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
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.
Management
To Be a Good Manager, You First Need to Manage Your Ego
Too often, leaders believe their own publicity.
Management
Poll: Americans Don't Think Government Is Doing a Good Job Combating Poverty
More than one-third of respondents – including the poor -- think anti-poverty programs actually have made things worse for the neediest.
Management
Agencies Have Cut $37 Billion Worth of Red Tape, White House Says
New reports highlight 800 initiatives in five years.
Management
Trump on Government: ‘Lean and Mean,’ But With a ‘Big, Fat Beautiful Heart’
GOP nominee says country is “going to hell,” pledges to create effective, responsible honest government.
Management
Most, But Not All, USDA Offices Reopen After Threats Against Employees
Department rolls out "enhanced security" as employees report back to work.
Defense
Pentagon Employees Are Still Flashing Purchase Cards at Casinos, Strip Clubs
Despite a new security crackdown, the Defense Department watchdog finds lax enforcement by managers.
Management
The Single Best Tool to Make You a Better Leader
Nothing else so clearly focuses our attention and requires us to acknowledge completion.
Management
What Dads Can Do at Home to Help Daughters Grow Into Successful Leaders
Girl power for fathers.
Management
The Beginning of the End of Private Detention For Immigrants?
The Homeland Security Department is rethinking its reliance on for-profit prisons. But it’s not enough.
Management