Management

What Executives Can Learn From CDC's 'Winnable Battles' Strategy

Public health officials take on smoking and teen pregnancy, one performance goal at a time.

Management

Watchdog: Successful Interagency Partnerships Built on Trust, Communication

GAO consults senior executives on achieving priority policy goals.

Management

Hundreds of 2013 Presidential Management Fellows Haven’t Been Hired

Candidates and alumni blame tight agency budgets, furloughs; ask OPM to extend April 8 deadline.

Nextgov

Cost of Obamacare Contract Has at Least Quintupled

The cloud that supports HealthCare.gov has nearly doubled in cost since the days before the site’s troubled launch.

Management

Busting the Barriers to Interagency Collaboration

How a handful of cross-agency groups transcended cultural differences to share skills and resources.

Oversight

Politicians Have Decided to Stop Obsessing Over the Deficit

Hopes for a "grand bargain" fade away.

Management

Rethinking the Modern Federal Manager

GovExec's Kellie Lunney says 'change agility' is a key leadership trait in uncertain times.

Pay & Benefits

Poll: Half the Federal Workforce Says They Might Leave Government

Pay freeze, fed-bashing and lure of private-sector salaries among the reasons.

Management

Woman Who Ran for President Says U.S. Not Ready for Female President

Michele Bachmann, in rebutting Hillary Clinton, forgets her own campaign past.

Management

Departing Pentagon Comptroller ‘Infuriated’ By Press Reports on Financial Management

Robert Hale says the department has improved its books, and budget statements will be ready for audit by September.

Oversight

The Case for Corruption

Why Washington needs more honest graft

Management

5 Myths About Introverts and Extroverts at Work

Leaders are coming out of the introvert closet in droves.

Management

Shark Tank: HHS Edition

Teams showcase innovation programs at HHS Ignite event.

Oversight

IRS Senior Execs Took Improper Tax Deductions

Audit finds employees should have paid taxes on reimbursements for long-term travel.

Management

Why You Shouldn't Grade Employees' Performance on a Curve

Research says human performance doesn't follow a bell curve.

Management

'House of Cards' and a Brief History of Ruthless Pragmatism

Frank Underwood may be fictional but his philosophy isn’t—just ask Barack Obama or any master of political gamesmanship.

Management

The 5 Biggest Time Wasters for Chief Executives

Meetings and PowerPoints are among the things that are holding CEOs back.

Management

The U.S. Government's Amazingly Wrong Forecast for This Winter

It predicted "above-normal" temperatures. Oops.

Management

What Can We Learn From a 10-Year-Old About Making a Stand?

How a lemonade entrepreneur with heart raised $1 million to fight child slavery.

Management

Watchdog Taps Contractors for Lessons on Rebuilding Afghanistan

Reconstruction still vital after U.S. troops leave in December, IG John Sopko says.