Management
Consumer Bureau, HHS and Labor Top Ratings for Eliminating 'Bureaucratic Gibberish'
State Department won most improved, while Justice sunk to the clear-expression cellar.
Management
Trump Announces Plans to Surrender Control of His Business, But Declines Divestiture
Critics pounce on the plan as inadequate.
Management
Memo to the President: Performance Accountability, Evidence and Improvement
Bipartisan reflections and recommendations for the next administration.
Management
Don't Be a Seagull Manager
The quickest way to alienate your team is to fly in, make a lot of noise, dump on everyone and then leave.
Management
A Scorecard Taught at Harvard Business School Can Help You Improve Your Life and Relationships
To achieve your goals, you need to figure out why you care about them in the first place.
Management
GSA Says It Needs More Information on Trump's Leased Hotel
President-elect’s announcement of new trust doesn’t address Washington’s Old Post Office.
Management
Trump Vows to Donate Hotel Profits to U.S. Treasury
Treasury’s Bureau of the Fiscal Service has accepted gifts since 1843.
Nextgov
Tech Trade Group to New Congress: Let’s Collaborate
The Information Technology Industry Council outlined four priority areas that share commonalities with Trump’s agenda.
Management
Trump Taps Obama Appointee As VA Secretary
Dr. David Shulkin is the current head of the Veterans Health Administration, the department’s largest agency.
Management
Trump’s Homeland Security Pick Does Not Think a Wall is Enough to Protect the Southern Border
Jack Kelly told senators that Trump's proposed wall is not enough to protect the U.S.-Mexico border.
Management
Barack Obama's Enduring Faith in America
In his farewell address, the president warned of threats to the nation’s tradition of democracy—none more than from inside—and rebuked Donald Trump, but sought to rally the country around shared ideals.
Management
Trump’s DHS Pick Promises Better Morale Through ‘Bottom Up’ Approach
While distancing himself from some Trump policies, Kelly says he’ll let employees do their jobs.
Management
Two-Thirds of Americans Can't Name a Single Trump Cabinet Pick
Survey also finds a divide over how involved the president-elect will be in actually running the government.
Management
Trump Nominees Can Serve in SES Roles at Agencies as They Await Confirmation
Appointees would be advisers and consultants at their agencies-to-be.
Oversight
Studies of Monkey Drool, Frat Boys’ Party Habits Make Latest Senate 'Wastebook'
Senator accuses science agencies of spending taxpayers' money to research the obvious.
Management
Project Management for the Rest of Us
So you don’t have formal training for that initiative you now have to lead. You can still get it done on time and under budget.
Management
Pentagon Wins Court Round on Disclosing Sikorsky Subcontracting Plans
Small Business League had hoped to expose favoritism toward larger companies.
Management
Trump’s Agenda Quickly Collides With Reality on the Hill
From repealing Obamacare to building a border wall funded by Mexico, the president-elect’s campaign priorities have hit some early turbulence.
Management
Kushner Appointment Would Spark Showdown Over Federal Nepotism Laws
The president-elect reportedly will name his son-in-law as a senior White House adviser.
Management