Management
Obama Management Chief Sees Opportunity to Build on Contracting Successes
Beth Cobert tells contractors they are patriotic partners with federal employees.
Management
The Best Measure of an Employee Is How Well She Mentors Others
What have you done for others lately?
Management
Our Cubicles, Ourselves: How the Modern Office Shapes American Life
How did we come to work in spaces that make us so miserable?
Management
Commentary: Why HUD Is Far From Turning Around
Employees are powered by more than just mission. What about dignity and respect?
Management
Solving the Time Management Dilemma
You’re way behind the curve in terms of raw numbers, so make mindful choices.
Management
Effort to Help Afghanistan Collect Customs Revenue Found Lacking
Watchdog says USAID and CBP contracts need performance metrics.
Oversight
Transparency Group Wants to Know If HUD’s Promotion of Obamacare Was Illegal
Cause of Action tells IGs department may have broken the law by working on a project outside its appropriations.
Management
3 Tips for Effective Interagency Collaboration
In the territorial push for resources, sharing can be a hard sell.
Nextgov
Is Your Agency Ready for the Cloud Security Deadline in June?
A compliance milestone and changes to FedRAMP itself are both approaching.
Pay & Benefits
Uncle Sam Will Ask Feds About Pay, Job Satisfaction This Spring
OPM will administer its annual survey of the government workforce beginning in late April.
Management
What Turns a Perfectionist Into a Lunatic
Yelling might be a little more accepted in sports than in other workplaces, but a boss’s poor anger management can affect the performance of subordinates.
Management
Can Burwell Avoid the Sebelius Trap?
Kathleen Sebelius was exactly what the White House needed in an HHS secretary—until she wasn't.
Management
Hillary Clinton's Relationship with Boeing Questioned
Report outlines former secretary of State's position as a 'powerful ally' for the airplane maker.
Management
Why You Need to Learn to Lead Positive
For starters, the brain is programmed to scan for what’s wrong rather than what’s right.
Management
Feds and Their Managers Aren’t Seeing Eye-to-Eye on Much, Including Promotions
Report shows large workforce assessment disparities between supervisors and their staffs.
Management
You Can Now Reprogram Your Sleep Patterns With Your iPhone When You Travel
A new app can help you adjust to jet lag and a changing schedule much faster.
Management
Senator: Even Small Agencies Need Watchdogs
More than $1 billion in yearly budget authority has “no oversight,” says Democratic Sen. Claire McCaskill.
Management
IGs: Intel Sharing Largely Up to Par in Run-Up to Boston Bombing
Report cites missed opportunity in suspect’s trip to Russia.
Management
President Obama Officially Nominates Budget Chief as Next HHS Secretary
Sylvia Mathews Burwell was selected because she is a 'proven manager and relentless implementer.'
Management