Management

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.

Management

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.

Management

Why the Puzder Nomination Fell Apart

The fast-food mogul faced opposition from both liberal and conservative groups, though for different reasons.

Management

How to Work for a Human Tornado

How to work for a leader who creates all kinds of terrible weather.

Management

GAO Expands List of Programs Vulnerable to Waste, Fraud and Abuse

There are new red flags on the 2020 Census, tribal programs, environmental liabilities.

Management

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.

Management

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.

Management

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.

Management

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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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.

Management

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.