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The Majority of Agency Heads Don’t Actually Use Data on Program Performance

But nearly two-thirds of performance officers in survey see progress toward culture of measurement.

Management

IRS May Offer Hope to Feds Affected by OPM Hack

Senator wants IRS to help protect victims from identity theft, notes reports that thieves are selling the data online.

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When Do Most Americans Think They'll Actually Retire?

Workers would like to retire by 65, but only those making $100,000 or more expect that they'll do so.

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The Obama Administration Isn't Pressuring Anyone to Stop Selling Confederate Flag Merchandise

Josh Earnest said Tuesday the president welcomes the decisions from Wal-Mart , eBay and other retailers.

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Report: Working Moms Have More Successful Daughters and More Caring Sons

A Harvard Business School study says working mother's guilt may be real, but increasingly it's being proven unwarranted.

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How Scalia Could Undo a Big Part of Obama’s Environmental Legacy

The fate of a air-pollution regulations may be in the hands of the conservative justice.

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For More Workplace Diversity, Should Algorithms Make Hiring Decisions?

Some recruiters are hoping that software can somehow compensate for human failings.

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Watchdog Finds No Fresh Evidence of Time and Attendance Fraud by EPA Employees

Report comes after senior adviser John C. Beale was able to collect nearly $1 million for absences during which he claimed he was on CIA assignments.

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Obama Administration: Climate Plan Will Save Lives, Money

Amid Republican attacks on climate plan, report lays out economic benefits of action.

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Benghazi Panel Releases Blumenthal Emails, but Not Transcript

Trey Gowdy defended his decision to keep Sidney Blumenthal's deposition private for now, and blasted Democratic critics of the GOP-led investigation.

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Interior Is the 'National Geographic' of Instagram

The agency tasked with managing federal lands and natural resources needs #nofilter.

Management

What I Learned About My Emotions From Pixar’s 'Inside Out'

You'll be better able to manage others if you recognize what you're feeling.

Tech

Senators Want GSA to Catch Feds Who Use Plastic at Strip Clubs

Travel and purchasing card data would be scoured for waste governmentwide.

Management

Bush Lays Out Post-Obamacare Plan for the GOP

Many of the features of the Affordable Care Act come from a plan drafted by the conservative Heritage Foundation.

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The Fish and Wildlife Service Destroyed an Actual Ton of Ivory in New York

An estimated 96 elephants are slaughtered in Africa every day for their ivory.

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Driving Results in Cities Could Influence Federal Performance Efforts

Using data to steer limited funds to programs that work.

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NASA Has a Humanoid Robot Working Aboard the International Space Station

It looks like a cross between C-3PO and the Michelin Man.

Management

Obama Had Dinner With Steven Spielberg and Yet No One Told the Press

The only logical conclusion: A "Lincoln" or "E.T." sequel.

Management

CBO Estimate: Repealing Obamacare Would Leave 19 Million Uninsured; Raise Federal Deficit

The Congressional Budget Office released a new report on the effects of repealing the Affordable Care Act.

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Overpaid Feds Inflating Housing Prices, Privatizing the VA and More Ideas From Presidential Hopefuls

Presidential contenders lay out their ideas for streamlining government.