Management

Obama’s Inaugural Address: 5 Quotes History Will Remember

As Obama’s 18 minute speech searches for a place in history, these are the five lines most likely to be remembered.

Management

NIH Advances the Push for Extreme Personalized Medicine

NIH funding has produced promising new tools for repairing errors in the human genome.

Management

5 Ways Government Must Change To Be More Agile

The demands for a nimble government are more urgent than ever--here's a model for how to do it.

Management

How to Run Better Staff Meetings

Three simple questions that make staff meetings pain free and effective.

Management

Obama should step up enforcement of agency transparency, advocates argue

Without a White House champion, FOIA requests fall through the cracks, specialists say.

Management

Can We Talk Calmly About Obama's 'Executive Orders'?

No president can do the job without them. Let's try to be clear about which ones are valid and which aren't.

Management

A $222K bathroom redo at Interior wouldn't happen today, GSA says

Former Bush Interior Secretary Kempthorne saw through 'top shelf' upgrades, report says.

Defense

Military branches struggle to cap civilian jobs wisely

Army has exceeded its workforce limit, while all services may have cut jobs recklessly.

Management

Interactive Graphic: 28 Inauguration Firsts

Find out which president was brave enough to wear trousers for the first time or which president had the guts to recite his 3,000-word address from memory.

Tech

The education of Energy Secretary Steven Chu

The Nobel physicist tasked with transforming the energy economy faced political battles.

Management

Analysis: Second-term exodus leaves zero Hispanics in Cabinet

The Obama administration is sorely in need of binders full of Latinos.

Management

Is the Debt Limit Fight Over Already?

House Republicans may agree to raise the debt ceiling without huge concessions in spending cuts.

Management

Government again fails to get its financial books in order

Budget constraints and fiscal challenges make sound financial management critical, GAO says.

Management

7 Huge Mistakes of Inaugurations Past

A look at times in inaugural history when things did not go according to plan.

Management

Why the former Washington governor is likely to join Obama's Cabinet

Christine Gregoire is on the shortlist to head Energy, Interior or EPA.

Management

How to Write Poetry for History

The bard of Obama’s 2009 inaugural says poetry fits the occasion.

Management

Who is Denis McDonough, Obama's expected pick for chief of staff?

Here's what you need to know.