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.

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

Despite Upticks, VA Defends Improvements in Wait Times for Care

Officials dispute media reports claiming improvements are overstated.

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.