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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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Agencies Could See Deeper, Faster Cuts Than Previously Contemplated
There are at least three possible budget scenarios in play.
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90-Day Federal Hiring Freeze Would Impact 19K Jobs, Consultant Estimates
Deltek VP "pretty bullish" on contracting under Trump given new defense spending.
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VOA Serves New Russian-Language Fare to Counter Putin Info Diet
Current Time TV network taps cross-continental staff in Washington and Prague.
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A New Approach to Fighting Fraud in Federal Benefits Programs
Agencies need a formal framework for detecting, preventing and managing fraud, waste and abuse.
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Can the Education Department Be Killed With One Sentence?
Kentucky Republican introduces concise bill to abolish the department as it turns 40.
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Long-in-Limbo Ex-Im Bank Welcomes Trump’s Sudden Support
At lunch with senators, president says Boeing CEO convinced him of its worth.
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An Economic Theory Developed in 1817 Can Help You Cut Your To-Do List in Half
The law of comparative advantage will set you free.
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To Save Its Budget, the State Department is Defining Gender Equality as a National Security Issue
"Any effort to undermine the critical work that we have done would be foolhardy and shortsighted."
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People Are Finding It Hard to Focus on Work Right Now
A survey finds that nearly a third of people say they have been less productive since the election.
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USPS Sees Profits Tumble During Holiday Season
Forced price decrease contributed to shrinking revenue.
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Trump's 3 a.m. Phone Call
The president pondered a reasonable economics question—but who he reportedly dialed for answers raises questions of its own.
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