Management

OPM Seeks to Define How to Keep Feds Engaged

Leadership plays a large role, though top civil servants won’t see a bigger pay raise next year.

Management

Here’s Everything Feds Need to Know About Tuesday’s GOP Debate

From cutting agencies to repealing regulations, the presidential contenders want to shake up the bureaucracy.

Management

Pentagon's Better Buying Power Wins Plaudits from Business Group

Review backs widening of agile acquisition, procurement reform and Silicon Valley partnerships.

Management

Clinton: Hold VA Employees Accountable, But Respect Due Process

Democratic presidential candidate offers wide-ranging VA reform plan with no specifics on how she might change the personnel system.

Defense

Homeland Security Leaders See Progress in ‘Unity of Effort’

Survey pinpoints hiring as top obstacle to uniting components and boosting morale.

Management

Hoping to Crown a Frontrunner, Republicans Meet in Milwaukee for Fourth Debate

As the candidates gather in Milwaukee, will Ben Carson, Donald Trump, or Marco Rubio assume the mantle of GOP leader?

Management

How The Science of Human Behavior is Reshaping Government

Although behavioral insights are commonly used by companies in the private sector, introducing them into the federal government can be very difficult.

Management

Senior Executives Association Names Interim President

Former board member and staffer Tim Dirks arrives during search for Bonosaro successor.

Management

Despite Drugs, Sex with a Minor and More, EPA Employees Still Got Paid

IG documents problem employees receiving administrative leave while under investigation.

Nextgov

The 5 Key Traits of a Successful Digital Government Strategy

No government organization will succeed in today’s fast-changing environment without a cohesive digital strategy.

Management

Do You Think You Have a Long Commute? Millions Spend Two Hours Traveling to Work Each Day

If you live in horror of your sweaty train/bus/bike ride to work, then spare a thought for the 3 million UK commuters who spend more than two hours a day traveling to…

Oversight

Court Rules Obama's Immigration Executive Actions Are Unconstitutional

A three-judge panel on the Fifth Circuit decides against the administration, leaving it likely to appeal the ruling to the Supreme Court.

Management

Obama Administration Smacks Down DEA Chief on the 'Ferguson Effect'

Chuck Rosenberg is the second appointee to break ranks with the president over whether police are “chilled” by scrutiny.

Management

Strengthening the Links in Government

How the next president can build on cross-agency collaboration.

Nextgov

18F's Micropurchasing Dilemma: Is $1 for Code Too Cheap?

For the past few weeks, GSA's tech team 18F has been running a "reverse-auction" for code.

Management

EPA's Gina McCarthy’s Harsh Words for Keystone XL

Comments made public Friday reveal her to be more critical than other Cabinet-level officials.