Management

Executive Order Protecting LGBT Contract Workers Takes Effect

Obama's action bans federal contractors from discriminating against employees because of sexual orientation or gender identity.

Management

Labor Hasn't Reported All Its Conference Spending Properly

Still, the department's overall controls on spending amid a governmentwide crackdown are adequate, IG finds.

Management

There Really Are More Pregnant Women at the Office

In the past fifty years, more Americans have decided to work during pregnancy.

Management

Edward Snowden Unwittingly Killed Justice's Mass-Surveillance Program

By exposing the NSA’s spying regime, the former contractor forced the department to shut down a separate phone-surveillance operation.

Management

Do Your Stakeholders ‘Like’ You on Facebook?

Influencers can make or break your social media presence.

Management

Are State Department Contractors Shortchanging Whistleblowers?

Watchdog finds ethics codes that 'may have chilling effect' on reporting waste and fraud.

Management

Widespread Power Outages Send Some Washington-Area Feds Home

OPM offers its non-essential workers early dismissal during outage that has affected agencies in the region.

Management

Ensuring Women a Seat at Every Table

Women entering the workforce are more likely to be on a management track than they were a decade ago.

Management

2016 Senate Republicans Face Decision on Lynch Nomination

The Attorney General nomination process has gone on far longer than anticipated in debate over immigration.

Management

Your Next Best Hire Might Be a Competitive Eater

Succeeding at competitive eating is something more akin to solving multiple puzzles at once.

Management

CMS Reverses Medicare Advantage Cuts

For the third year in a row, Medicare Advantage will receive a payment increase in 2016 instead of proposed cuts.

Nextgov

An Innovator in the Line of Fire -- Literally

She was shot in Central America and targeted by Islamic extremists in Afghanistan. But Alexis Bonnell’s toughest challenge so far? Navigating the federal government.

Tech

Union: IRS Budget Cuts Hurt Workforce, Customer Service

Starving the agency that collects the funds that keep the rest of the government running is bad strategy, NTEU president says.

Management

Welcome Spring With This Forest Service Map of the U.S. Blooming

Maps from the agency show signs of the season across America's forests, fields, and urban areas.

Management

How the 2016 Republicans Will Debate NSA Reform

Rand Paul and Ted Cruz are likely going to hit their opponents—and each other—early and often for backing mass surveillance.

Management

Science Agrees: Being Laid Off Is Terrible

New research from England suggests that cutbacks can lead to lasting trust issues.

Management

Why Every Manager Should Use the Great Sewerage Equation

Backlogs are not a government problem. They are a large-organization problem.