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Patent Office Urged to Better Define Quality, Rethink Staff Incentives
GAO survey finds most examiners are pressed for time.
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Do Republicans Still Think America Is Exceptional?
For years, the GOP has lambasted the left for not valuing American exceptionalism. But the real challenge to American exceptionalism has been brewing on the right.
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How to Prevent an Office Dispute From Sabotaging Your Security Clearance
It’s relatively easy for a supervisor or coworker to call your conduct into question, turning a personal vendetta into a career killer.
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Michelle Obama's Glorious, Savvy 'Carpool Karaoke' Clip
In a week full of political propaganda, here's messaging done delightfully.
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Airbnb Has Hired Former Attorney General Eric Holder to Help Weed Out Racist Hosts
Airbnb is bringing on Holder to help resolve a discrimination problem that has morphed into a full-blown identity crisis.
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Trump Campaign Says Donald Would Loosen Civil Service Laws to Root Out Feds Loyal to Obama
Policy would focus on burrowers; campaign is drafting a list of feds to fire.
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Defense Secretary Warns of ‘Widespread Negative Consequences’ If Senior Executive Corps is Cut
Ash Carter sent a letter to Capitol Hill objecting to several provisions in the NDAA, including one calling for a 25 percent SES reduction by 2019.
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NOAA: The Earth Has Endured 14 Straight Months of Record-Breaking Heat
Such an extreme warming spell has never occurred in nearly 140 years of observations.
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America's Next Chief Executive?
The Constitution assigns executive authority to the president—but a President Trump would hand it off to Mike Pence.
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Justice Accuses DynCorp of False Claims on Iraq Contract
Company denies inflating costs in State Department’s Iraqi police training.
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Poll: Federal Employees Prefer Trump to Clinton for Handling Terrorism
But feds prefer Clinton for governmentwide management.
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How to Hire for Motivation
Interviewers assume a prepared, affable, assertive and extroverted person is highly motivated, and those who aren’t, aren’t. They’re wrong.
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Obama, Caught Between Black and Blue Lives
In writing a letter to the law-enforcement community, the president showed the tensions in his position on police violence and protests.
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To Be a Better Negotiator, Talk to Your Colleagues Like You Talk to Your Kids
The next time you’re in a difficult negotiation, imagine you're talking to a child.
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The Republican Party Nominates Trump
The party’s establishment mounted the stage in Cleveland to line up behind their new leader.
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Meanwhile, in Outer Space
NASA releases more than 1,300 unprocessed images of Juno’s Jupiter approach.
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Transition Experts Bow to Congress’s Demand for Easier Discipline of Senior Execs
The next administration should take steps to avoid the kind of “catastrophic traps” into which previous administrations have fallen.
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Most Americans Are Worried About Affordable Housing But Neither Party Is Really Talking About It
A new poll finds that 71 percent of respondents think the presidential candidates should focus on the issue.
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A Majority of Federal Employees Think the Justice Department Gave Clinton Special Treatment in Email Probe
Fifty-five percent polled say Clinton’s email practices were “unacceptable” for a presidential candidate.
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