Management
A New Desk Lets You Work While Lying Down
Reclining desks are the latest weapon in the war against unhealthy workspaces.
Management
White House Takes Another Step to Ease Federal Hiring of Former Felons
Obama orders OPM to change rules so that agencies ask about criminal history later in the job application process.
Management
Improving Government Performance in Louisville: ‘It’s All About the People’
A six-point system for cultivating talented staff.
Management
Denmark: We Are Not The Socialist Utopia Bernie Sanders Thinks We Are
It's not socialist, for starters.
Management
What Would Happen If American Senators Worked Like the French?
If Senators took a few tips from the French work week, the political process would still run as smoothly (ahem) as ever.
Management
Federal Agencies Spent $334M on Advisory Committees in 2014
Outside experts generally earn special pay for their trouble.
Management
A Ghost Tour of the National Death Index
Beware of what lurks deep in the bowels of vital statistics.
Pay & Benefits
Senators Want to Make Sure Federal 'Tax Cheats' Don't Get Bonuses
Bipartisan group reintroduces a bill to prohibit tax delinquent and misbehaving IRS employees from receiving performance awards.
Management
Google is Sharing its Best Internal HR and Management Advice With Everyone Now
The search giant wants to make work better.
Management
Study: Stressful Jobs Make Life Shorter
Researchers found that unhealthy workplaces can affect mortality.
Management
Why Things Go Wrong
When an acquisition process is flawed, the outcome isn’t hard to predict.
Tech
Obamacare Enrollment Is About to Open Again, and Not Many Know It
Latest Kaiser poll shows obstacle to getting more Americans on health exchanges.
Tech
HHS Grants Official Calls Shift to Uniform Guidance a Heavy Lift
“It’s a new day in grants and data transparency,” but progress takes time, Haseltine says.
Management
FEMA Paid $250 Million in Duplicate Aid to Hurricane Sandy Victims
DHS watchdog applies data analytics to private insurance database.
Management
Goal Power: Use It, or It’s Useless
If cross-agency priority goals are viewed as an annoying requirement, they won’t work.
Management
How USDA Helped McDonald’s Climb Out of a Sales Rut
Like the new, buttery Egg McMuffins? Thank the government.
Management
Here's Everything Federal Employees Need to Know About Wednesday's GOP Debate
Fifteen Republican presidential candidates square off on the size and role of the federal government.
Management
Stop Complaining About Your 'Long' Work Week, in 2 Charts
People toiled for many more hours in the Industrial Age than they do in the digital one.
Management