Management
Analysis: Government Programs Don't Have Unusually High Fraud Rates
From food stamps to Medicare, fraudsters are usually managers and executives, not 'welfare queens.'
Pay & Benefits
Despite Furloughs and Pay Freeze, Feds Give Record Amounts of Food
Summertime drive helps kids who rely on school lunches the rest of the year.
Management
How to Tackle Complexity Using Systems Thinking
Systems thinking: what it is and why it’s important for fed leaders
Management
How Leaders Can Get to the Truth
A literal life or death situation teaches us why getting to the truth matters.
Management
Let's Give Every NSA Employee an Anonymous Whistleblowing Opportunity
A reform that would protect classified information even as it helped tip off Congress and the public to surveillance abuses.
Management
Analysis: What We Don't Know About a Hillary 2016 Bid
No polls, no historic data, no Web indicators tell us how likely a Clinton victory would be.
Management
9 Strategies for Increasing Collaboration and Reducing Waste in Government
Nine strategies for increasing collaboration and reducing waste in government.
Management
Senior Leaders Advised to Adopt an 'Us' Mentality
An 'enterprise' approach is critical to solving government’s major problems, veteran managers say.
Management
Your Guide to Being Funny at the Office
Your guide to being a successful office jokester.
Management
Postal Service Aims to Bring In $500M a Year With New Package Serivces
Offerings level playing field with private sector, officials say.
Management
Why More Vacation Doesn't Always Mean Happier Workers
The Netherlands mandates little PTO but its workers are some of the most satisfied in the world. Here's why.
Management
An Antitrust Lawsuit Against US Airways and American Airlines Shows the US DoJ Means Business
The move is another sign of the department's recent aggression on antitrust.
Management
Appeals Court Shoots Down Obama Administration's Yucca Delays
Nuclear Regulatory Commission must issue a ruling on the site's permit application.
Management
How Much Will It Cost to Dispose of 30 Million Defective $100 Bills?
Production of the upgraded bills has been plagued by errors.
Nextgov
DHS Awards Contractors $6 Billion for Agency Network Surveillance
Booz Allen Hamilton and 16 others earn spots on the continuous monitoring project.
Management
Small Businesses Scrambling More for Federal Contracts
Survey shows firms are spending more time and money on bids, and are submitting fewer.
Management
Here's How Much It Costs the Feds to Lock Up 219,000 People
And why saving even a little bit of money on jailing criminals could go a long way.
Defense
Analysis: Obama Has Already Broken His Pledge on Surveillance Reform
Last week, he promised an "independent" review by "outside experts." Then he assigned insider James Clapper to lead it.
Defense One
How To Reduce the Growing Number of Bid Protests
The number of bid protests has ballooned in the past several years. But for most contractors, protesting a bid is a ‘high-stakes game of poker’ they'd rather not play. By William Keating and Peter McDonald
Management