Management

Obama Names Denise Turner Roth to Head GSA

Deputy chief had been acting since Tangherlini left in February.

Pay & Benefits

Amid USPS' Calls for Pay Cuts, Unions Let Deadline Pass for New Labor Contract

Postal Service's negotiations stall with two unions representing 300,000 employees.

Management

How to Get Your New Team Off to a Strong Start

The foundation is built on four one-word questions.

Oversight

Advocacy Group: IRS' Problems 'Won't Be Cured by Removing Lois Lerner'

Institutional reform is needed to restore trust after targeting scandal, Cause of Action finds.

Management

Nearly One-Quarter of 2015 Presidential Management Finalists Are Vets

The competitive program has 600 finalists in the class of 2015, from a pool of 7,800 applicants.

Management

America's Aging Population Is Bad News for Women's Careers

Unless the U.S. can put policies in place to support family caretakers.

Management

Why Recent Graduates Don't Negotiate

It doesn't hurt to ask.

Management

Campaign Politics Made the Vice Presidency a Strange Job

It's a frustrating mix of bureaucratic nonsense and clownish ribbon-cutting, all within tantalizingly close reach of the most influential job on earth.

Management

What Are Your Odds of Getting a Security Clearance?

Fewer workers are being granted access to intelligence.

Management

Rx for 21st-Century Government: Nimbler Hiring and Trained Managers

Millennials aren’t exactly flocking to “overly bureaucratic” agencies.

Management

4 Tips for Better One-on-One Meetings With Your Manager

Don’t just sit back and wait to get the attention you need.

Management

What If Government Operated More Like Disney?

Even in the Magic Kingdom, transformation doesn’t come easily.

Defense

Generals in Afghanistan Failed to Cancel Unneeded $36 Million Facility

SIGAR and lawmakers call for generals to be held accountable for “misconduct and mismanagement.”

Management

Obama Is Creating a 1,500-Mile 'Butterfly Corridor' to Help Monarchs

The Transportation Department and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will help rehabilitate butterfly habitats from Mexico to Minnesota.

Management

Obama Talks Climate Change at Coast Guard Academy

Continues administration's push to address global warming and greenhouse-gas emissions.

Management

Judge Wants 'Rolling' Release of Clinton Emails

The State Department wants to put most of the Democratic front-runner's emails out in January, but a federal judge rejected that plan.

Management

Transparency and Efficiency Bills Clear House Oversight Panel

Package of five includes new tools for inspectors general, use of evidence in policymaking.

Management

McConnell Will Allow Vote On NSA Reform Bill

The Senate Majority Leader said Tuesday he will allow a vote on the House-passed NSA reform bill later this week, but there are no guarantees it will pass.

Management

How to Protect Yourself From Unethical Persuasion

Did you ever wonder, ‘Why did I say yes?’

Defense

House Backs Bill Ensuring Reprimands Remain on VA Employees’ Records

Admonishments and reprimands currently disappear after a few years.