Management
Analysis: What Happens If Trump’s White House Invokes Executive Privilege?
Laws that limit presidential power won't enforce themselves – Congress must act.
Oversight
House Panel Advances Air Traffic Control Privatization Plan
Controllers union announces formal support for the proposal.
Management
Agencies Could Learn a Lot From Tennessee's Shift to Pay for Performance
The state's civil service reform efforts offer many lessons for the federal government.
Management
Beware the Agency Leadership Void
The Trump administration’s appointments strategy is a slow moving disaster.
Management
Taxpayer Advocate Praises IRS for Solid Filing Season but Jabs Focus on Enforcement
Mission should stress education, Olson says, while decrying budget cuts.
Management
When Men Hold Top Positions, How Much Can Mentorship Help Women?
The career of one female national-security professional offers some insight.
Management
Forget The Insight Of A Lone Genius – Innovation Is An Evolving Process Of Trial And Error
We don't know much about the origins of most human achievements – scientific and otherwise. Like evolution, does progress occur as random insights are selected for or against?
Management
Play of the Day: McConnell Delays the Senate Health Care Vote
Also, the American Medical Association criticized the bill this week.
Management
Contractors Object to Parts of OMB's Agency Reporting Reductions
Some changes to requirements could cause confusion or remove useful controls, group argues.
Management
Federal Agencies Promise 'Professional, Organized' Implementation of Trump's Travel Ban
Agencies are collaborating, but many details are still unclear for Thursday’s roll out.
Management
Get Over Your Discomfort and Learn to Deliver Effective Feedback
You’ll help both your team and your career.
Management
How Decluttering and Downsizing Could Help Agencies Get Off GAO’s High Risk List
The Federal Asset Sale and Transfer Act aims to help.
Nextgov
CSRA Will Build the Next MilCloud
The Falls Church, Virginia-based IT contractor captured the IDIQ contract, valued at up to $500 million.
Management
Privatized Tax Debt Collection Again Sparks Firestorm
New program, like previous efforts, faces accusations of overly aggressive tactics.
Management
Why Is the Onus on Women to Curb Workplace Interruptions?
Some businesses are actively taking steps to solve a problem that is too often left to female employees.
Management
GSA Swears in Acquisition Chief as Predecessor Emerges as Whistleblower
Alan Thomas promises insight as an “outsider.”
Management
HHS Secretary: The Congressional Budget Office Is ‘Not Accurate’
Tom Price questioned the ability of the agency to estimate the number of people who would lose health insurance under Congress’s Obamacare repeal-and-replace plan.
Management
HHS Secretary Defies Trump on Ebola Travel Ban
Trump advocated shutting infected Americans out of the country during the 2014 outbreak. But Tom Price praised Obama’s response and said the U.S. has a moral responsibility to care for its health volunteers abroad.
Management
Understanding These Three Principles Will Help You Develop True Intrinsic Motivation
This influential understanding of motivation isn't about control or prizes. Instead, "it's that high quality motivation that comes from the inside."
Management