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Calling Agile Contractors: Come Show and Tell for 18F
Officials at the General Services Administration and 18F are now sending a message to the traditional contracting industry: We need your help, too.
Management
Government’s Publisher Cuts Staff by 5 Percent Through Buyouts
The agency estimates it will save $7 million in fiscal 2015 from trimming workforce.
Management
FutureGen is Done: Energy Ends Troubled Bush-Era Coal Electricity Project
A 12-year-old vision for a public-private partnership to create an advanced, climate-friendly coal-fired power plant has come to an apparent end.
Management
Obama Administration Frustrates Inspectors General on Records Access
House hearing on agency 'stonewalling' reveals split over which laws take precedence.
Management
Work From Home, Just Not Alone and Not in Your Own Home
The Scandinavian startup Hoffice aims to bring rigor and productivity to the concept of home-based co-working spaces.
Management
The Federal Government is Getting Ready For the Commercialization of the Moon
How will the government regulate lunar development?
Management
Obama Administration Announces New Rules on NSA Spying
A new report from the intelligence community outlines post-Snowden changes to how the government spies on Americans and foreigners.
Pay & Benefits
Senior Executive Service Is Meant to Be Mobile, Lawmaker Says
Republican defends bill to reassign top career VA employees to new posts every five years.
Management
DHS Spending Bill Stalls in the Senate As Deadline for a Partial Shutdown Draws Closer
Mitch McConnell now faces the same problem with his party’s right flank as Boehner does in the House.
Management
Exactly How Much Sleep Is 'Enough'?
New recommendations from the National Sleep Foundation
Management
As New Postal Leader Takes Charge, Obama Calls for Major USPS Reforms
Swearing in of postmaster general coincides with Obama's latest plan for an overhaul.
Management
Is Strategic Foresight an Ethical Imperative?
Leaders should consider the implications current decisions will have tomorrow.
Defense
A Look Inside the Pentagon's $585 Billion Budget Request
While the Pentagon will enjoy a peace dividend of sorts, the latest proposal still keeps the military on a war footing.
Management
The Pope is the Obama Administration's Latest Ally on Climate
EPA administrator highlights "moral issue" in Vatican meetings.
Management
Air Force One-Point-Three
After a quarter-century of service, the aging presidential airplanes are being replaced by a pair of state-of-the-art Boeing 747-8s.
Management
Obama's Budget Offers 'Smart' Spending Cuts to Pay for Management Initiatives, End to Sequestration
Cuts will free up funds for customer service improvements and cross-agency management goals.
Management
Why Women Are Wired for Governance
Women are better at listening to political opponents, less susceptible to partisan blindness, a study finds.
Management
Obama's Budget Adds 34K Federal Jobs. Would Any Be At Your Agency?
A look at which agencies would be able to hire the most under the proposal.
Management
Here are Seven Things in Obama's Budget That Are Not Going to Happen
These presidential wish-list items will be scoffed at by Republicans.
Management