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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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What Peak Hurricane Season Looks Like From the Space Station
Get an astronaut’s view of not one but three major storms.
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Obama Category Management Team Takes Some Tips From Industry
GSA’s professional services acquisitions chief releases cost-savings strategy.
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Four Tips to Gain Influence in Your Organization
You have more power than you think—here’s how to harness it.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Democrats Want Short-Term Spending Bill to Stave Off Shutdown
Senate minority leader says measure should not fund agencies past December.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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