Management
Postal Service could dramatically increase business with federal agencies, report finds
USPS now wins only 2 percent of federal shipping.
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
OPM tells sick feds to stay home, and telework
Berry also emphasizes the importance of vaccines.
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
Land-swap idea for FBI headquarters draws hundreds of interested parties
Cost-saving idea to move out of Hoover building is linked to GSA’s new mission.
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.
Defense
Union criticizes Pentagon for targeting civilians
AFGE says Defense let contractors off the hook.
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