Management
Why Is It So Hard to Hire Great People?
Inside the messy art (and questionable science) of predicting stars at Google, the NFL, and the NBA
Management
Focus on What You Can Do Now
One of the biggest barriers to being present is worrying about what might happen in the future.
Management
Why Edward Snowden Is Looking to Ecuador for Asylum
President Rafael Correa welcomed Julian Assange into the "club of the persecuted." Will he do the same for Snowden?
Defense
Obama Nominates a Pentagon Inspector General
Current FDIC watchdog Jon Rymer would fill slot vacant for 18 months.
Management
White House Press Secretary Hasn't Known the Answer 1,905 Times
Nearly 10,000 times, Carney declined to answer, passed off the question or claimed ignorance.
Management
The One Question The Best Federal Leaders Ask Themselves
Former OMB Performance Director Shelley Metzenbaum shares the secret of high performing agencies.
Management
How to Improve Employee Satisfaction by 50 Percent
When the mortgage industry bottomed out, Ginnie Mae doubled down on improving employee satisfaction.
Management
Analysis: Obama Gives Nod to Transparency ... in Private
The president tries to assure Americans he's not trampling the Bill of Rights.
Pay & Benefits
Congressman Would Fire Feds Who Don’t Answer His Questions
Bill written after IRS official declined to respond at a congressional hearing.
Management
How USAID Is Making a Bigger Difference With Less Money
By coordinating and deepening cash flows from outside donors, the agency is magnifying its impact.
Defense
The Numbers on More Border Patrol Agents Just Don't Add Up
Lately, more agents correspond with a decrease in apprehensions and removals.
Management
Federal Contractors Failing to Pay Afghan Subcontractors, IG Finds
Unpaid subcontractors threaten to self-immolate, blow up compound.
Management
USPS to Close Three Capitol Hill Post Offices
Lawmakers praise decision to shutter the doors on seldom-used retail spaces.
Management
Employees Sue Contractor Over Sequestration Layoffs
Suit says L-3 Communications didn’t give 60-day WARN Act notice.
Management
Paying Contractors No More Than Biden Makes Could Save $440M a Year
New GAO numbers on contractor salary reimbursement rekindle debate.
Management
Analysis: Government Privatization Paves the Way for Crony Corruption
It’s dangerous business when private contractors recruit top government employees and then effectively lease them back to the government.
Management
Why the FBI Shouldn't Be Trusted to Investigate the Death of Ibragim Todashev
For at least 20 years, its inquiries have never found fault with a fatal shot taken by an agent.
Pay & Benefits
Majority of Feds Don’t Believe Agencies Will Reward or Promote Them
Analysis of government employee survey data calls results ‘unsettling.’
Management