Pay & Benefits

Possible Furlough Days Coming to IRS Employees

Full-day agency shutdowns could complement hiring freeze and overtime suspension.

Management

The Overseas Diplomatic Life is Not All Sips of Tea

"The students, I don’t know how many there were, several thousand, surrounded the cars and began to pelt them with eggs and rocks and to jump up on top of the cars and stamp on the roofs." When Warren Christopher had to deliver bad news in Taiwan.

Management

The Limits of Obama's Clemency

The president granted pardons and commutations to 20 on Wednesday, but many more wait.

Management

White House Floats New Climate Guidelines for Energy, Infrastructure Development

The administration is releasing new plans instructing federal agencies to assess greenhouse-gas emissions as part of a broader effort to address climate change.

Management

Budget-Crunched IRS Revamps Exempt Organizations Division

Unit that birthed targeting controversy speeds up applications processing.

Management

How to Avoid the Disaster of Leadership Vertigo

It's when your brain tells you one thing and the facts tell you another.

Management

FEMA Spent Billions on Disaster Assistance Overhead During the Last Decade

The agency allocated nearly $13 billion for expenses related to compensation, travel and supplies for disaster relief personnel from fiscal years 2004 to 2013.

Management

The Most Intelligent Groups Aren’t Just a Bunch of Smart People

It turns out that you can measure and predict group intelligence, and that the same factors affect both face-to-face and online groups.

Management

The Health Benefits of Going Outside

Ecotherapy can help mental and physical health.

Management

Slashing IRS Budget Carries a Heavy Price

Cutting the agency's funding will result in a serious drop in revenue due to fewer audits and less oversight—which will worsen our federal budget deficits.

Management

Immigration Hawk Won't Lead the Senate Budget Committee

The panel's current top Republican will step aside in January to make way for a more mild-mannered leader.

Management

It's Hard to Tell Whether U.S. Spending to Elevate Women in Afghanistan Is Working

Defense, State and USAID are unable to link their efforts to gains by women, watchdog finds.

Management

How the Fight Against Ebola Shaped 2014

Anthony Fauci and other experts weigh in on what to take away from the devastation of the disease.

Management

Jeb Bush's Presidential Hopes Are Bad News for Hillary

The former Florida governor may or may not be a strong candidate, but his presence brings out the Democratic frontrunner's biggest weaknesses.

Nextgov

With New Policy, DOD Components Won’t Need DISA to Buy Cloud Services

The new guidance overrides two previous memorandums that charged DISA with assessing the security of commercial cloud service offerings.

Management

The Complete Guide to Sitting at Your Desk

Desk work can take a toll on your body, and it’s the sitting still that causes the problem.

Management

You Really Can Work Longer Hours Without Killing Your Productivity

But anything over a 49-hour week, really doesn't improve employee output.