Management
Finding a Bargain for Government Buyers Shouldn’t Be a Crime
In acquisition parlance, ‘low-price/technically acceptable’ really means ‘low-profits/taxpayer-approved.’
Management
Agencies Show Little Progress in Improving the Federal Hiring Process
OMB wants managers to be more involved in candidate selection, but they’re falling short of targets.
Management
The Genius Way Coca-Cola Employees Manage Their Email
It's more about choosing the levels of connection during non-work hours.
Management
Focus on Disabilities: Making the President's Vision Come to Life
Agencies are more than halfway to hiring 100,000 candidates.
Management
Getting Animals Drunk for Science
NASA and NIH show that tipsy zebra finches slur their songs and high spiders spin asymmetrical webs.
Management
Defense Agency Faulted for Wrongful Challenge to Contractor
Pentagon IG requests restoration of $6.6 million in disallowed subcontractor expenses.
Management
Practice Staying in the Moment
Just for today, bend time to your will by slowing down and focusing on the people you come in contact with.
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An Astronaut’s Life: Hyperscheduled and Bureaucratic
What it’s like to work on the International Space Station.
Management
Why You Should Make a Resolution Each Month Instead of Each New Year
If you're serious about changing your behavior, consider a different approach to instill new habits.
Management
Barack Obama Had a Really Terrible Year
ISIS, Ferguson, the Senate, Ukraine, Ebola, border kids. Really, this was a pretty awful sixth year for the president. Not that he's acting like it.
Management
Two GSA Managers Fired in Conference Scandal Reinstated With 30 Months of Back Pay
MSPB upholds decision that they were too far removed to have direct knowledge of excessive spending.
Management
CDC Officials Own Up to Missing Ebola Signals
The virus had infected 20,000 people in West Africa and claimed the lives of nearly 8,000 as of December 2014.
Management
A Roadmap of Business Manners Coast to Coast
From ‘Hello’ to ‘Hi, ya’ll’, be prepared to speak the language.
Management
Set Your 2015 Direction with a Life GPS
As you think through and plan for what you want from 2015, you can use these three simple questions to help you go where you want to go.
Management
MTV Has Done More for the US Teen Birthrate Drop Than Decades of Public Policy
Rather then glamorizing teen pregnancy, TV shows have been linked to a surprising and unprecedented decline.
Management
Better Data Doesn’t Always Mean Better Decisions, Decision Analysis Does
What we were saying 30 years ago about data analysis.
Management
Judge Upholds Firing of VA Exec – But Not Because of Wait Time Scandal
Sharon Helman improperly accepted gifts, but the department failed to prove that she engaged in misconduct that hurt veterans.
Management
The Bias in the FDA's New Blood Donation Rules
On Tuesday, the government agency announced it was lifting its ban on gay male blood donors. The fine print, however, was troubling.
Management
The Federal Government Doesn’t Have a Good Way of Determining Who's Poor
The federal poverty threshold has been widely criticized as being outdated and flawed
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