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
What Peak Hurricane Season Looks Like From the Space Station
Get an astronaut’s view of not one but three major storms.
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
Democrats Want Short-Term Spending Bill to Stave Off Shutdown
Senate minority leader says measure should not fund agencies past December.
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