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.
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