Management
Arts and Humanities Agencies Brace for Familiar Threat of Extinction
The Trump administration’s reported plan for budget cuts prompts anxiety and pushback.
Defense
Three Urgent Tasks for Trump’s National-Security Team
The administration needs a single line on various policies — but even more urgently, it must fill about 100 top federal jobs, says James Stavridis.
Management
Is the Southern Border a Constitution-Free Zone?
The Supreme Court considers a case involving a youth on the Mexican side of the border killed by an American border patrol agent on the U.S. side.
Management
What Trump Misses About Regulations: They Produce Benefits As Well As Costs
President Trump has ordered federal agencies to cut two regulations for every new one they enact – ignoring the fact that many regulations produce large social benefits.
News
Mattis Takes on the Pentagon Bureaucracy
The secretary of Defense wants to reform the sprawling department’s business functions and reorganize key executive offices.
Management
How Trump Will 'Take the Shackles Off' DHS Employees With New Immigration Policies
DHS memos give officers more discretion on arrests, deportations.
Management
How Trump Can Avoid the Reorganization Trap His Predecessors Fell Into
It’s hard to save big money by cutting agencies without cutting programs.
Management
Can a ‘Comparable’ Super Hornet Steal Orders from the F-35C?
Two aircraft are on President Trump’s radar. Here’s how they’re different, and why it matters to more than just power players in Washington.
Management
How to Cope With an Anxiety-Provoking Boss
The worst part about working for an insecure boss is that you never know what to expect.
Route Fifty
Donald Trump’s Plan to Outsource Immigration Enforcement to Local Cops
The president pledged to detain and deport millions of undocumented immigrants, but to do so, he’ll need to enlist the help of local authorities.
Management
Five Lessons Donald Trump Could Learn From Abraham Lincoln
The most hated president in US history could teach our new leader a few things.
Management
When Federal Agencies Can Decline to Ban the Box
OPM spells out circumstances making it appropriate to ask for job candidates’ criminal histories.
Management
Scott Pruitt Is Confirmed as EPA's New Leader
Here’s what happens now that the EPA’s legal nemesis has been approved by the Senate to lead the agency.
Management
Consumer Bureau's Constitutionality Goes Before Full Appeals Court
Case revolves around president’s authority to fire director.
Management
The Myth of the Alpha Leader is Destroying Our Relationships — At Work and At Home
When an entire culture conflates leadership with aggressive domination, it opens the door to bad behavior in both the boardroom and the living room.
Defense
F-35 General: Boeing Heard Nothing ‘Unreleasable’ in F-35 Call With Trump
The discussions that we had were all pre-decisional,” Lt. Gen. Bogdan tells lawmakers.
Management
The Scandal That May Haunt the New Nominee for Labor Secretary
R. Alexander Acosta was the head of the civil rights division at the Department of Justice in the Bush administration when subordinates skirted civil-service laws and engaged in politicized hiring.
Management
GSA Moves Closer to Ending Reliance on DUNS Numbers in Contracting
The controversial, proprietary system used to identify companies in federal procurements could be rebid in 2018.
Management