Management
How to Make Something Productive Out of Your Anxiety
When you’ve got so much to do that it’s hard just to keep track of what’s on the list, it’s easy to freak out.
Management
Trump’s VA Team Could Bring Big Changes to Vets’ Health Care, Employee Rights
President-elect has met with and appointed crusaders for more private care.
Management
Watchdog to Merit Board: Improve Records of Whistleblower Appeals
GAO notes that 2012 law increased cases, adding to workload.
Nextgov
DHS Awards 13 Companies Spots on Agile Contracting Vehicle
The long-awaited FLASH program is here.
Management
Science and Academic Groups Implore Trump to Name White House Adviser
Letter requesting meeting with transition team stresses economic benefits of research.
Management
Welcome to Washington. Are You Ready to Lead?
The new appointee’s guide to getting things done.
Management
Obama Seeks to Cement Agency Diversity Efforts Before Trump Takes Office
Leaders emphasize the importance of inclusion across the federal workforce.
Management
OPM Seeks 2017 Presidential Rank Award Nominations
Agencies are again asked to be judicious about the number of names they submit, given fiscal constraints.
Management
Obama Agencies Press On With What GOP Decries as ‘Midnight Rules’
As many as 98 new regulations could be finalized by January, Politico reports.
Management
GSA's Trump Hotel Lease Debacle
The existing agreement presents unprecedented—and intolerable—conflicts of interest.
Management
Obama's 'Fair Pay, Safe Workplaces' Rule for Federal Contractors Appears Endangered
Rule could fall as part of Trump’s broad promise to cut regulations.
Management
Boeing Defense CEO Weighs Spending More Time in DC
The shift would follow a raft of larger organizational and personnel changes at the aerospace giant.
Management
The Federal Government is Quietly Backing Out of Its Promise to Phase Out Private Prisons
The Bureau of Prisons is renewing contracts with private prison companies, despite plans to phase their use out.
Tech
How Much Should Air Traffic Controllers Trust New Flight Management Systems?
The FAA's NextGen system should bring safety and efficiency to American air travel, but its users need to understand it clearly.
Management
Leadership Lessons from the Classroom
Leading is about helping people under pressure strive to make good decisions.
Management
How to Stop Being a Workaholic
In the gaps between work, when there is actual time for rest and leisure, the wild animal of anxiety scrabbles inside many.
Route Fifty
Five Things to Know About Betsy DeVos, Trump's Pick for Education Secretary
The prominent Michigan philanthropist is an ardent supporter of charter schools.
Pay & Benefits
White House Increases Bonus Spending Cap to 1.5 Percent For Federal Employees
After a six-year freeze at 1 percent, the aggregate spending cap for non-senior level performance awards rises slightly.
Management
Untangling Trump's Conflicts of Interest
A conversation with Norman Eisen, former White House ethics czar, about the legal challenges facing the president-elect.
Management