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
With No Confirmed Director, OPM Could Struggle to Implement Trump’s Agenda
‘Clearly, it’s a problem,’ a former director says.
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 to Deal with an Employee Who Is Making You Ill
Guidance for coping with toxic colleagues.
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.
Pay & Benefits
Federal Officials Say Privately They Are 'Pretty Certain' Layoffs Are Coming
Agencies are asking OPM with help to RIF, assist workers to find new jobs.
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