Management

OMB to Tabulate Shutdown Cost, Flesh Out Management Agenda

Interim controller tells CFO group of coming flexibility in reporting requirements.

Management

Marshals Service Spent Nearly $800,000 on Promotional Swag

Commemorative coins, blankets and neckties featured agency seal, IG reports.

Nextgov

Let’s Get Rid of the Ghost Task Order Contracts

Start by posting all task order awards on a public website.

Management

5 Ways Congress Loves to Attack the Federal Workforce

Feds are convenient punching bags for legislators taking out political, policy and personal frustrations.

Management

Analysis: Confidence in Federal Workers Up Sharply After Shutdown

Poll shows new appreciation for feds after public opinion had hit a five-year low.

Management

The National Zoo Wants You to Name the Baby Panda

Does the little cub look like a Bao Bao, or more like a Mulan?

Management

The Trends Defining Federal Performance Management in 2014

Changes are in store next year.

Management

Will Car Sharing Replace Taking Cabs and Leasing Federal Vehicles?

GSA tests the concept in three cities, solicits private sector proposals for green technology.

Defense

Key Pentagon Management Official to Retire

Beth McGrath’s 25-year career focused on bringing business strategies to Defense Department operations.

Nextgov

Firm Retains Contested Contract to Manage Nuclear Sites

Consolidated Nuclear Security won the deal, which is expected to be worth more than $22 billion over a decade.

Nextgov

DARPA Plans Deep Brain Dive to Understand PTSD, TBI

Project aims to quantitatively characterize the ailments.

Management

Pentagon Building Security Chief Accused of Abusing Authority

Stephen Calvery took advantage of firing range, golf tournaments and subordinates, IG finds.

Nextgov

Shortened Bidding Process Limited Obamacare Contractor Options

CGI was one of only four companies to bid on HealthCare.gov.

Management

What Journaling Can Teach You

When you write down your worries, things have a way of working themselves out.

Management

Tight Funding Is Starving Financial Regulatory Agency, Outgoing Official Says

Free to speak on final day, CFTC enforcement director calls agency 'absolutely undersized.'

Management

How to Get a Micromanager Off Your Back

(Re)building trust and gaining autonomy in the workplace.

Nextgov

GAO Tosses Harris Protest Against $3.5 Billion Navy Network Contract

Hewlett-Packard cleared to start work.