Management

Leon Panetta’s Hard Lessons in Leadership

From the memoirs of Obama administration appointees.

Management

Burden of Proof: The New Reality for Senior Execs at VA

Fired executives have few options under final reform rules.

Defense

This Is What the 'Largest Ever U.S. Response to a Global Health Crisis' Looks Like

A guide to the who, what and how many of the federal government's fight against Ebola.

Defense

Let Slip the Secret Service Dogs

A pair of canines play hero in the latest fence-jumping incident at the White House.

Defense

Army Mistreated Transgender Employee, Probe Shows

Office of Special Counsel restores employee’s job and launches re-training of supervisors.

Management

USAID Watchdog Softened Audits, Whistleblowers Tell Post

Acting IG withdraws nomination in advance of report.

Management

Everything You Need to Know About Introverted Leaders

Great introverted leaders build a structure that works for them.

Management

Let the Body Rest, for the Sake of the Brain

Sleep deprivation can take a heavy mental toll.

Management

Blackwater Security Guards Found Guilty in 2007 Killings

A federal jury convicted one security guard of murder and three others of manslaughter in the 2007 killings in Iraq.

Management

History of Management Missteps Contributes to CDC’s Credibility Gap

Critics point to potentially dangerous breaches in protocol spanning at least two presidential administrations.

Management

The Capitol Christmas Tree Is Campaigning Harder Than You Are

Thirty stops in 30 days? No problem for this spruce.

Defense

Someone Else Jumped the White House Fence. This Is What Happened.

Unlike last time, the system worked. But the video isn’t pretty.

Management

Are You Fit to Lead?

The connection between transformational leadership and high-intensity interval training.

Nextgov

How the Government Spent $103 Billion in Just 2 Months

And those were just the contracts we know about.

Oversight

Lifesize Foosball Game, Swedish Massages for Rabbits Make Coburn's Final 'Wastebook'

Retiring senator frames alleged wasteful spending against the backdrop of increasing “chaos, confusion and uncertainty.”

Management

Funding Hikes to Combat Health Care Fraud Could Pay Off, CBO Says

Study examines budget impact of Justice and HHS efforts to reduce improper payments.

Management

How to Write a Business Letter: Advice From the 18th Century

You too can sound like a rich, proper, old English gentleman with guidance from their charming correspondence manuals.

Management

How to Feel Amazing in Five Minutes

When you take the time to lean in and listen to someone, it does wonders for the soul.

Defense

The CDC Is Not Messing Around With Its New Rules for Protective Ebola Gear

The agency has a new, extensive process for donning protective wear in U.S. hospitals.

Nextgov

Can the U.S. Government Get Its DATA Act Together?

The full promise of the DATA Act won’t be realized anytime soon. But that’s not necessarily a bad thing.