented immigrants.
Management
Trump's NASA Pivot
His administration has made the moon a destination, not just a pit stop, on the way to Mars.
Management
What Are You Most Proud of This Year?
A challenge to look beyond metrics during the end-of-year reporting season.
Management
A Federal Investigation Into ‘Reverse-Discrimination’ at Harvard
The Justice Department appears to be looking into whether the Ivy League institution discriminates against certain applicants based on their race.
Management
How to Determine if the Balls You’re Juggling are Rubber or Glass
Most leaders in most organizations are expected to continuously do more with less.
Management
House Authorizes Hiring Spree of 10,000 Feds
Measure would double Trump's request, while also authorizing the president's proposed border wall.
Management
Reform Should Focus on Workforce Alignment, Not On Staffing Cuts
While reductions may be an outcome, they shouldn’t be the sole focus.
Management
FEMA Still Planning Additional Influx of Federal Personnel in Puerto Rico
The Trump administration currently has 14,000 military and federal employees supporting Maria recovery.
Oversight
IRS’s Controversial Review of Nonprofits Was Broader Than Reported, IG Says
Scrutiny of tea party groups that angered Republicans extended to progressive groups too.
Pay & Benefits
House Democrats: Hold Hearings on the 'Degradation of the Federal Workforce'
Oversight lawmakers want more transparency on Trump’s efforts to cut federal rolls.
Management
New Analysis Counters Claim that Federal Workforce Grew in Recent Years
President Trump should better target efforts to right-size government, scholar argues.
Management
The Department of Justice Takes a Stand Against Transgender Rights in the Workplace
A new memo rescinds an Obama-era policy on gender-identity discrimination, setting the stage for a possible Supreme Court fight.
Management
Needed: A Commitment to Effective Performance Management
Civil service reform is important, but without management reform it’s unlikely to generate the expected results.
Management
Survey: Federal Senior Execs Lack Sufficient Authority to Drive Change
Career leaders “don’t feel empowered,” professional association says.
Management
Interior Whistleblower Resigns, Citing 'All-Out Assault on the Civil Service'
Joel Clement deplores Ryan Zinke’s leadership, encourages colleagues to "persist" and "resist."
Management
What's Happening With the Relief Effort in Puerto Rico?
A timeline of the unprecedented catastrophe of Hurricane Maria
Pay & Benefits