Management

The 10 Secrets to Successful People's Calm

The tricky thing about stress and anxiety is that they are absolutely necessary emotions.

Management

Hillary Clinton: 'Failure' to Help Syrian Rebels Led to the Rise of ISIS

The former secretary of state, and probable candidate for president, outlines her foreign-policy doctrine.

Management

Obama: U.K. and France Will Join U.S. In Delivering Aid to Iraq

The president made a short statement and answered questions on Iraq Saturday morning.

Route Fifty

New York City Takes Giant Step to Unlock Its Published Data

Mayor Bill de Blasio approves new digital mandates for the City Record and agencies.

Management

What’s Really Happening On Your Watch?

The performance problem: Most executives can’t sample their agency’s services.

Nextgov

Will The Government Shred Your Contract After a Hack?

OPM and DHS, in a first, halted work with a background investigator after it disclosed a breach.

Management

EPA Chief: Teach Global Warming in Schools

Gina McCarthy wants children to have an understanding of climate science, but current policy leaves plenty of students without it.

Management

Homeland Security Staff in Border Facilities Getting Sick on the Job

Some employees have contracted scabies, lice and chicken pox at Texas detention centers for children fleeing Central America.

Management

To Work Better, Work Less

Toiling away for more hours diminishes productivity. Why do so many do it anyway?

Route Fifty

How Silicon Valley Talent Brokering Is Helping Local Cities

Silicon Valley Talent Partnership Executive Director Lea King discusses how new Knight Foundation funding will strengthen local cross-sector collaboration.

Tech

The Most and Least Sustainable Agencies in Government

One chart shows which agencies are going green.

Management

Misbehaving Contractors Might Be in Luck At These Agencies

GSA and State are doing the worst job of tracking past performance, though all major agencies have improved recently, auditors find.

News

What Government Never Could Have Expected from President Nixon

The president who tried to leverage the bureaucracy to “screw” his opponents resigned 40 years ago.

Nextgov

IT Needs Audacity, Adaptiveness and Engagement

Today's IT leaders need to think big.

Management

Agencies Team Up to Improve Communities Without Wrecking the Environment

Five-year effort now reflects Obama's climate change push.

Management

Toddler Gets Timeout for Slipping Through White House Gates

The breach resulted in a brief security lockdown.

Management

Imagine If Thousands of Medical Researchers Could Have a Quick Conversation

NIH's PubMed Commons is catalyzing scientist-to-scientist interactions.

Management

3 Myths That Cripple Acquisition: Myth No. 3 Envisioning the Future Is a Waste of Time

Moving the puck forward will require Gretzky-style foresight.

Management

Hillary Clinton's Rules for Women

The former of secretary of State laid out a few best practices for women in a new interview with Glamour.

Management

GSA Updates Agency Air Fare Deals to Save $2 Billion Yearly

City Pair program allows flight cancellations or changes without fees.