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Proof That All People in Power Should Get a Good Night's Sleep
A new study suggests lack of sleep makes it harder to regulate negative emotions, and could make managers and bosses more likely to lash out.
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A New Trial Is Under Way for Occupiers of Federal Facility in Oregon
After initial group was acquitted, DOJ promises to ensure justice is served.
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Senate Clears Proponent of Workforce Cuts as Trump’s Budget Director
Mulvaney confirmed as administration is reportedly drafting an executive order to reorganize agencies and curb duplication.
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Why the Puzder Nomination Fell Apart
The fast-food mogul faced opposition from both liberal and conservative groups, though for different reasons.
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Who Is Most Likely to Leave Government During the First Year of a New Administration?
One in 10 senior executives depart during that time period, research finds.
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How to Work for a Human Tornado
How to work for a leader who creates all kinds of terrible weather.
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GAO Expands List of Programs Vulnerable to Waste, Fraud and Abuse
There are new red flags on the 2020 Census, tribal programs, environmental liabilities.
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The Lost Stories of NASA's 'Pink-Collar' Workforce
A newspaper series from America’s golden age of space exploration offers a rare glimpse into the lives of the agency’s secretaries and stenographers.
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GOP Leaders Reportedly Pressed Trump To Withdraw Labor Secretary Pick
Fast food executive Andrew Puzder drew fierce opposition from labor groups and others.
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Do Performance Incentives Make People Greedy?
How we are rewarded shifts our values in surprising ways.
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Trump, Citing Column, Says NSA, FBI 'Should Not Interfere in our Politics'
The president, just like his predecessors, believes the leaking of classified information is illegal.
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One More Time: Can Government Be Run Like a Business?
Managers have been encumbered far too long by a civil service system that makes managing poor performers more important than rewarding stars.
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Faced with Vacancies, Trump Quietly Resets Justice Department Succession
Trump signed the executive order the same day Attorney General Jeff Sessions was sworn in.
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Trump’s Labor Secretary Nominee Just Got Sued For Labor Violations
Andrew Puzder, Trump's pick for Labor, isn't famous for being a friend to workers.
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Donald Trump's Glacial Pace Toward a Full Cabinet
Most presidents have the majority of their Cabinet confirmed by this point in their first term. Why doesn’t he?
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Lawmakers Attempt to Add Veterans to Growing List of Hiring Freeze Exemptions
OPM encourages agencies to continue recruiting and posting openings, despite freeze.
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Why Hiring Freezes Don’t Work
Shrinking the workforce through attrition is guaranteed only to produce a federal bureaucracy badly out of step with the government we want.
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The Federal Voting Agency Republicans Want to Kill
GOP lawmakers argue the Election Assistance Commission, created in 2002, has outlived its usefulness. Democrats say that in the age of hacking, it’s needed now more than ever.
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Donald Trump Requested 64 Foreign Guest Workers For His 'Winter White House'
He's hiring the best people.
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