News
Why Obama’s Post-Presidential Role Model Could be Herbert Hoover
President shows some interest in tackling government reform after he leaves office.
Management
State Department Still Vague on Who Okayed Clinton Email Set-Up
Variety of possible players hinted at in new court filing.
Management
Supreme Court: Constitution Protects Birthright Citizenship
In a case with a lot of similarities to today’s immigration debate, the high court said the children of undocumented immigrants are still U.S. citizens.
Oversight
Senior Execs and Managers Blast Union for ‘Hit List’ of VA Officials to Fire
Congressional panels asked to investigate ‘internal review’ of management.
Management
Travelers Can Write Yelp Reviews For the TSA
The crowdsourcing hub is now a place to rate airport security experiences. Here are the best reviews so far.
Management
The First Openly Transgender White House Staffer Was Just Appointed
Raffi Freedman-Gurspan will work as outreach and recruitment director for presidential personnel.
Management
GE Saw the Light on Performance, Government Should Too
The answer is not to end employee reviews, but to make them better.
Management
Play of the Day: Trump's Immigration Plan is Quite Restrictive
The mogul's new position paper would've kept his own grandfather out of the United States.
Management
Jeb Bush: Working for Uncle Sam Should Not Be ‘Lifetime Employment’
Firing poor performers should be easier across government -- not just at the VA, according to Republican presidential hopeful.
Management
Clinton Opposes Arctic Drilling Plan
The 2016 Democratic front-runner voices opposition after Shell gets federal approval to drill in icy waters.
Management
New EPA Rules Would Cut Methane Emissions From Oil and Natural-Gas Industries
The agency wants to reduce emissions by 40 to 45 percent of 2012 levels over the next decade.
Management
Shopping for Training and Development Services Could Soon Get Easier
OPM and GSA release requests for proposals as part of an effort to streamline procurement through category management.
Management
The Management Tool Amazon Employees Despise Might Be Coming to Your Organization
The tool allowed workers to send feedback about their colleagues directly to managers.
Management
Homeless Shelters? HUD Is Working on Finding a Better Way
Housing vouchers aren't cheap, but they seem to be the best strategy for keeping a roof over everyone's head.
Management
Animation: Watch the Remarkable Expansion of American Obesity
A new graphic using CDC data shows larger waistlines across the United States.
Management
Why the Government Doesn’t Work
Procedures focus on avoiding negative publicity, not on high performance.
Management
Here's the Cost of Donald Trump's Immigration Plan
If Trump needs illegal immigrants to go, it’s not going to be cheap.
Management
Top-Level Management Is More Democratic Than Rank-and-File Feds
Neither group is all that impressed with 2016 presidential candidates.
Nextgov
QTS Sets Eyes on Federal Market with Carpathia Acquisition
The Kansas-based company, which already services many federal customers through 12 nationwide data centers, spent $326 million acquiring the cloud services provider.
Management