Management

How to Improve Productivity With Diet and Exercise

What you can learn from the Johnson & Johnson's workout program.

Management

GAO Gets Tough on Obama Implementation of Performance Act

OMB still reviewing recommendations for guidance on tax expenditures.

Management

5 Trends Driving Government's Addiction to Evidence

These five things are changing the performance paradigm.

Tech

IRS Under Fire Again, for Handling of IT Contract Fraud Case

Agency deputy tells oversight panel her team is likely to cancel part of the larger software deal.

Management

One-Fifth of US Employees Are Undermining The Organizations They Work For

More than half of Americans don't like their jobs.

Management

IRS Gets the Tab for $140 Meals, Porn and 'Decorative' Items

Agency should improve controls on purchase cards, audit finds.

Pay & Benefits

DOMA Ruling Allows Feds to Share Benefits With Same-Sex Spouses

Justice Department to ‘work expeditiously’ to implement Supreme Court ruling.

Management

Analysis: What Small-Government Fans Should Learn From Walmart

Cheaper often isn't the same as better government.

Management

3 Ways to Build Trust Between SESers and Political Appointees

Building trust takes time--try these tips to speed it up.

Oversight

The New Front in the IRS Scandal: The Inspector General's Office

Critics question IG's impartiality.

Management

Senate Confirms Penny Pritzker to Be Commerce Secretary, 97 to 1

Obama praises the "bipartisan action" in Congress.

Management

Does USPS Need $624 Million for New Cars?

Budget request would mark a 22,000 percent increase; was rejected last year.

Defense

Army Announces Force Reductions, Future Civilian Cuts

Service will drop 80,000 troops by fiscal 2017, with ‘commensurate civilian drawdown.’

Management

The Myth of the Cool Office

What sound like the best perks ever often aren't.

Management

‘Lead by Example,’ Obama Says in Push for Greener Federal Buildings

Targets set as part of larger plan to address climate change.

Management

USAID Producing 'Mixed Results' in Rebuilding Haiti, GAO Finds

Port construction is two years late due to lack of expertise, auditors say.

Management

Drinking Coffee Doesn’t Cramp Creativity; It Helps Drive It

Consumed right, coffee can unleash your creativity.

Management

The Most Persuasive Word You Can Use in a Meeting is “Yeah”

New MIT study identifies the most effective words used in meetings.

Management

Obama's Last Hope for Climate Change: EPA

The president is getting serious about regulatory changes.

Management

The Health Benefits of Working With Your Hands

The scientific reasons why knowledge workers need to do more with their hands.