Management

How Branding Can Transform Government Customer Service

Government agencies tend to suffer from an extreme form of myopia.

Management

VA Is On Lawmakers’ Radar as Congress Returns From Recess

House panel considers subpoenas for information on department spending; Republican leadership puts employee accountability bill on September floor agenda.

Management

Study: Women Ask for Raises as Often as Men — They Just Don't Get Them

And women aren't any more anxious about damaging their workplace relationships than men, either.

Pay & Benefits

Feds Can Donate Leave to Louisiana Flood Victims

President Obama has directed OPM to establish an emergency leave transfer program so federal employees can help colleagues affected by the disaster.

Management

An Inside Look at How Agencies Handle Whistleblower Revelations

The intelligence community is trying to change hearts and minds about what it means to blow the whistle on wrongdoing.

Management

Why a Four-day Workweek is Not Good For Your Health

The idea of a four-day workweek sounds great, and many companies have tested or even implemented it, citing happier, healthier workers. But here's why it may not be healthy.

Management

The Dangerous Flaw in FEMA Flood Risk Maps

FEMA bases flood insurance rates on the way water behaved in the past. But the atmosphere is changing.

Management

Melting Glaciers, Shifting Biomes and Dying Trees in Our National Parks – Yet We Can Take Action on Climate Change

The National Park Service's principal climate scientist explains why the parks are important laboratories for climate change research, and how climate change is altering the parks.

Management

What Does Social Science Say About How a Female President Might Lead?

Studies can't predict an individual's behavior. But meta-analyses of social science research turn up differences in men's versus women's leadership styles, on average.

Management

Corporate Sponsors at Yosemite? The Case Against Privatizing National Parks

As the National Park Service turns 100 years old, two conservation scholars and former park rangers respond to critics who support privatizing national parks or putting them under state control.

Management

Obama Category Management Team Takes Some Tips From Industry

GSA’s professional services acquisitions chief releases cost-savings strategy.

Management

Four Tips to Gain Influence in Your Organization

You have more power than you think—here’s how to harness it.

Management

What Was So Shocking About Trump's Immigration Speech?

When the interests of citizens collide with those of illegal immigrants, federal agencies shoulder unfair burdens.

Management

Agencies Struggle to Find Talent, but Use Only a Fraction of Available Hiring Options

How effective those options are is anybody’s guess, because neither OPM nor agencies collect necessary data.

Management

The Complete Guide to Cycling to Work

Cities around the world are making themselves more bike-friendly—but to benefit from that public investment, you need to get on your bike.

Management

Is the EPA Doing All It Can to Protect Children From Lead Poisoning?

A lawsuit filed by a group of environmental organizations tracking lead’s effects says no.

Management

Trump in Mexico: 'Who Pays for the Wall? We Didn't Discuss it'

The Republican says he never discussed the matter with Enrique Peña Nieto, but Mexico’s president insisted later that he had rejecting paying for the barrier.

Management

Watchdog: The ‘Window’ Into Government Performance Is Pretty Cloudy

GAO says the Performance.gov website doesn’t do a very good job of tracking whether agencies are meeting their goals.