Management
The White House Wants a Good Map of the Arctic
Want to see how glaciers retreat? There’s a map for that.
Management
Wonder What’s Hidden in Your Personnel File?
Here’s how to request a copy of your official records.
Management
New Chair of Troubled Chemical Safety Board Begins Listening Tour
Sutherland seeks "a better culture and experience" for a body some called toxic.
Management
How Government Techies Can Usher in the Next Generation of Federal Workers
18F hopes to match agencies with employees while benefiting both.
Nextgov
GSA Ponders Slashing 2-Year Experience Requirement for IT Contractors
The agency is also considering eliminating a requirement for a spot on the Schedule 70 that potential contractors must have at least two years' corporate experience.
Management
NASA Plans to Hitch Rides on Comets – Using Harpoons and Tethers
The system may one day be used to hitchhike across the solar system.
Management
So Long to the Cubit and Ad Hoc Performance Metrics
Cross-agency benchmarks support data-driven decision-making.
Management
You’re More Likely to Find a Better Job While You're Still In Your Old One
Future employers love to hear you brag about your current job.
Management
No, Americans Probably Aren't Suffering From a Lack of Sleep
Just because you're tired, doesn't mean you didn't get a full night's sleep.
Management
Obamacare Hasn't Knocked John Kasich Out of the Race for the White House
Recent polling shows shifting priorities, even among Republicans, on health care.
Management
How FEMA Director Craig Fugate Wants to Reshape Disaster Management
Fugate on why the Katrina response failed, why it’s important to talk about “survivors” instead of “victims,” and why citizens can’t just wait for the government to save them in a huge disaster
Management
It’s Time to Rethink the Way Work Is Managed
Better performance comes with clear expectations and mutual trust.
Management
Analysis: How the Federal Government Built White Suburbia
Federal housing policies didn’t just deny opportunities to black residents. They subsidized and safeguarded whites-only neighborhoods.
Defense
Frustrations of 2013 Shutdown Linger As the Threat of a Repeat Grows, Says Ex-Pentagon Comptroller
Robert Hale is growing less hopeful about avoiding a lapse in appropriations next month.
Management
Obama Gives New Role to Federal Agency Once Deemed Useless by Its Own IG
Denali Commission will coordinate climate change response in Alaska.
Management
NASA Creates New Quick 'Self-Healing' Material
Hurtling through the endless void of space in a thin aluminum can as debris zips around in every direction may have just gotten a little safer.
Defense
John Kerry, After Iran Deal Victory, Stays on the Defensive
The State Department chief continued to decry a now-unlikely rejection.
Management
Travel Cuts? Boost Training and Collaboration Online
How to inject the human factor into e-learning systems.
Management
How Americans Lost Track of One Founding Father's Definition of Success
According to Benjamin Franklin, what mattered in business was humility, restraint, and discipline.
Management