Management

How the National Weather Service Prepares for the Worst

The agency’s new philosophy gives it a much more active role in girding for disasters.

Management

Working Alone ‘Together’ Can Be Good Motivation

The sense that you're not the only one tackling a challenge—even if you're physically alone—can increase motivation, say researchers.

Management

The Looming Superfund Nightmare

As unprecedented hurricanes assault coastal U.S. communities, residents and experts fear the storms could unleash contamination the EPA has tried to keep at bay.

Management

Will Trump Direct FEMA to Fund Churches Hit by Hurricanes?

The president weighs in on a long-standing debate over using public money to support religious organizations.

Management

Why al-Qaida is Still Strong 16 Years After 9/11

An unprecedented onslaught from the U.S. hasn't destroyed the terrorist organization. What is the secret of its resilience?

Management

The Complete Guide to Thriving, Compiled By Scientists

Thriving is a special kind of success with its own unique elements. Find out how it's done.

Management

Searching for $1 Billion: Inside the Pentagon’s Struggle to Match Trump’s Air Force One Boast

Details emerge about Boeing’s cost-saving pitches at Mar-a-Lago, and what Air Force leaders are really planning to cut. First to go: aerial refueling.

Management

There’s a Crisis of Meaning in Government Service

Public service is a noble calling. It’s time to connect with that larger purpose.

Management

Thousands of Feds Respond to Irma’s Massive Destruction

Agencies across government have mobilized to support victims of Hurricane Irma.

Management

When Hurricane Warnings Are Lost in Translation

With Irma looming, organizations are hitting some roadblocks in getting information out to Floridians who don’t speak English.

Management

Hurricane Irma: 'We've Never Seen a Storm This Strong'

“I have little doubt Irma will go down as one of the most infamous in Atlantic hurricane history,” said Eric Blake, a scientist with the National Hurricane Center.

Management

Even Leaders Have to Follow Sometimes

We spend a lot of time talking about what it takes to lead. Perhaps we should devote a bit more time to what it means to follow.

Management

Feds Send Additional Inspectors to Florida Nuclear Power Plants

Office of Personnel Management authorizes emergency hiring authorities to agencies responding to Harvey and preparing for Irma.

Oversight

Hundreds at EPA Reportedly Take Buyouts or Early Retirement

Union official questions how agency will respond to crises with reduced workforce.

Management

Trump Justice Department Declines to Prosecute Ex-IRS Official

House Republicans sought to reverse the Obama administration’s rejection of political targeting charges against Lois Lerner.

Management

GSA Relaxes Rules to Speed Contracting for Hurricane Relief Efforts

Agency raises purchase thresholds and says preference should be given to local firms.

Management

The Beginning of the End of the Debt Ceiling

With another deal with Democrats, President Trump could release the hostage that congressional Republicans took during their early fiscal battles with the Obama administration.

Oversight

DEA Exec Intervened to Reinstate Security Clearance of Agent Involved in Sex Scandal

Special agent was suspended for granting his mistress (who was also a criminal) access to agency facilities, drug case evidence.