Management
Even CBO Is Stumped on the Size of the Contractor Workforce
Federal agencies spent $500 billion procuring products and services in 2012.
Management
Whistleblowers Help Save Nearly $100M Through Flagging Overtime Abuses at DHS
Department should continue to identify employees misusing the system, independent agency advises.
Management
Make Better Choices for Better Time Management
Put more attention on the important and less on the urgent.
Management
Email Lets Other People Schedule Your Life—Here’s How to Stop It
Constantly checking our inbox makes us stupid.
Tech
U.S. Arctic Envoy is Still Talking With Disney to Use 'Frozen' to Teach Climate Change
'It's a very good company, and they put out a good product, and I'd like to have them help us raise awareness.'
Management
How to Become an Ambassador Without Really Trying
In the U.S. Foreign Service, who you know is worth more than how many languages you can speak.
Management
The U.S. Is Not Ready for A Melting Arctic
Emergency response, navigation and charting has not kept pace with the rapidly-changing polar region.
Route Fifty
Is the Obama Administration Playing Hardball on Health Care?
The current debate in Florida over Medicaid funding could be a sign of things to come.
Management
Secret Service Officers Crashed Into a White House Barricade Last Week
The agents were reportedly driving drunk from a retirement party for an outgoing agency spokesman.
Management
How Not to Be a Rotten Co-Worker
Self-serving colleagues can spoil work on many levels. Don't be one of them.
Management
Mailing Groups Cautiously Optimistic New Postal Leadership Will Stop All the Fighting
New postmaster general promises new era of cooperation.
Management
When Government Competes Against the Private Sector, Everybody Wins
If civil servants are pitted against businesses they become more innovative, and secure most of the contracts put out for bid.
Management
IRS Reaches Out to Taxpayers Who Left $1 Billion on the Table
The window for 1.1 million individuals eligible for 2011 refunds closes April 15.
Management
What Do Data Analytics Have to Do With the Way You Play the Game?
The answer might surprise federal program managers.
Management
VA Review Finds Culture of Fear Among Staff in ‘Candy Land’
Initial findings of investigation show Wisconsin facility overprescribed pain pills to vets.
Management
Justice Department Isn't Tracking All Sex Offenders in Witness Protection
Inspector general raises ‘significant concerns’ about public safety risks.
Management
Clinton’s Email Upstaged Her Big Speech on Women’s Rights
In the speech, Clinton described women’s equality as “the great unfinished business of the 21st century.”
Management
The Best or Worst: Government Has a Choice
Managing people, not systems, makes the difference.
Management
The Power of 'Good Enough'
How settling can make people happier and more satisfied than gunning for "the best"
Management