Management
Trump's Science Envoy Resigns With a Harsh Hidden Message
Two examples could be a coincidence. A third one would make it a trend.
Management
Making Government’s Massive Programs Work: Now It’s the Law
Implementing the Program Management Improvement and Accountability Act.
Management
Union Official Blasts Lack of Ideological Diversity on Mediation Panel
NFFE president fears the Federal Service Impasses Panel will be slanted against workers.
Management
Fighting the Opioid Epidemic with Evidence and Innovation
How Congress and the Health and Human Services Department can reduce opioid-related deaths.
Management
OMB Steers Agency R&D Budgets Toward Security, ‘Energy Dominance’
Fiscal 2019 initiatives should be “budget neutral” and agencies should consider private-sector solutions, guidance states.
Management
Google Memo Completely Misses How Implicit Biases Harm Women
Even after years of federal and state laws making discrimination illegal, implicit bias still leads to actual economic harm for women.
Defense
Will Anyone Care About Trump's Barely-Different Afghanistan War Plan?
Pull out. Stay in. Double down. It’s the military’s war until elected officials make it America’s war. And Americans won’t care by Wednesday, anyway.
Management
Analysis: Trump Staff Still Short on Relevant Experience
The president has mostly avoided hiring aides who have worked closely with Congress or toiled in past administrations—and it shows.
Management
AFGE Executive Fired Over Letter to Members
Union secretary-treasurer claims he was removed because he planned to challenge incumbent president.
Oversight
'Every Leak Makes Us Weak' Campaign Runs Risk of Discouraging Legitimate Disclosures
Hall posters warning of insider threats aren’t nuanced enough, whistleblower advocates say.
Management
The 13 Questions Google Asks About Its Managers When It Gathers Employee Feedback
Workplace feedback should flow both ways. It does at Google.
Management
STEM Degrees Are Good for Careers. But Do They Lead to More Innovation?
Science, technology, engineering, and math education helps job prospects, but hurts the likelihood of becoming an inventor.
Management
Facing a Difficult Or Awkward Conversation at Work? You Are So Not Alone
This area has proved so topical that the writer behind the Ask a Manager blog has an upcoming book about it.
Management
Analysis: Is It Time for Trump Aides to Resign?
Many presidential appointees face an agonizing choice—leave the president with fewer restraints on his darker impulses, or stay to serve the republic even if it costs their integrity.
Management
You Might Be Working Yourself to Death (Really)
The combination of a high-stress job and low control over how work gets done may lead to an early grave, experts warn.
Management
Trump and Obama Have One Surprising Thing in Common – The Words They Use
Eloquent Obama and bombastic Trump certainly have different speaking styles. But a big data analysis of their speeches also shows a surprising commonality.
Management
Tillerson Announces Minority Hiring Initiative at State
Each ambassadorial position would require at least one minority candidate to be considered.
Defense
What Should Trump Do in Afghanistan?
"It’s unfortunate that the strategy review has taken so long and now has become involved in a political debate over what America’s role in the world should be."
Management
Bannon's Exit Leaves Trump Untethered
As the president cuts ties with establishment staffers, and forces out his populist firebrand, what’s left of Trumpism other than white identity politics?
Management