Management
How to Influence Your Manager When You’re Never Both in the Same Office
Face-to-face isn't the only way to communicate.
Management
'From Atoms to Bits': A Brilliant Visual History of American Ideas
A new paper employs a simple technique—counting words in patent texts—to trace the history of American invention, from chemistry to computers.
Management
Americans Didn't Always Worship the Founding Fathers
After the Civil War, the men who framed the Constitution gradually rose to become the Ghosts of Democracy Past: courageous, learned, and super-judgey.
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
Could the Pentagon Take a Cue From Britain on Public-Private Partnerships?
Expanding the use of P3s could ease DOD’s budget pressures.
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
Say Goodbye to the Classic White Boxy U.S. Postal Truck
The postal service wants to change over its fleet by 2018.
Management
No One Ever Really Fits a Job Description, So Let Applicants Write Their Own
Most of the time, regular job postings are terrible.
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.
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