Management

Senate approves wartime contracting reform bill

Move caps Sen. McCaskill’s six-year-effort to curb waste and boost oversight.

Management

Anticipatory Governance: 3 Ways We’ll Govern in the 21st Century

What happens beyond the Fiscal Cliff? A blue-ribbon cast of distinguished former federal leaders have endorsed a three-part blueprint for governing in the 21st century.

Management

Brainstorm More Effectively Using the SCAMPER Method

A simple tool designed to stimulate new thinking in counterintuitive ways.

Management

Photo: Obama and Romney Meet in Oval Office

The White House released a photo of President Obama and Governor Mitt Romney meeting after their much-discussed lunch.

Management

Remembering Zig Ziglar: Motivational Speaker’s Top 21 Quotes

Famed motivational speaker Zig Ziglar passed away Wednesday--assembled are a collection of his most memorable quotes.

Management

Employee satisfaction dips at several agencies

Officials vow to turn low marks on annual survey into positive changes.

Management

House speaker calls fiscal cliff progress 'disappointing'

Boehner says Obama administration has not delivered a specific plan.

Management

Senate clears bill requiring Homeland Security to achieve clean books

DHS would have to pass a full audit by 2013.

Management

How VA's Open Source Community is Improving Veteran Health Care

The innovative community has grown to over 1,500 members and spurred increased collaboration between 150 different organizations.

Management

Infographic: Late Night Technology Use Kills Your Sleep Cycle

Using technology before bed reduces the amount of sleep you get as well as your performance on the job.

Management

Three Ways to Keep Your Meetings From Leaking

Unfortunately, a lot of those meetings have leaked productivity like helium out of a cheap balloon.

Management

Lawmaker pressures GSA on plan to trim obsolete contract offerings

House Small Business chairman calls demand-based approach unfair and costly.

Management

Leadership Spotlight: Purnita Howlader, Presidential Management Fellow

A look at the work of a young Presidential Management Fellow working with DHS and FEMA.

Defense

Teams of experts game out strategic defense budget cuts

Think tank’s exercise finds willingness to risk short-term readiness.

Management

Mr. President: Look inside agencies for leaders

Obama should tap talented agency personnel with management know-how in second term, say two former government officials.