Management
What Mid-Size Cities Can Teach Feds About Performance
Successful data efforts require focus, buy-in and capacity.
Management
How Trump Could Carry Out Mass Deportations
Former agency heads say changing Obama immigration policies will be only one small step in delivering on pledge.
Management
IRS Employees Told to Better Handle E-Mail With Sensitive Information
Watchdog says use of unencrypted messages puts taxpayer information at risk.
Management
Small Business Group Renews Suit Challenging SBA’s Goal Claims
At issue is the methodology for defining a small business in agency contracting.
Management
Pressure Builds on Trump to Divest or Put Holdings in Blind Trust
Both the right and the left warn of constant ethical conflicts, public furor.
Management
Trump’s Unusual Transition Keeps Good-Government Groups Guessing
Shifting personnel and secrecy complicate efforts by longtime experts to provide guidance.
Management
Memo to Next Administration: Rely on and Respect the Government’s Senior Executives
New handbook from senior executives group aims to help new political appointees cultivate a successful relationship with career leaders.
Management
Don't Let Your Message Morph Into Propaganda
Agencies need to re-examine how they communicate with the public, especially when the facts conflict with the image officials want to project.
Management
GSA Will Examine Ethics Issues Around Trump’s D.C. Hotel Lease
President-elect’s stewardship of the Old Post Office Pavilion is a conflict of interest, procurement experts say.
Management
Trump Sets Timetable for Agency Meetings, but Transition Efforts Have Already Fallen Behind Schedule
Agencies are well prepared to guide the incoming administration but have not received any guidance from it.
Management
Closing the Federal Millennial Hiring Gap
Brand your agency’s mission to attract the next generation of talent.
Management
Congress Will Pursue Continuing Resolution to Keep Government Open Through March
The current short-term funding measure expires on Dec. 9.
Management
$85 Million OPIC-Financed Hotel in Afghanistan Was Never Completed
Watchdog says international business loan agency failed to examine facts on ground.
Tech
A Visit to Treasury’s DATA Act Nerve Center
Spending transparency is just the first step—the real reward is in measuring program outcomes.
Nextgov
GSA Wants Transaction-Level Purchasing Data
A new rule would change reporting requirements for contractors.
Management
Social Psychologists Have Identified When It Is Smart to Brag and When to Keep Quiet
Brag on a job interview, but not on a date.
Management
Obama, Issuing Veto Threat, Tells Agencies to Continue Issuing 'Midnight' Regulations
White House pushes back on attempt to limit 11th hour rules.
Management
The 40 Toughest Management Jobs in Government
Nonprofit group offers advice to Trump transition team on successfully filling the most critical leadership jobs in federal agencies.
Management
New Ebook: Surviving the Transition to a New Administration
The Obama administration wants to make the 2016-2017 presidential transition the smoothest in history.
Management