Management
Government Can’t Do It All, But the Public Can Help
From developing apps to policing Medicare fraud, citizen problem-solvers are at the ready.
Management
Agency Conference Spending Down But Senators Still Want Tighter Controls
OMB deputy cites progress in changing culture of waste while preserving valuable face time.
Pay & Benefits
What the Spending Bill Means for Federal Employees
Blue-collar workers get a raise, but travel, conference and bonuses are rolled back.
Management
Why Even Your Surgeon Needs a Coach
Maybe it’s time to seek some strength training on the job.
Management
Even Nuns Get Violent in Meetings—Here’s How to Keep the Peace With Your Colleagues
Meeting advice from the heavens.
Oversight
If You Want Obama to Rein In the NSA, You're About to Be Disappointed
The president will embrace some surveillance reforms, but he's not about to scale back the national security state.
Oversight
How the Supreme Court Can Sidestep a Recess-Appointments Dilemma
A dazzling argument by Miguel Estrada shows how the justices can reach a ruling Noel Canning: Just say the Senate decides when it's in recess.
Nextgov
DC Metro Buys $184 Million Smart Payment System; Similar System Draws Fire in Canada
Officials bash Ontario's Accenture-built payment system as outmoded and overpriced.
Management
Have an Interview With the Media? Here Are 10 Tips to Help You Prepare
Practice, practice and practice some more to get your key messages across.
Management
Fewer Jobs, Longer Wait Times: The New Postal Service Slogan?
Study anticipates postal workforce will shrink faster than any other employee group during the next eight years.
Management
Study: Caffeine Can Improve Memory
New research from Johns Hopkins shows caffeine's enhancement of long-term memory.
Pay & Benefits
Congress Cut Its Own Budget. What Happened Next Will Not Restore Your Faith in Government.
When you cut their budgets and take away their health insurance, many Capitol Hill employees will look to the exits, and that's bad news for anyone who wants to fix Congress.
Nextgov
When CGI Made It Work
The much-maligned HealthCare.gov contractor helped make a Medicare Plan Finder tool an unvarnished success.
Management
Gates Goes All In on Biden Criticisms: ‘Frankly, I Believe It’
In a new interview with NPR, the former Defense secretary hedges his admonitions of President Obama and Hillary Clinton, and attacks the media for getting it all wrong.
Management
Get Enough Sleep. Your Brain Will Thank You.
Averaging less than 7 to 9 hours of shut-eye affects your work, and can lead to disease.
Management
Obama to Unveil NSA Changes Next Week
The Jan. 17 speech will come in the wake of a December report calling for sweeping changes to the government's surveillance practices.
Management
Congress to Pass Three-Day Spending Bill To Avoid Shutdown
Short-term stopgap measure will give lawmakers time to hammer out larger deal, chief negotiators say.
Management
Chris Christie: 'I Am Not a Bully.' Not His Call to Make
If you have to declare you're not, you probably are.
Nextgov