Management
Analysis: The Good Side of Sequestration
The cuts are painful but will at least teach a lesson in what government does and why we shouldn't demonize it.
Management
Rwanda's Historic Health Recovery: What the U.S. Might Learn
Over the last decade in Rwanda, deaths from HIV, TB, and malaria dropped by 80 percent, maternal mortality dropped by 60 percent, life expectancy doubled -- all at an average health care cost of $55 per person per year.
Management
Analysis: Losing the War on Drugs
Law enforcement agencies will never stop narcotics trafficking unless they follow the money.
Defense
Post-Love Pentagon, John Allen Is Out
President Obama has accepted Gen. John Allen's request to retire from the military.
Management
3 Ways to (Finally) Get Recognized
Ever feel like you’ve been bringing it night after night after night and nobody’s noticed?
Pay & Benefits
Government Spends Record-High on Union Activity
Official time used more than in 2011 than any year since 2004.
Management
Majority of States Aren't Interested in Setting Up Health Exchanges
As of Friday deadline, 24 states and D.C. were onboard with that piece of the Affordable Care Act, HHS reports.
Management
GSA Chief: Streamlining Offices Key to Improving Agency
Dan Tangherlini says ongoing review of operations has revealed overlap in administrative functions.
Nextgov
NASA Lost Communications With the International Space Station
A scary break in communications between NASA on the ground and NASA in space comes during a routine software update. All on board are doing well.
Management
The Anatomy of a Winning Resume
HR managers share what gets a resume noticed and what gets it tossed.
Management
Obama Decries ‘Meat-Cleaver’ Approach of Sequestration
Federal furloughs would hurt middle-class taxpayers, the president says.
Defense
Analysis: Chuck Hagel, Strategic Thinker
Why aren’t more pundits defending the Defense nominee for foreseeing today’s budget problems? Probably because they were wrong themselves.
Management
Who Are You? Four Trends in Identity Management
Identity Management can either be the keystone or the single point of failure for interactions between the online and offline worlds.
Tech
Arms Sales Are Down for the First Time in Decades
Top 100 arms manufacturers worldwide saw a 5 percent decline in sales in 2011.
Management
A Three Point Plan for Injecting Leadership into Government
There is no quick fix to developing better leaders, but here's where we can start.
Management
'Juice Is Not Worth the Squeeze' of Merging Two Wildlife Agencies, Report Finds
GAO notes many benefits to combining NMFS and FWS, but agency officials say it is not worth it.
Management
Taking a Snapshot of the Human Immune System
Thanks to NIH funding, an antibody snapshot could help diagnose immune disorders.
Management
10 Scientifically Proven Ways to Boost Workplace Happiness
Ten factors that research says have the biggest influence on job satisfaction.
Pay & Benefits
House Votes to Extend Federal Pay Freeze
Bill prolongs current across-the-board salary freeze for feds and lawmakers through 2013.
Management