Management
The Science of Job Interviews
We have a bias toward positive information when we’re judging a person’s abilities.
Management
When to Switch Jobs to Get the Biggest Salary Increase
Staying too long means smaller raises when you leave.
Management
House Passes Six IRS Reform Bills as Agency Releases Filing Season Stats
The tax agency received fewer returns compared with last year.
Management
Meet the Forest Service Scientist Putting a Dollar Value on Urban Forests
What are trees worth to cities?
Pay & Benefits
More Senior Executives Honored For Their Work in 2015
The number of top career officials receiving the nation’s highest award for civil service nearly doubled between 2014 and 2015.
Management
Obama Wants This Presidential Transition to Be as Good as 2008’s – Or Better
The White House has started the process of meeting with the remaining 2016 candidates, New York Times reports.
Management
Treasury Announces $1 Billion in Hardest-Hit Fund for the Fight Against Blight
The money will go toward preventing foreclosure and stabilizing troubled housing markets in the states hit hardest by the housing crisis and recession.
Pay & Benefits
No One Really Understands How Vets’ Preference Works in Federal Hiring
The patchwork of laws governing the benefit confuses agencies, hiring managers and veterans, say witnesses at a House hearing.
Management
Senate, House Clash Over Privatizing FAA
Senate rejects House provision to remove 30,000 employees from federal rolls.
Management
What Happens If You Pay Contractors Only When Their Programs Work?
The White House is launching studies of “pay for success” social programs to find out if they really deliver on their promises.
Management
Will Sanders Stay or Will He Go?
A senior adviser reportedly said the campaign would “sit back and assess where we are” after upcoming primaries.
Management
Secret Service Fails to Address Its ‘Historic Attrition’
Lawmakers are angry the agency is not hiring quickly enough.
Management
Report: Harriet Tubman Will Replace Andrew Jackson on the Front of the $20 Bill
The Treasury Department has had a change of plans for currency.
Management
Contractors Back Open Data Bill -- In Theory
Inconsistent agency protections of intellectual property are raising some concerns.
Management
An Excess of Multiple-Award Contracts Is Creating New Problems for Government
Why agencies should think twice before creating another IDIQ.
Management
Trump and Clinton Win New York
In a state they both call home, the frontrunners prevailed Tuesday.
Management
The Hard Work of Leading Is All In Your Mind
Every successful executives figures out how to master five key personal issues.
Management
The Obama Administration's Self-Proclaimed Legacy in Good Governance
OMB chief brags about administration’s unprecedented approach to evidence-driven policy.
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