Management

Uncertainty: Get Over It

The days of long-range plans are dead, replaced by a series of short-term ideas and experiments.

Management

The Real Problem With Acquisition Training

Institutions need to focus on the workforce of the future.

Management

Refreshed USASpending Website Irks Some Transparency Advocates

Treasury's new site aims to be more user-friendly but eliminates some search capabilities.

Management

Is America Heading Toward a Border Crisis?

Mexican immigration-enforcement might keep many migrants from U.S. border this summer, but kids are still fleeing Central America.

Management

Clinton's Email Scandal Doesn't Register With Young Voters

The youngest members of the 2016 electorate don't remember her first time as a White House resident, and they see her differently because of it.

Management

Baby Boomers Were Job-Hopping Before It Was Cool

New data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics shows that the notion of the "company man" died not recently, but long ago.

Management

Half of American Workers Have Left a Job Because They Hated Their Boss

Gallup estimates that managers who are "actively disengaged" cost the US economy close to $400 billion annually.

Management

Think You Know Which Agencies Are Most Innovative?

You’ll probably be surprised by some of the contenders in a new ranking.

Management

Watchdog Wary of Loosely Defined Program for Afghan Women

The $416 million effort could leave participants with few tangible benefits, SIGAR warns.

Management

For a More Creative Brain, Travel

How international experiences can open the mind to new ways of thinking

Management

Do Government Employees Have Freedom of Speech?

When speaking your mind, you're still part of your agency's brand.

Management

How to Make Your Organization Less Sexist and Racist

Many employers who discriminate don't do so intentionally, yet few are aware of concrete steps they can take to override their subconscious biases.

Management

Obama Offers Commutations to 22 of 209,155 Federal Prisoners

On Tuesday, the President cut short the sentences for two dozen inmates imprisoned for drug offenses, who would have served less time under current guidelines. Thousands more remain in prison.

Management

Precrime Comes to the Office

To weed out hires who might go on to misbehave, recruiters are relying on ethics questionnaires, personality tests, and credit histories. But can they truly anticipate misconduct?

Management

Senior Execs to Congress: Making Us At-Will Employees Will 'Destroy' Us

The push to make it easier to fire bad apples in the SES is scaring top career officials, according to a new survey.