Management

The Alarming, Long-Term Consequences of Workplace Stress

Health problems associated with job-related anxiety account for more deaths each year than Alzheimer's disease or diabetes.

Management

OMB's Management Side May Coordinate Earlier With Budgeteers

Controllers expect more agencies to embrace shared services.

Tech

IRS Welcomes Jump in Taxpayers Using Its Website

Call volume around President’s Day expected to strain staff.

Management

Even Republicans Love Obama's Immigration Policies

GOP voters support the executive actions in principle, but oppose them once they're linked to the president.

Management

What the FBI Chief Got Right—and Wrong—About Race and Police

James Comey insisted that if citizens saw things from a beat cop's perspective, they'd be more sympathetic.

Management

Embattled Secret Service Spent Just 25 Minutes Training the Average Officer in 2013

Congressional oversight leaders expect bipartisan reform in the near future.

Oversight

IRS Chief Refuses to Apologize to Lawmakers on Missing Emails

Republican oversight panel member accuses Koskinen of 'misleading' Congress and American people.

Route Fifty

Cities Gain a Competitive Edge by Striving for Excellence

In a guest article, El Paso City Manager Tommy Gonzalez notes how “there is already a clear roadmap to greater public sector efficiency.”

Management

The Attention Machine

A new brain-scanning technique could change the way scientists think about human focus.

Management

Amid Homeland Security Funding Fight, 2016 Hopefuls Avoid the Front Lines

Cruz, Paul, and Rubio could use the standoff to distinguish themselves. So far, they're not.

Management

Degrees Don’t Matter Anymore, Skills Do

A total transformation of education is coming, whether the educational establishment likes it or not.

Management

Obama: Progress on Ebola Proves the Need to Invest in the Federal Workforce

Statement comes as White House moves to new phase of fight against outbreak.

Management

Senator Demands IRS Explanation of Email Recovery

Inspector general reports 16,000 Lois Lerner documents that may be new.

Nextgov

For the Federal IT Budget, Things May Finally Be Looking Up

Overall, the total federal IT budget proposed by the president would tick up to $86 billion, a 2.7 percent increase above the current year’s levels.

Defense

White House: Authorization of Force Language is 'Intentionally' Fuzzy

White House Press Secretary John Earnest said Wednesday that the request provides "flexibility" in responding to "contingencies" on the ground.

Management

Veterans Health Care and IT Acquisition Added to GAO's High-Risk List

Defense contracting and FDA oversight of medical products come closer to getting off the list.

News

On ‘Parks and Recreation,’ the Joke’s on the Feds

This may be the first time in television history that a network sitcom has included a gag about the Senior Executive Service.