Management

How Spy Agencies Plan to Solve Their Racism Problem

Office of the Director of National Intelligence is promising new programs meant to promote “diversity and tolerance.”

Oversight

Republicans Prep Funding to Keep Government Open Through Election Day

It looks like the fiscal 2015 appropriations process is already dead.

Management

Agency Returned $4.6 Billion to Wronged Consumers

Republican critics of the 3-year-old Consumer Financial Protection Bureau say it hasn’t received enough oversight.

Management

Don’t Burn Your Calendar at Both Ends

Three surefire ways to stop cramming too much into your weekly planner.

Management

Obama Signs Executive Orders Protecting LGBT Feds and Contractors

President says federal dollars should not go toward supporting discrimination.

Management

The Federal Government Is Shrinking—Literally

Agencies have reduced their footprint under a White House initiative to make government more efficient.

Management

When Feds Ignore Risk, They Create Risk

Many agencies lack fundamental tools for managing uncertainty.

Management

More Women Around the Globe Are Networking Over Cocktails

All the new ways that professional women are using alcohol to socialize, network, and assert their independence.

Management

Hillary Clinton's Lessons in Executive Diplomacy

From the memoirs of Obama administration appointees.

Defense

John Kerry Makes the U.S. Case Against Russia Over Downed Plane

The Secretary of State made the Obama administration's pitch over the plane crash in Ukraine across TV Sunday morning.

Pay & Benefits

HUD Hiring Blitz Attracts Vets, Minorities

The department is on track to make 1,000 hires by the end of fiscal 2014 with an eye on diversity.

Tech

One Lawmaker’s Crusade to Green the Federal Fleet

A New York congressman has been fighting for years to prevent agencies from buying cars that run on regular gasoline.

Management

Assessing Trust in Cross-Agency Networks

Trust between federal partners isn’t always good, and distrust isn’t always bad.

Defense

Obama: We Know At Least One American Was Killed on Downed Malaysian Flight

The president addressed the plane crash in a Friday morning press conference.

Management

EPA Moves to Thwart Huge Alaskan Copper and Gold Mine

Bristol Bay is home to the world's largest sockeye salmon run.

Management

If You Like Peaches, You Should Like Immigration Reform

The 500 Mexican workers who make Titan Farms possible must return over the border at the end of every growing season.

Tech

Religious Group Demands NSA Documents in Ethnic-Slur Probe

A new FOIA request is just the latest fallout of the Snowden leaks.

Management

How to Write a Cover Letter, According to Leonardo da Vinci

When a 30-something Leonardo da Vinci sought work in the court of the duke of Milan in the 1480s, he wrote a short, bulleted list of ten skills that would have been sure to catch the eye of any Renaissance-era ruler.