Management

Infographic: 5 Types of Toxic Employees (and How You Should Deal with Them)

Slackers, martyrs and socialites can derail your team.

Management

Look for the Space Between the Waves

In an always-on world, we must pause to process what we've learned.

Management

Why Obama's Former Offshore Drilling Cop is Still Worried

Michael Bromwich, who overhauled regulation after the BP spill, says risks are much lower but real threats remain.

Management

The Risk of Letting Employees Know Where They Rank Versus Their Peers

If your organizational culture is more collaborative, doing so could hurt performance.

Management

Bipartisan Team Launches Effort to Better Assess Whether Programs Work

Bill would establish commission to recommend data for judging programs.

Management

Chris Christie's Maneuver to Put Himself Right of the 2016 Field

He’s doing it in New Hampshire—and by tackling entitlements.

Management

Contractor BP Wants You to Think the Gulf Is OK

With billions on the line, the oil giant wants to change minds five years after the Gulf spill.

Management

What Women Want: A Fair Shot at Defense Careers

Start by changing the ‘good old boy’ culture, survey says.

Management

Broadcasting Board Offers Buyouts

The application period runs through May 29, and this is the final round the agency will offer in fiscal 2015.

Management

Will Hillary Clinton Embrace Social Security Expansion?

Expanding the program’s benefits has become a central tenet for progressives led by Sen. Elizabeth Warren.

Pay & Benefits

American Tragedy: 20 Years After the Oklahoma City Bombing

Twenty years after the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building devastation, and the only thing we really know for sure is that 168 people should not have died.

Management

A Guide for Working Families

To attract and retain a talented workforce, the government must provide workplace flexibilities.

Management

Tracking Individual Feds Over Time Could Improve Employee Viewpoint Survey

Academics look at the methodology of the annual survey gauging the attitudes of federal workers.

Management

Help Shape the Next President’s Agenda

Transitions in Governance 2016 wants your input on pressing federal management issues.

Management

2,500 Years Later, the Hottest New Management Guru is Confucius

It's possible to learn good business and good manners.

Management

Obama’s Mentor Turns Against Him In Court on Climate

Laurence Tribe argues that his former student’s effort to curb carbon pollution is unconstitutional.

Management

Mapping Genomes to Understand Contaminated Foods

The FDA can now pinpoint exactly which ingredient makes people sick in outbreaks.

Management

Are You Ready to Change the Way You Think About Leadership?

Global change agents think and act in an integrated way.

Management

Lawmakers in Both Parties Promise to Be Nicer to Feds

But kinder rhetoric is only one step on a long road to boosting employee morale.

Management

The Lowdown on Agency Strategic Reviews

Results show progress, but morale and customer service challenges remain.