Management

Trump Budget Continues Homeland Security Move to St. Elizabeths

Despite some lawmaker criticism of cost overruns, HQ consolidation on track.

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

Appointee Watch: Nominees for Personnel Management, Overseas Posts and More

A Treasury nominee withdraws from consideration.

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.

Management

State Department Student Interns Battle a Frustrating Security Clearance Process

Some applicants wait months for even an interim clearance.

Management

A Science-Backed Trick to Reduce Fear And Anxiety Takes Just 30 Seconds and a Pen

Relief may be just a word away.

Management

What Does Trump's Budget Mean for the Environment?

His proposal would gut federal enforcement and effectively halt many Superfund cleanups.

Management

White House Asks Justice for Ruling on Disclosing Ethics Waivers

Battle continues over whether the Trump administration must list exemptions given to former lobbyists.

Management

Psychology Shows It’s a Big Mistake To Base Our Self-Worth on Our Professional Achievements

Most of us have dreams that won’t come true. The question is – how do we respond to that disappointment?

Defense

Trump’s Military Buildup Won’t Begin Until 2019

Pentagon officials says they're working to fix readiness first, then grow the military.

Management

The Questions About Obstruction Now Spread to White House Staff

Reports that presidential aides asked senior intelligence officials to help shut down the FBI investigation put those staffers in legal jeopardy.

Management

White House Taps Civil Service Reform Veteran to Lead OPM

George Nesterczuk was the architect of a failed effort to establish a performance-based pay system during the Bush administration.