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.
Management
5 Myths About Introverts and Extroverts at Work
Leaders are coming out of the introvert closet in droves.
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