Management

A Moment of Risk and Opportunity in Cuba

As Obama visits the Caribbean country, views in Congress remain sharply divided.

Management

Just Having a Picture of Plants at Your Desk Will Make You Calmer at Work

A quick fix if you can't have the real thing.

Management

Some React Harshly to Obama Photo in Front of Che Guevara Mural

American conservatives are furious about images taken in Havana with the famous revolutionary in the background. Guevara might be even more upset.

Management

Why Federal Bonus Awards Are a Problem

All the evidence indicates agencies do not manage performance effectively.

Management

Americans Think They Work Harder Than Everyone Else — They Don't

You probably aren't being as productive as you think you are.

Management

Ex-State Department 'Sextortion' Culprit Gets 57 Months in Prison

Phishing scheme run out of London threatened women with blackmail.

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NIH Opens Small Business ‘On-Ramp' to $20B Contract

Bids from new small businesses are due by April 18, with awards expected in early 2017.

Management

Sanders's Global Victory Over Clinton

In the Democrats Abroad primary, the Vermont senator beat his rival by a wide margin and picked up nine delegates.

Management

Apple CEO: 'We Need to Decide As a Nation How Much Power the Government Should Have'

Tim Cook used the media attention to his advantage.

Management

Defense Contractor Gets 63 Months in Prison in Navy Bribery Scandal

Singapore-based executive must also pay $35 million in restitution.

Management

Obama Signs Bipartisan Bill to Smooth Presidential Transition

New law clarifies GSA role and creates interagency council by this summer.

Management

The Brewing Government Funding Storm That Wasn’t Supposed to Happen

The political calculus is changing, and not for the better.

Management

Two Comets are Passing Close By This Week and NASA is Not Concerned

Not the end of the world, but still pretty cool.

Management

What to Watch During Obama's Historic Visit to Cuba

The president traveled to Havana on Sunday for a historic three-day visit.

Management

Remember the Time Fidel Castro Asked FDR for $10?

Obama has sent the first direct mail between Cuba and the U.S. in five decades. But it's not the first historic letter between the countries.

Management

Beefed-Up FOIA Offices Trim Backlog of Requests Governmentwide

Costs of agency processing rose 4 percent to $480 million in fiscal 2015.

Management

How to Set Priorities That Sustain Innovation

A checklist for leaders working to improve operations and maintain gains in the next administration.

Management

Slow Delivery Could Cost the Postal Service Millions This Election Season

An official at one political mailing company describes postal workers as ‘lazy and fat.’

Management

Is It OK to Cry at the Office?

Looking down on people who cry at work is sexist. It’s time to bring back the noble art of public weeping.

Management

Did FBI Agents Lie About LaVoy Finicum's Shooting?

An investigation shows two unaccounted-for shots, apparently fired by federal officers—and suggestions they tried to cover them up.