Management

Trump's Travel Ban Is Headed for a Supreme Court Showdown

Will the justices, many of whom worked in the executive branch, hold the president’s words against him?

Management

Politics is Distracting American Workers and May Be Killing U.S. Productivity

There is a real, measurable cost to the drumbeat of disturbing news coming out of Washington.

Management

Weather Service Staff Shortages Have Led to Burnout Among Employees

Agency is working on ways to hire meteorologists faster after 2013 hiring freeze created a backlog.

Management

Agencies Largely Maintain Small-Business Contracting Scores

Women-owned businesses landed fewer awards than the previous year.

Management

Congress is Sending Mixed Messages on Defense Procurement

The landscape is littered with the remains of scores of previous reform efforts.

Management

Older Americans Are More Millennial Than Millennials

To understand both changes to the workforce and changing attitudes toward work, don’t watch young people. Watch their parents (and uncles, aunts, and grandparents).

Management

Boosting Job-Creating Foreign Investment in the U.S.

In 2014, 6.4 million Americans were employed by U.S. subsidiaries of foreign firms.

Management

Trump Budget’s Blessing of Program Evidence Could Cut Two Ways

Program evaluation specialists welcome effort but some worry it could simply be used to justify cuts.

Management

Risk and Trump’s Reorganization Order

The mandate for reform represents an opportunity for agency leaders.

Management

Jeff Sessions's Agenda for Justice's Civil-Rights Division

The Trump administration's budget envisions staff reductions and a diminished focus on traditional civil-rights enforcement.

Management

Federal Managers Groups Largely Support Trump OPM Pick

Union representative is a lot more wary of Nesterczuk, who helped design a failed performance-based pay system at Defense.

Management

The Known Unknowns of the Russia Investigation

Top Russian officials reportedly discussed reaching out to Trump campaign adviser Michael Flynn last summer as part of Moscow’s interference campaign. Did they follow through?

Management

Boeing Protests Air Force’s Jamming-Plane Decision, Alleging Conflict of Interest

Company officials say the decision to let L3 pick the aircraft means a choice has already been made.

Management

11 Major Agency Reforms in Trump’s Budget

Some proposals could see the light of day, even if the overall budget is DOA.