Management

The Philosophical Case for Staying Hopeful in Dark Times

We can acknowledge the very real pain and suffering in the world today while still living with hope.

Management

A Ray of Hope in Government Management

Execution of the first round of Cross-Agency Priority Goals shows tangible results.

Management

Are Trump's Tweets Undercutting U.S. Diplomacy?

Beyond apparent policy disagreements between the president and Rex Tillerson, the State Department struggles to absorb mixed signals.

Management

How the VA Is Blocking Marijuana Research Veterans Say Could Save Lives

Some vets credit cannabis with saving their lives, but VA won’t help researchers who want to study the drug’s effects on post-traumatic stress disorder.

Management

Trump Team's Travel Woes Unlikely to Go Away Soon

Interior watchdog announces probe of Zinke; DeVos’s security costs mount.

Management

Interior Secretary Zinke Invokes Teddy Roosevelt as a Model, but His Public Land Policies Don’t

Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke calls himself "a Teddy Roosevelt guy," but supports many actions that critics call anti-conservation, such as shrinking national monuments and fast-tracking energy projects.

Management

Did Manafort Use Trump to Curry Favor With a Putin Ally?

Emails turned over to investigators detail the former campaign chair's efforts to please an oligarch tied to the Kremlin.

Management

Trump’s Deregulatory Efforts Are Ensuring Agencies 'Stay Within the Laws,' Officials Say

President cancels speech after mass shooting; administration says it has saved $300 million from reform efforts.

Management

Innovation By and For the Government

The long, onerous and costly federal acquisition process makes it hard to attract private innovators.

Tech

IGs Band Together for a Common Website to Share Results of Investigations

Project eases access to reports governmentwide while promoting watchdogs’ work.

Management

Trump Disbands Labor-Management Forums at Federal Agencies

President says collaborative efforts “have produced few benefits to the public.”

Management

HHS Secretary Resigns After Controversy Over Use of Private Charter Aircraft

Price had offered to reimburse taxpayers for the cost of his seat on the flights, but not for the full cost estimated at $400,000.