Management
Unleashing the Power of Shared Services
In tight budgets, agencies should pool resources on more than just back-office functions.
Management
Washington-Area Agencies Reopen Tuesday on Two-Hour Delay
Employees can choose to take unscheduled leave or unscheduled telework.
Management
It’s Official: Shutting Down National Parks Last Year Was Bad for Local Communities
Every dollar of state emergency funding generated $10 in visitor spending during the 2013 government shutdown, the Park Service found.
Defense
McCain, Obama Team Agree: No Realistic Military Option on Ukraine
But the Republican faults the president’s foreign policy for the newly emboldened Putin.
Defense
Top Armed Services Democrat: Don’t Bet on Sequestration Going Away
But the Pentagon budget starting in fiscal 2016 breaks the congressional spending caps.
Management
Border Patrol Agents: Let Us Shoot at Rock Throwers
Union defends use of force despite recent backlash.
Management
3 Simple Ways to Create Space to Think
How to avoid filling up all of your brain space with issues that aren’t priorities.
Management
House Passes Bill to Revamp Consumer Agency
Republican legislation would change how the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is funded and require it to seek permission to store personal data.
Management
Can Protected Data Be Shared to Improve Services?
New guidance helps agencies share sensitive information responsibly.
Management
Stop Leaning In—Career Capital Is What Really Matters
Career capital offers job growth opportunities and influence over decisions at work.
Management
Washington-Area Federal Offices Are Closed Monday
March 3 marks the fourth snow day this winter for many of the region’s federal employees.
Management
Senate Democrats Will Not Do a Budget This Year
The already small number of things Congress plans to do this year just got smaller.
Management
House Votes for Independent Study of New Regulations
White House vows to veto bill that would require more analysis of how new rules impact business.
Nextgov
Analysis: These Three Management Rules Helped Fix HealthCare.gov
Some of the solution was technical but many of the big changes were made in the culture of the work environment.
Management
OPM Director to Feds: ‘I Am Here for You’
Katherine Archuleta touts her labor experience, importance of federal workforce in speech to union.
News
The Era of Security Clearance Self-Review Could Be Permanently Over
Lawmakers introduce bill that would prohibit contractors from conducting final background checks of federal job candidates.
Management
Watchdog: Government Still Has Big Financial Management Problems
Despite some improvements, GAO cites weaknesses in auditing defense and entitlement spending.
Management
How to Break the Routine and Spur Innovation
You're never too busy to think outside the box.
Management
Everyone Won the Government Shutdown
It's getting hard to find a political figure who didn't come out ahead, 150 days later and counting.
Defense