Management

Closing Gender Wage Gap Is Good for the GDP

Paying women equally would be good for everyone, studies show.

Management

Finding Your Center of Gravity When Things Could Spin Out of Control

A former Marine shares his field experience.

Management

If You Want to Move Up, Maybe You Should Get a White Male Boss

Unpacking a dilemma of workplace diversity.

Management

EPA Official Who Faked CIA Duty Moves to Halfway House

John Beale is paying some restitution out of federal retirement.

Management

There’s New Hope for Proponents of Evidence-Based Policy

A federal commission's top task may be setting a truly bipartisan agenda.

Management

Postal Service Forced to Take Nearly Unprecedented Step of Cutting Prices

This weekend’s move will put USPS back in a dire financial situation, agency says.

Management

VA's Response to Three Whistleblowers Inadequate, Special Counsel Says

Decision not to discipline managers called "unreasonable."

Management

Thousands of Federal Jobs Are About to Come Open, But You're Probably Not Going to Get One

When the Plum Book is released later this year, it may already be too late for many job seekers in the next administration.

Tech

Odyssey, the Longest-Surviving Mars Orbiter, Celebrates 15 Years

A NASA orbiter marks a milestone.

Defense

U.S. and Canadian Citizens May Soon Need Visas to Visit the European Union

Just like Bulgarians and Romanians do when visiting the United States and Canada.

Management

IRS Employees May Be As Stressed As Taxpayers

A 21 percent staffing cut since 2011 is taking a toll on the agency.

Management

EPA Chief Says Agency Wouldn't Go Down Without a Fight in Republican Administration

McCarthy counters rhetoric from presidential candidates.

Pay & Benefits

Defense Has Wrongly Taxed Disabled Combat Vets For Years

New legislation would correct a problem that may have affected as many as 14,000 vets, going back as far as 1991.

Management

Why Public Executives Need To Focus On Obliterating Worst Practices

Your worst practices might be undermining your best ones.

Management

Senate Author of DATA Act Presses Agencies on Follow-Up

Standardization of spending numbers seen as crucial to efficient financial management.

Management

What Feds Thought About the Clinton Team's Honesty, Leadership at the State Department

A review of employee viewpoint surveys shows employees were generally happy with how the department was managed under Clinton, with a slight decline toward the end.

Management

Spy Chief Instructs Intel Community to Serve as Government's Declassification Role Model

DNI proposes eliminating confidential classification, among other suggestions.

Management

Federal Highway Administration: Decline in American Teens With Driver's Licenses Hits New Low

Economics, attitude shifts, and the lure of the internet are all likely explanations.

Management

Five Things That Changed My Life Over Five Years

I couldn’t have predicted any of that five years ago when I turned 50.

Management

Scott Walker, Not Paul Ryan, Could Be the GOP's Cleveland Surprise

After setting himself up as a kingmaker in Wisconsin, Walker could find himself on the throne at the convention.