Management

Disputed Power Maneuver Divides Chemical Safety Board

Move marks a new detour in effort to reform vacancy-plagued investigative body.

Management

Employee Views on Pay and Morale Are In

Early results from the annual survey on feds’ job satisfaction will be available in late August.

Management

IRS Chief Reiterates That the White House Had No Role in Lois Lerner Document Review

House Republicans' query about "special project team" shows confusion, Koskinen says.

Management

How Can the Next President Build a Strong Political and Career Leadership Team?

Every management agenda starts with people.

Management

Hillary Clinton Officially Launched Her Campaign Saturday

The Democratic presidential candidate gave her first big campaign speech in New York City on Saturday.

Management

Experts: NSA Spying May Leave the U.S. Without Moral High Ground in OPM Hack

Was the breach of federal employee records all that different from U.S. surveillance programs?

Management

Poll: Millennials Are in Search of a Different Kind of Career

According to a new study, younger workers do in fact care less about money and more about fulfillment.

Management

Second Hack of Government Data May Have Compromised Security Clearance Information

Officials confirmed Friday they had detected a second intrusion that may be far more damaging than the one reported last week.

Management

No More Charging Strippers to Uncle Sam's Plastic

Defense spending bill prohibits department civilian and military personnel from using government charge cards for gaming or adult entertainment.

Nextgov

White House Wants to Build Digital-Savvy Contracting Corps

The new team will be modeled on the U.S. Digital Service, but will be staffed by existing agency contracting officers who undergo specialized training.

Management

How Many Social-Media Accounts Does It Take to Run for President?

Presidential candidates are basically teenagers.

Management

Spying on Feds, Putting IRS Agents at the Border and Other Ideas From Presidential Hopefuls

A roundup of proposals from the campaign trail for reforming the federal workforce.

Management

Senators Offer Plan to Streamline Program Management

Ernst and Heitkamp would import private-sector accountability practices.

Management

The Key Factor Almost Every Hiring Manager Overlooks

Beware of the person who cares about the title.

Management

Obama Takes in the Congressional Baseball Game

The president is taking no chances in his lobbying effort before Friday's vote. Also, he met the racing presidents.

Management

Contractors Want Guidance from Feds on OPM Hack

It’s like waiting to find the black box after an airline crash, one industry representative says.

Management

The Enduring Sexism in Science

Nobel Laureate Tim Hunt resigned over inappropriate comments, but such blatant instances of bias are only the most publicized examples of a more pervasive problem.

Defense

Why Credit Monitoring Fails to Address the Real Threat Facing Hacked Feds

State-sponsored breach was probably never about financial information, experts say.

Oversight

OPM Hacking Deals Yet Another Blow to Federal Morale

Employees are upset at the way OPM handled the breach, but private sector cybersecurity is not much better, contractors note.

Management

Rule #1: Policy Design Starts With Operational Capacity

What happens when policy wonks make implementation someone else's problem.