Management
Senior Executive Service Faces ‘Pivotal Moment’ on Cusp of Next Administration
Report details some agencies’ efforts to infuse new life into the frail, aging elite career corps.
Pay & Benefits
Defense Rolls Out Phased Retirement For Civilian Employees
The decision by the government’s largest department could prod other agencies into offering the nearly four-year-old benefit to eligible workers.
Management
NASA Finds That the Earth Has a New 'Mini Moon'
The quasi-satellite technically orbits around the sun but dances around the earth in the process.
Management
The Commercial Drone Industry is Finally Governed by Real Rules
The FAA has spoken, but not everyone will be happy.
Management
Democrats Fight Back on Gun Control
The Obama administration offered a withering attack on the senators who voted down a series of measures aimed at tightening regulations on firearms.
Management
If Employees Aren't Engaged, Leaders Need to Take a Hard Look at Their Own Actions
Executives and senior managers are ultimately accountable for workforce morale and productivity.
Management
Suspensions and Debarments of Misbehaving Contractors Drop
Annual report to Congress on contractor discipline stresses administrative alternatives.
Management
There’s a Powerful Hack to Remember Something New You've Just Learned
Our brains might be supercomputers, but they still can't store information like hard drives can.
Management
Top Homeland Security Officials Under Fire for Personal Email Use
Conservative legal group obtains documents on Secretary Johnson and 28 officials' past use of prohibited Web-based accounts.
Management
People Are Falling in Love with a Productivity System That Just Uses Pen and Paper
The no-frills (and free) Bullet Journal system is taking the world by storm.
Management
The Next Taste of U.S.-Cuban Diplomacy Will be Coffee-flavored
Companies are racing to make coffee the first Cuban agricultural good to be commercially exported to the U.S. since the embargo was imposed.
Management
What Does It Take for People to Do the Right Thing?
Knowing best practices and having the right policies doesn’t necessarily translate into operational improvements on the front line.
Management
Pentagon Embraces GSA’s OASIS Services Contract
New memo of understanding extends to most non-service Defense agencies.
Management
Apple Has Reportedly Pulled Out of the GOP Convention, Citing Trump’s Rhetoric
America’s corporate executives are growing nervous about the impact association with Trump might have on their brands.
Management
Drug Tests for the 1 Percent?
The poor must prove they’re clean before they can receive benefits from the government. Why not hold the rich to the same standard?
Management
Criminals Steal Billions From Government Every Year; Here’s How to Prevent It
A risk-management framework is an essential starting point.
Defense
How Hillary Clinton’s ‘Smart Power’ Feminism Informs Her Foreign Policy
The author of a new book on Clinton’s global impact sees two factors behind her strong foreign policy stance.
Management
Yosemite, Through John Muir's Words
Reflecting on the naturalist’s observations, as President Obama celebrates 100 years of the National Park Service.
Management
OPM Seeks Contractor to Help Agencies Hire Disabled Americans
Solicitation follows hiring initiative Obama launched in 2010.
Management