Management

Why Not Even Exercise Will Undo the Harm of Sitting All Day—and What You Can Do About It

Sitting has been linked to cancer, diabetes, and cardiovascular disease.

Management

State Department Not Consistent in Bolstering Embassy Security

Watchdog finds inadequate risk management.

Management

Former IRS Official Reportedly Wanted to Audit a U.S. Senator

The Lois Lerner saga has bubbled back up to the surface again.

Management

As Highway Fund Drains, Are We on the Road to Ruin, or Not?

Some in Congress say a crisis is looming this summer with thousands of construction jobs threatened, yet recess will begin as scheduled Thursday.

Management

Are You an Approachable Leader?

Building relationships is just as important as getting the work done.

Management

OMB Identifies More Reports No One Reads

Examples include a summary of Dog and Cat Fur Protection Act violations.

Management

Forget High-Tech Gizmos—the Smartest Note-Taking Technology Is Two Centuries Old

A lesson in the lost technology of shorthand

Nextgov

Air Force Awards $1.9 Billion Contract for More Antimissile Satellites

Lockheed Martin birds will help provide around-the-clock intelligence about ballistic missile launches.

Management

House Committee Requires USPS to Keep Saturday Mail Delivery

Maintaining six-day delivery wins bipartisan support after subcommittee supported a potential reduction.

Nextgov

Disputed $103 Million DHS Employee Smartcard Project Falls Behind

Government attorneys reject latest protest pitting HP against contract winner XTec.

Management

Senate Panel Approves OMB Director Nomination

HUD Secretary Shaun Donovan’s nomination to head the management and budget office now heads to the Senate floor.

Management

Coming Out on Your Resume? Great Idea, Especially if You’re Black

New data suggest that the hurdles facing LGBT workers have been shrinking.

Management

Why It’s Important to Communicate Bad News

If your employees are in for a rough ride, tell them.

Oversight

VA Conferees Agree on One Thing: Fire More Bureaucrats

Lawmakers still must bridge major divides before they’ll be able to agree on reform bill.

Management

VA 'Brought Patients Back to Life' to Disguise Wait List Deaths

Phoenix records were altered at least seven times since last October, clerk tells CNN.

Management

Pentagon Financing Body Neglecting Key Improvements, Watchdog Finds

Testing of controls deemed insufficient for disbursal of $200 billion in annual contract payments.

Pay & Benefits

Abortion Funding for Peace Corps' Volunteers Advances With Republican Support

Bills eliminating the restriction passed in both House and Senate appropriations committees for the first time.

Nextgov

State Dept. Bolsters Social Media Campaign Against ISIS, Al-Qaida, Others

English-language outreach pilot gets another six months.

Management

What DHS is Doing About the Flood of Kids Crossing the Southwest Border

Secretary outlines multi-agency 14-point plan to address the influx.

Management

Former Treasury Chiefs Agree: Get the SEC Into the Climate Mix

Robert Rubin and Henry Paulson said that the SEC should do a better job of forcing firms to disclose the economic fallout they face from climate change.