Management
Can Obama Split the Difference on Immigration?
Obama promised reform by the end of the year. Now he has to choose whom to offend. It's not a yes-or-no choice, but neither his critics nor his supporters will be happy with anything in between.
Oversight
SBA Takes Flak Over Revising Company Size Standards
Committee chairman calls proposed rule a “capricious” threat to IT industry.
Management
The Four Types of Sleep Schedules
A new study suggests that some people are neither "owls" nor "larks"
Management
Hacked Employees File Charges Against Postal Service
Union, lawmakers, unhappy with USPS secrecy.
Management
3 Tips to Help Federal Leaders Prepare for a New Congress
How to field data and hearing requests so you can focus on strategy.
Nextgov
Federal Customer Experience 'Downright Bleak'
Six federal agencies earned an average of “very poor." HealthCare.gov scored the lowest.
Management
Video: The Apache Firefighters Who Stop America's Biggest Wildfires
Why dangerous work became a calling for this Bureau of Indian Affairs-sponsored Native American Crew.
Management
Infographic: What Defense Personnel Really Think About the Acquisition Process
Many believe the Pentagon is failing to deliver the weapons and equipment troops really need.
Defense
How the Defense Department's Procurement Problems Are Hurting National Security
The Pentagon spends too much time and money buying weapons that don't deliver.
Management
Seven Ex-Census Chiefs Warn Against Budget Cuts
Bureau is running out of time for designing, planning and selecting technology for the 2020 count.
Management
Is the New VA Secretary Already Losing His Luster?
Three months into McDonald's tenure, lawmakers and advocates aren't shying away from voicing their concerns.
Management
The Purpose of the FedView Survey Is More Than Satisfaction
Agencies should be linking employee engagement to the mission.
Management
How to Relax Like a Baby
You don't have to be the parent of little ones to use this technique for winding down.
Management
Pentagon Told to Improve Management of Cost-Plus Contracts
FAR rules not followed on 411 projects valued at $31.7 billion.
Management
HHS Lowers Expectations for Obamacare Enrollment
The administration expects to cover fewer people next year than outside analysts predicted.
Management
VA Secretary Touts Largest Reorganization in Department's History
The "MyVA" approach aims to bring a focus on customer service to an entrenched bureaucracy.
Oversight
Sen. Johnson Speaks on Aligning Public-Private Sector Pay, Keeping Hearings Polite
Likely Homeland Security panel priorities also include securing border, cyber safety, regulatory rollback.
Defense
Stung at Home, Obama Embarks on His Longest Foreign Trip
The president will spend 10 days in Asia, where leaders know all about his domestic political weakness.
Management
A Portrait of Two Presidents, Reconciling Their Political Struggles
On Sunday, Bob Schieffer got Barack Obama and George W. Bush to wax philosophical about the value of their time in the White House.
Management