Management

Trump Team Plans to Rebuild Government ‘Starting from Scratch’

White House taps agencies to begin reorganization.

Management

Trump Ends Federal Hiring Freeze, but Workforce Cuts Loom

In issuing guidance for reductions, OMB director tells feds not to focus on who will be fired.

Management

Trump Cabinet Members Hear from Corporate Leaders on How to Reform Government

Jared Kushner-led Office of American Innovation holds first meeting.

Management

Scott Pruitt Requests Funds For a 24/7 Fleet of Bodyguards

The EPA, the agency he runs, is poised to cut the budgets of major health and safety programs

Management

How to Host an Effective Offsite Leadership Meeting

When you factor in the associated expenses and participants’ time, the costs quickly add up.

Management

GAO to Review Ethics, Funding of Trump Transition

Auditors will also look at the transition’s contacts with foreign leaders.

Management

Trump’s Pace at Filling Positions Called the Worst in Decades

Academics count numbers and key positions from White House personnel shop.

Management

Donald Trump Doesn't Want You to Know Who Visits the White House

"When foreign officials go to see the president...the American people have a right to know."

Management

What Government Can Learn from Business about Customer Experience

Improvements could help agencies advance their missions.

Defense

Counterintelligence Chief: Contractors 'Kicking Butt' in Combating Insider Threats

Anticipating problems is a “team sport,” top official says.

Management

Trump’s Justice Department Won't Use Outside Experts to Improve Forensics

This after a group of criminologists asked Jeff Sessions to champion science.

Management

Appointee Watch: The Trump Administration Takes Shape

After a slow start, the president is starting to fill more executive positions across government.

Management

Trump’s EPA Consolidation Begins

One career employees says staff feel as if they are ‘in occupied territory.’

Management

OMB Staffs Up as Trump Team Preps Agencies for Budget Cuts

The White House is expected to issue new guidance on reductions later this week.

Management

The U.S. is About to Stop Buying Tomahawk Missiles, Like the Ones That Hit Syria

But it’s planning to upgrade its existing stock — and lay the groundwork for a next-generation cruise missile.

Management

Here’s What U.S. Missiles Hit At the Syrian Airbase

And why Shayrat Airfield’s runways weren’t one of the targets.

Defense

Trump Created a Makeshift Situation Room at Mar-a-Lago for a Briefing on the Syria Bombing

His Florida resort has been described as vulnerable to foreign spying.

Management

Senator’s Bill Requiring Posting of Program Costs Might Itself Be Costly

Lankford’s Taxpayer Right to Know Act would cost $18 million from 2018-2020, CBO says.

Management

The Path to Better Management of Government’s Huge Programs

A new law guides the way to delivering on large-scale change initiatives.

Nextgov

DHS Achieves an Acquisition First for the Agency

The department's acquisition programs have struggled for years, but there are signs of a turnaround.