Management
OMB Prepares for Trump with New Infrastructure Permit Guidance
Required by highway bill, Donovan sets up accelerated environmental review procedures.
Management
Obama Wants Senior Leaders at Interior, NOAA to Receive Training to Combat ‘Unconscious Bias’
The presidential memorandum, designed to make national parks and other treasures more accessible to diverse populations, might not survive a Trump administration.
Management
Donald Trump Will Be the Third President to be Sworn in on the Lincoln Bible
Obama and Trump are the only presidents to choose the "Lincoln bible."
Management
GAO Marshalls Its Data to Warn Leaders of Fiscal Crisis
Watchdog releases its first-ever annual report on fiscal health, with help from CBO.
Management
Can Ryan Zinke Balance Conservation and Development as Interior Secretary?
If he is confirmed, he will face difficult choices about balancing extractive activities like energy production with conservation on public lands.
Management
Law Enforcement and the Crisis of Public Confidence
Agencies need to do a better job of explaining results.
Defense
Can James Mattis Protect Trump From Hubris?
The president-elect and the risks of overconfidence
Management
In a Memo, the U.S. Ethics Chief Reminds 'Everyone' in the Executive Branch What Ethics Are
Shaub's latest memo never mentions Trump, but seems aimed right at him.
Management
The Results Are In: Nobody Trusts Anyone Anymore
There has been a "global implosion" in the public's trust in business, government, and media, according to a new survey.
Management
Sure, Some Feds Are Overpaid
But others are underpaid, and the government doesn’t have enough data to show where the discrepancies are.
Management
House GOP Warns Agencies Against Accelerated Hiring in Anticipation of Trump's Freeze
Looming hiring moratorium does not permit skirting civil service laws, congressman says.
Management
IRS Shortchanges Taxpayers With Its Focus on Delinquents, Advocate Says
Nina Olson criticizes the current priority on enforcement over service.
Nextgov
GAO Denies Alliant 2 Protests, Evaluations to Come
The protests questioned GSA's self-scoring system and baseline price.
Management
Memo to the President: Getting Public-Private Partnership Right
Management really matters for this high-potential but hazardous approach.
Management
What Rex Tillerson's Confirmation Hearings Revealed
The State Department nominee's views diverged from the president-elect's in some areas.
Management
How the Trump Administration Could Advance Customer Service
Agency officials trying to make government more citizen-centric have an opportunity to take their work to a new level.
Management
Cobert to Trump: Focus on ‘Holistic’ Civil Service Reforms, Not Hiring Freeze
OPM chief says Obama personnel reforms will survive future administrations.
Pay & Benefits
OPM: FEHBP Carriers Should Focus on Rising Prescription Drug Use and Costs
Agency’s annual call letter said escalating drug prices ate up more than a quarter of the FEHBP health care budget in 2015.
Management
Burned Out? Take a Sabbatical
In 2009, the U.S. Navy started offering a career break to help retain service members. Now the other armed forces—and private companies—are following suit.
Management