Management
Hallway Feces Was Only the Beginning of EPA's Region 8 Problems
Publicly released emails detail a more widespread problem at the agency’s Denver office.
Management
It's Still Not That Hard to Defraud the Food Stamp Program
States' manual searches deemed more effective than website tools, watchdog finds.
Management
41 Percent of American Workers Let Paid Vacation Days Go to Waste
And even when they take time off, they can't seem to stop answering emails.
Management
Bush and Obama Spurred Ed Snowden to Spill U.S. Secrets
The whistleblower started out as an idealistic booster of the national security state. Illegal and immoral behavior he witnessed on the inside turned him into an outsider.
Management
Study: Nobody Is Paying Attention on Your Conference Call
"Please enter the passcode. Then press pound. Now continue playing Candy Crush."
Management
Eric Holder’s Challenge in Ferguson
The attorney general is caught between his roles as a civil-rights advocate and a dispassionate seeker of justice.
Management
Case of IG Who Sat Idle for 2 Years Continues to Trouble Grassley
Senator asks FBI for more information, says investigation took too long.
Management
Nuclear Site Whistleblower Ordered Back on the Job
OSHA finds Energy Department contractor retaliated in terminating her.
Management
State Department Throws Cold Water on Ice Bucket Challenge
Lawyers say it runs afoul of federal ethics rules.
Management
Where the Five-Day Workweek Came From
It's a relatively new invention—is it time to shave another day off?
Nextgov
White House to Agencies: Embrace Offbeat Methods for Buying Tech
Innovative procurement methods can provide agencies with more bang for their buck, White House officials say.
Management
Tired of Fire Drills? Appoint a Fire Marshal
Before you know it, you've turned over much of your week to stuff you had no idea was going to come up.
Management
Eric Holder Almost Gives the Ferguson Race Speech Obama Couldn't
"I am the Attorney General of the United States. But I am also a black man," Holder says.
Oversight
Fight Brews Over How Long a Shutdown-Avoiding Measure Should Last
Some want all 2015 spending issues to be pushed into the next Congress.
Management
There's More to Life Than Facial Symmetry
A new study finds that possessing a balanced appearance has nothing to do with health, so we can all stop obsessing already.
Pay & Benefits
How Veterans’ Preference Laws Are Dragging Down Federal Hiring
‘Unwieldy’ and ‘convoluted’ laws are confusing vets and feds alike, report finds.
Tech
McConnell Promises Spending Standoff Over Obama’s Green Agenda
The GOP leader stopped short of an explicit shutdown threat, but he did say a Republican majority would use the budget to go after EPA’s environmental rules.
Management
It’s Time to Focus on Empowerment and Recognition
What it will take to pull up from dead last in the Best Places to Work rankings.
Management
Which Mode of Travel Provides the Happiest Commute?
Walkers, cyclists, and commuter-rail riders are much more satisfied than drivers and transit users.
Management