Management

What Kind of Monuments Does President Trump Value?

He’s spoken in support of Confederate statues while threatening to undo as many as 40 conservation parks.

Management

Political Environment a Major Factor in More than 40 Percent of Senior Exec Departures

Inadequate pay and excessive bureaucracy also cited as reasons for dissatisfaction in latest exit survey from OPM.

Management

Steve Bannon Goes After State Department Officials

The White House chief strategist said he was aiming to replace experts at the State and Defense departments.

Management

Analysis: Why Military Chiefs Are Condemning White Supremacy

The U.S. Armed Forces have had troubles with extremists enlisting in the past, and they don’t want it to happen again.

Management

Even the Marines Couldn’t Prepare John Kelly For What He’ll Have To Do For Donald Trump

Here are four major challenges that Kelly must confront, preferably sooner rather than later.

Pay & Benefits

Peace Corps to Cut 20 Percent of Its Workforce

Trump requirements to slash jobs led to 'challenging' changes and 'difficult decisions,' acting director says.

Management

How Setting 'Anti-Goals' Can Keep Work From Being Miserable

Figure out what you hate, and strategize to avoid it, as Warren Buffett and Charlie Munger do.

Management

State Department Relied on Bad Data for Considering Clearance Times, Cost

Officials can only loosely estimate the time it takes to process clearances, and they don’t track the costs.

Management

How Trump Can Successfully Reorganize the Government

If the White House turns implementation over to "careerists" at OMB, "it will never happen," former personnel director says.

Management

Can the U.S. Government Seize an Anti-Trump Website's Visitor Logs?

The Department of Justice is seeking the 1.3 million IP addresses that accessed a website advertising Inauguration Day protests.

Management

How Guilt Can Hold Back Good Employees

Highly guilt-prone people tend to be conscientious and ethical, but also more hesitant about forming partnerships.

Management

Why Do Women Bully Each Other at Work?

Research suggests that conditions in the workplace might be to blame.

Management

Contractors Begin Early Shutdown Preparations

Private firms are already ahead of the government in their planning, experts say.

Management

Trump, in Reversal, Explicitly Condemns White Supremacists

At the White House, the president offered a far stronger comment on violence in Charlottesville, Virginia, than his previous statement.

Management

EPA Inspector General Criticizes Its Own Recent Buyout Effort

Report: 11 of 23 positions offered buyouts in 2014 were not supposed to be targeted for elimination.

Management

When Amazon Meets Government

If a provision in the House version of the annual Defense authorization bill becomes law, the world of federal procurement faces major disruption.

Management

Back Channel to North Korea

Can secret contacts between Pyongyang and Washington help chart a path out of the crisis?