Management

Feel Like Your Work Doesn't Matter?

We can’t all be neurosurgeons, but there are ways to make your job more meaningful.

Management

The 10 Types of Toxic People to Avoid

To be your best you must surround yourself with the best.

Oversight

After Contentious Debate, Senate Panel Delays Postal Reform Vote

Senators appear close to reaching a deal, but still are sorting through final details.

News

Navigating a 'Difficult Triangle' of Security Clearance Interests

Former federal procurement policy chief Joe Jordan speaks out on a coming review of clearance procedures.

Oversight

Fire Intelligence Chief, Lawmakers Say

White House rebuffs allegation from some House members that James Clapper lied to Congress.

Management

The Case Against Performance Reviews

Workers hate evaluations. Managers hate evaluations. Is there any salvaging this sorry ritual?

Management

Pentagon Joins With GSA to Improve Cybersecurity in Acquisitions

Recommendations are aimed at strengthening the system’s resilience against attacks.

Nextgov

Border Drone Drops from the Sky As Immigration Takes Center Stage

CBP has struggled to improve operations and maintenance of ten unmanned aircraft.

Management

Everything I Need to Know About Management I Learned From Playing Dungeons and Dragons

The fantasty game focuses on performance metrics and teamwork.

Management

Obama Came Up With a New Retirement Plan Inspired by Behavioral Economics

The president wants to make it so that money is deducted from paychecks before workers receive them.

Management

Republicans Are Likely to Cave on Debt Ceiling. But That Won't Be the End of It.

House conservatives are already plotting retribution.

Management

Analysis: Enforcer in Chief Must Reach Far Beyond the Power of the Pen

Obama’s phone calls and executive orders won’t move the nation. But legislation will.

Management

Obama’s State of the Union Reasserts Executive Authority

The president focuses on reducing economic inequality and creating jobs, in part through executive orders.

Management

Full Text: President Obama's 2014 State of the Union Address

Obama delivered his fifth SOTU in the House chamber on Tuesday.

Pay & Benefits

Postal Reform Bill Would Create New Health Care Plan for Agency

Updated version of legislation also would establish a new prefunding requirement for workers’ compensation payments.

Management

Which Comes First, Resources or Results?

How executives can solve their agency’s chicken-or-egg dilemma.