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

How Much Sympathy Do Overwhelmed White-Collar Workers Deserve?

Belittling their plight by comparing it to blue-collar workers’ ignores the trickle-down harms of an exhausting work culture.

Management

Helping Carly Fiorina, CNN Changed its Debate Rules

Following a strong showing in the first round of debates, Fiorina appears likely to take the main stage in the second one.

Management

6 Leadership Lessons From USAID

If you want to save the world, lead, follow or get out of the way.

Management

Government Awards $133M Contract to Protect 21.5M Victims of OPM Hack

The Defense Department, not the contractor, will notify most individuals this month if their information was breached.

Management

Obama to Announce 'Robust' Senior Exec Reforms This Fall

Changes will come as a result of SES advisory group's findings in the areas of hiring, recruitment, retention and restoring value to public service.

Management

Uninsured Rate Drops Below 10 Percent in 2015

More data emerges on Obamacare’s health coverage expansion.

Management

7 New Books to Read This Fall

Instead of just spouting their opinions, these authors bring us real data.

Management

Obama Plan to Curb Unfair Labor Practices Draws Industry Fire

Contractors warn of “blacklisting” while transparency group hails improved practices.

Management

Homeland Security Spending on Major Conferences Continues to Fly Under the Radar

Since the GSA scandal, costs of big events must be posted online.

Management

USPS Isn't Giving Up in Its Fight to Keep Stamp Prices High

Latest court filing angers customers, who say the agency is intentionally creating uncertainty to stall for time.

Management

Why Federal Agencies Should Buy Local

Choosing regional contractors can improve the odds of better service and lower costs.

Management

State Department Releases Another Batch of Clinton Emails

State released over 7,000 pages of her messages, but some information now deemed classified is redacted.