Management
How Contractors View Trump’s Budget and Government Reform Agenda
Some proposed budget cuts rankle, but firms see plenty of work on horizon.
Management
Advice to Feds: It’s Time to Update Your Resumes
While there’s a lot of uncertainty, one thing’s for sure—the Trump Administration wants to reduce the number of federal employees.
Management
The White House Dismisses Reports of Possible Russian Collusion
Press Secretary Sean Spicer pushed back against CNN’s claim that the FBI has information suggesting Trump associates and Russia may have worked together to undermine Hillary Clinton’s campaign.
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Lawmakers, Officials Agree Being Alive Shouldn’t Be Sole Factor for Defense Promotions
Senators pledge bipartisan legislation reforming the civilian personnel system.
Management
Architects Have Been Gearing Up To Build Trump’s Border Wall For Years
Creating a single "impenetrable, physical, tall, powerful, beautiful southern border wall" is probably impossible.
Management
White House Plans Advance Disclosure of Its Own Appointees' Financial Forms
New portal will allow public access to Office of Government Ethics forms.
Management
Postal Service Asks Its Regulator to Stop Regulating Its Prices
Detractors say third-party must shield consumers from government-protected monopoly.
Management
GSA Finds No Fault With Trump's Washington Luxury Hotel Lease
Conflict of interest charges for Old Post Office are "simplistic," contracting officer concludes.
Management
The State Department Has No Time For Many International Institutions
The Trump administration's disregard for international organizations insulting to other countries—and could come back to bite it.
Management
Please Back Away From the Partisan Brink
The politics of deep division are making it very difficult for government to do its job.
Management
Ex-OMB Controller Praises Trump’s Agency Reorganization Plan
Mader likes "whole of government" view and 12-month lead time.
Management
Inbox Zero is a Waste of Time. This is How a World-class Behavioral Economist Tames His Email
Dan Ariely created an automatic reply email with FAQs that try to anticipate most of the requests he receives.
Management
Memo to OMB: Speed Kills
Setting aside the debate over what should be funded (or not), much could be achieved if the administration took a longer view.
Management
Trump Fans and Critics Alike Question the Proposed Hiring Surge at Homeland Security
Senators and unions cast doubt on the plan’s feasibility and necessity.
Management
Conservative Legal Group Sues EPA Over Encrypted Messages
The issue concerns whether employees used private apps for work-related matters to bypass records management policies.
Management
Lockheed to Move F-16 Production to South Carolina
The new, smaller line will better suit the dwindling orders for the venerable fighter jet, while freeing up space for F-35 production.
Management
The 7 Tools of Great Leaders
Too many of us are transactional managers focusing on activity and ignoring our real mission—to promote growth.
Management
There’s One Kind of Employee Who is Vastly Underappreciated in Most Modern Offices
Conventional wisdom holds that to succeed in the 21st century workplace, you need to be bold, outgoing, and highly energetic.
Management
How Trump’s Plan to Reorganize Government Could Work
We’ve seen this talk many times before, but done right, it could actually be successful.
Management