Management
How 3 Agencies Managed to Award More Contracts Despite the Sequester
Bloomberg study found increases in spending at Education, Treasury and HUD.
Management
How to Recognize the Signs of Your Need to Control
You may be hampering your employees’ ability to be their best.
Pay & Benefits
More Buyouts and Possible Reform at Broadcasting Board of Governors
BBG announces another round of incentives for employees to leave, as a House panel considers legislation to significantly restructure the agency.
Management
Half of USPS Executives Will be Retirement Eligible in Three Years
Postal Service is looking to improve its leadership succession program.
Nextgov
Four Things You Should Do To Get the Most Out of Teleworkers
Even CIOs struggle to manage remote workers.
Management
Why Leader-Managers Are the Key to Thriving Organizations
The whole package includes not only the vision, but also the follow-through.
Management
House Passes Bipartisan Bill to Ax Agency Reports No One Reads
Oversight panel’s bill would cancel 79 publications; Senate version would kill 300.
Nextgov
Congress to Feds: You're On the Hook for Spending Transparency
The DATA Act won’t live up to its potential if the executive branch doesn't live up to its responsibilities, lawmakers say.
Management
OSC Hits Feds on Both Sides of the Aisle With Hatch Act Violations
FEC attorney resigns after partisan Tweets, and Air Force civilian is suspended for mass emails.
Management
Why Men Don’t Stand Up for Their Female Colleagues
The traditional explanation is sexism, but even those who genuinely want to see more equality sometimes fail to speak out.
Management
Ted Cruz: John Kerry Should Resign Over Israel 'Apartheid' Comment
The Texas Republican is upset with comments the secretary of State made at a closed-door meeting.
Management
Improving Training at Your Agency Just Got A Lot Easier
OPM and GSA team up to consolidate acquisition burden for agencies seeking human capital services.
Defense
How Will the Ukraine Crisis Affect the Defense Budget?
GOP lawmaker says a Pentagon budget hike is needed, Democrat calls for a broader review of spending priorities.
Management
EPA Chief Returns Fire in War Over Science
McCarthy goes after 'small but vocal group of critics' looking to 'cloud the science with uncertainty.'
Management
When Is ‘Good Enough’ Good Enough?
In the real world there’s not enough time, or resources, to do everything 100 percent.
Management
The Mind Does Not Belong in a Cubicle
Our brains evolved to work most efficiently in natural environments.
Management
Know How to Use the Power Tools of Change
Delegations of authority are the key to driving agencywide initiatives.
Management
Park Service Designates Site of a 1950s Plane Crash as a Landmark You Will Never See
Move raises broader questions about the purpose of preservation, and the balance between conceptual and physical efforts to save something.
Nextgov
Lawmakers Want Pentagon to Clarify Cloud Security Standards
Bill would ease the way for vendors to sell services to the Defense Department.
Management