Management
Adopting Best Practices Can Be a Bad Idea
Just because it worked somewhere else, doesn't mean it will work for your agency.
Tech
HHS Secretary to be Replaced by OMB Chief
Kathleen Sebelius to resign in wake of failed Healthcare.gov launch.
Management
The Most Valuable Management Degree Doesn’t Exist
To make organizations more effective, we need data-driven leaders.
Oversight
Blowing the Whistle at Your Agency May Have Just Gotten Easier
Senator is creating a new caucus to ensure whistleblower protections are enforced.
Oversight
House Panel Holds Ex-IRS Official in Contempt
Oversight panel divides over whether Lerner waived Fifth Amendment rights.
Nextgov
GSA Announces Plan to Simplify Federal Contracting
Initiative puts expert advice in specific acquisition categories.
Management
Sweden: The New Laboratory for a Six-Hour Work Day
Officials hope less time at the office will make workers healthier and more productive.
Management
Innovation Lessons Down Under
How the Australian Public Service built an institutional framework that empowers change.
Management
8 Ways We Bring Our Co-Workers Down
How to shake 'attitude brands' that can damage your career.
Tech
Could Social Media Help Catch Abuse of Disability Benefits?
IG calls for pilot program to help uncover Social Security fraud.
Nextgov
80,000 Employees of Federal Contractors Compromised in Cyberattack
Credit card info exposed in up to 25,000 of those cases, Deltek says.
Nextgov
Here Comes GSA's Next Governmentwide Telecom Contract Vehicle
Bids for inclusion in the Networx successor will be accepted in 2015.
Management
The Unexpected Benefit of Telling People What Their Coworkers Make
Advocates for pay disclosure typically focus on the advantage it gives to women in negotiating for equal pay. But new research suggests that companies might be the real winners.
Management
How to Avoid Hiring Selfish People
Look for employees who help people, share credit, and mentor colleagues, without the expectation of payback.
Management
Pro-Obama Chant Lands IRS Customer Service Employee in Hot Water
Hatch Act enforcers also target two other IRS employees, and favoritism in hiring at Homeland Security.
Defense
Here’s How the Secret Service Is Trying to Clean Up Its Act
Director Julia Pierson is instituting a number of changes to the agency.
Management
The One Democratic Priority President Obama Won't Take Executive Action On
His actions on pay equity have some advocates wondering when he'll sign an order to ban LGBT workplace discrimination.
Management
An SEC Attorney Says the Agency Is Too 'Tentative,' and the Data Agree
Prosecutions continue to decline.
Management