Management

Feds Are Feeling More Out of Touch With Their Managers

Study links to declining satisfaction with internal communications to overall drop in employee morale.

Route Fifty

The United State of America

Washington is expanding its power by turning state governments into instruments of federal policy.

Oversight

Senate Remains Stalled on Spending Bills

A short-term measure will probably be necessary to keep government open after Sept. 30.

Management

How I Lead: Building Trust and Communication Between Teams

A conversation with HHS executive Ken Sosne.

Oversight

House Clears Bill Making it Easier to Fire VA Execs

Overhaul legislation would cut off terminated employees’ pay immediately, but allow them seven days for an MSPB appeal.

Nextgov

Is a Senate-Confirmed Federal CIO the Key to IT Reform?

Bill envisions a newly created Digital Government Office in the White House

Management

Obama Asks the GOP to 'Stop Hating All the Time'

The president says that “we could do so much more if Congress would come on and help out a little bit."

Management

The Surgeon General Seriously Wants You to Stop Tanning

Report condemns both outdoor and indoor tanning.

Management

Making Good Mistakes

When you fail (and you will), do it for the right reasons.

Management

21 Emails From the Democratic Party About Impeachment

President Obama's supporters are using fringe threats as a potent fundraising tool. Here's what it looks like.

Nextgov

Why Federal IT Reform Is Getting Cheaper

Pared-down Senate bill is projected to cost less than House-passed measure.

Management

Who Wins in the Name Game?

From dating to job prospects, a name has remarkable power over the path of its owner's life.

Management

Lawmaker: VA Alone Is Sitting on $2B in Underused Property

House Oversight panel decries 7,000 in unneeded federal assets worth $350 billion.

Management

Mitch McConnell's Musical Attack on EPA

The Senate minority leader recruited a reality-TV singer to fight the climate rules.

Management

Ditch the Memo for a Dashboard: How to Show Your Program's Progress

Tell your story with infographics that link metrics and chief indicators.

Management

As Ebola Outbreak Spreads in West Africa, U.S. Scientists Look for Cure

Just over a dozen American laboratories can experiment with the deadly virus, and one in Texas reports some promise in animal studies.

Management

What Corporate America Is Learning About Keeping Workers Happy

Organizations with ample perks outperform those without and retain better talent.

Oversight

The Border Crisis Takes a Pause From Politics

At an ad-hoc hearing during a packed day, the actual unaccompanied minors took the focus.

Nextgov

After Delays, USCIS Sets New Deadline for Digital Immigration Records

USCIS chief calls modernizing IT systems ‘one of my top challenges'

Management

The Things You Don't Know About the Nixon Tapes

Forty years after Watergate, two new books show how little we knew about the disgraced president.