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Analysis: The Government Is Horrible at Predictions (So Is Everybody Else)
Our appetite for predicting the future will always be greater than our capacity.
Management
Must-Reads in 2014: Agency Strategic Plans
Don’t overlook this treasure trove of useful information about performance and cross-agency goals.
Management
Agencies Beg to Differ With Entries in Senator’s ‘Wastebook’
NASA education contractor and humanities endowment take issue with unflattering portrayals of projects.
Management
Procurement Policy Chief to Leave Post for Private Firm
Joseph Jordan to join Fedbid as president of its public sector operations.
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GSA Reassures D.C. It’s Still Eligible for New FBI Headquarters Site
Virginia and Maryland proposals had overshadowed Anacostia submission.
Management
Why You Should Lead Like a Monk
How service, selflessness, indifference and detachment changed one CEO’s life.
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How Federal Investment in Highways, Science and Schools Has Changed in 50 Years
Discretionary spending in those areas has declined since the 1960s as a portion of GDP, budget analysts find.
Management
The Complete Guide to Negotiating a Raise
The science and psychology of negotiating for a heftier paycheck.
Management
Can You Save the Whales With a Smartphone?
NOAA's Whale Alert mobile app can keep mariners from striking the endangered North Atlantic right whale.
Management
The Complete Guide to the Standing Office
How to combat the effects of sitting on the job.
Management
Interior Faces Fresh Pressure to Hike Royalty Rates
Call for higher royalties is part of wider set of recommendations for addressing climate change.
Management
Jack Lew to Congress: We'll Hit the Debt-Ceiling By Early March
Treasury chief pens letter to John Boehner reminding him that the debt ceiling was only extended to February.
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Federal Records Must Go Digital, but Managers Say They Can't Do It Without More Resources
Only half believe the government can go all digital by 2019.
Management
The Budget Deal: An Okay End to a Very Bad Year for Medical Research
Congress has offered some relief to NIH, but Francis Collins says lawmakers are still scrimping on essential science.
Management
OMB Simplifies Governmentwide Grant Guidance
Eight rules are being merged into one, regulating $600 billion in annual awards.
Management
Sending Out an SOS in the Workplace Rankings
Best Places to Work survey shows pay freeze, furloughs and budget cuts are having real consequence.
Management
Sesame Street Is Using Cookie Monster to Teach Kids to Become Executives
The children's program hopes to teach important skills such as the ability to make decisions and regulate behavior.
Management
Americans See Big Government as a Threat in Record Numbers
It's viewed as three-and-a-half times as big a threat as 'big business' and 14 times the threat of 'big labor.'
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Management Failures Threaten New Air Traffic Control Navigation System
FAA plans were unrealistic and the project has lacked leadership, report says.
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