Management

At USPS, Making Every Mile Count . . . More

Advertising on postal trucks could be one way to raise much-needed revenue.

Management

'Raghead' Slur in Snowden Leak Prompts White House Call for Discrimination Review

The use of such inflammatory language is 'unacceptable and inconsistent with NSA policy and core values,' an agency spokeswoman said.

Oversight

Border Crisis Creates Record Case Backlog at Immigration Courts

Senate panel explores root causes of child migration but stresses deterrence.

Management

Body Language Mistakes You Should Avoid

What you do in a meeting is just as important as what you say.

Management

Are Budget Battles Slowing Health Care Reforms for Veterans?

Congress is struggling to push legislation over the finish line in response to reports that veterans seeking health care have been left languishing on secret wait lists.

Management

Put the Phone Down, and No One Gets Hurt

On vacation? Please, please, please give yourself and your family a break.

Management

Scientists Just Found Stray Vials of Smallpox From the 1950s

Samples were found in an unused section of a storage room in a Food and Drug Administration laboratory in Maryland.

Management

Are You An Obstacle?

Your organization would be stronger if it didn’t need you for the day-to-day.

Tech

How 3D Printing Could Save the Postal Service

USPS could harness young technology into new business opportunities.

Management

Smartphone Junkies Report Higher Job Satisfaction

That's because distracting the brain with Candy Crunch and Facebook "improves employee well-being," according to one researcher.

Management

One Chart Shows One Big Problem With Defense Contracting: Competition Is Declining

The department in 2010 began setting goals for awarding more work competitively, but it's never been able to hit its targets.

Management

Writing Tips From the CIA’s Ruthless Style Manual

Strunk & White, it turns out, were CIA sources.

News

How To Ruin Your Political Career: Run a Federal Agency

Apparently there’s no greater sin than turning into an “administration lifer.”

Management

Resetting Homeland Security: One Department, One Vision

Unity of effort promises to repair a decade of disjointed planning and budgets.

Nextgov

Why the Government Is Probably About to Go on a Spending Spree

Agencies usually buy 39 percent of their IT in the fourth quarter of the fiscal year.