News

Mattis Takes on the Pentagon Bureaucracy

The secretary of Defense wants to reform the sprawling department’s business functions and reorganize key executive offices.

Management

Can a ‘Comparable’ Super Hornet Steal Orders from the F-35C?

Two aircraft are on President Trump’s radar. Here’s how they’re different, and why it matters to more than just power players in Washington.

Management

A Border Wall by 2020? Doubt It

Megaprojects are rarely, if ever, completed on schedule.

Management

How to Cope With an Anxiety-Provoking Boss

The worst part about working for an insecure boss is that you never know what to expect.

Route Fifty

Donald Trump’s Plan to Outsource Immigration Enforcement to Local Cops

The president pledged to detain and deport millions of undocumented immigrants, but to do so, he’ll need to enlist the help of local authorities.

Management

Five Lessons Donald Trump Could Learn From Abraham Lincoln

The most hated president in US history could teach our new leader a few things.

Management

When Federal Agencies Can Decline to Ban the Box

OPM spells out circumstances making it appropriate to ask for job candidates’ criminal histories.

Management

Scott Pruitt Is Confirmed as EPA's New Leader

Here’s what happens now that the EPA’s legal nemesis has been approved by the Senate to lead the agency.

Management

The Myth of the Alpha Leader is Destroying Our Relationships — At Work and At Home

When an entire culture conflates leadership with aggressive domination, it opens the door to bad behavior in both the boardroom and the living room.

Defense

F-35 General: Boeing Heard Nothing ‘Unreleasable’ in F-35 Call With Trump

The discussions that we had were all pre-decisional,” Lt. Gen. Bogdan tells lawmakers.

Management

The Scandal That May Haunt the New Nominee for Labor Secretary

R. Alexander Acosta was the head of the civil rights division at the Department of Justice in the Bush administration when subordinates skirted civil-service laws and engaged in politicized hiring.

Management

GSA Moves Closer to Ending Reliance on DUNS Numbers in Contracting

The controversial, proprietary system used to identify companies in federal procurements could be rebid in 2018.

Management

An Old Contracting Approach Could Be Just What the New Administration Needs

To tackle new projects without new money, share-in-savings contracts offer a viable option.

Management

Congress and Trump Won't 'Terminate the EPA'

Instead, they’ll restrict the agency in far subtler ways.

Management

Alexander Acosta is Trump's New Pick for Secretary of Labor

The Bush administration veteran, who served on the National Labor Relations Board and the Justice Department, is a conservative choice who would give the Trump cabinet its first Hispanic member.

Management

Americans Just Experienced Their Biggest Spike in Stress in a Decade

Two-thirds of Americans—including a majority of both Democrats and Republicans—say they are stressed about the future of the country.