Management
What You Missed at Excellence in Government
From unseen footage of Curiosity to the latest on sequestration, a lot happened at Excellence in Government.
Management
Leadership and Life Lessons from the Baseball Playoffs
The Nationals, Cardinals and others prove that lessons can be learned from baseball
Management
SEC faulted on record-keeping performance
Interim IG audit finds confusion among offices on document retention.
Management
Why Debate Moderators Matter
Facilitation requires skill, finesse and an ability to respond to developments on the ground.
Management
Five Employee Ideas that Could Help GSA Save $5 Million
Agency seeks to expand the Great Ideas Hunt.
Oversight
House majority leader bearish on Defense sequester
Virginia Republican doesn't say how Congress and president will avoid the cuts.
Management
GSA strives to become the 'civilian DARPA'
Novel office layout and mobile technology boost productivity, Tangherlini says.
Management
Federal contractors grilled on pre-sequester layoff notices
Issa also questions administration on WARN Act guidance.
Management
Did Biden hang State out to dry at the debate?
His use of a very restricted "we" in talking about Libya sure seemed to point a finger at Foggy Bottom.
Pay & Benefits
Feds are underpaid, former Obama economic adviser says
Larry Summers links federal compensation to investing in America’s future,
Management
Use the 3-B Plan when Emailing Busy People
Three simple steps for writing the perfect outreach email.
Management
Job Security No Longer Top Driver of Employee Satisfaction
A desire to use skills and abilities ranked higher than job security for the first time since 2007.
Management
Report: Improve treatment of disabled employees in federal workforce
Law firm supporting feds points to progress, but says there is much more work to do.
Management
CNN poll: No clear vice presidential debate winner
Biden and Ryan were essentially evenly matched, voters say.
Management
Biden offers most vigorous defense of Obama stimulus so far
The vice president makes Ryan admit he sought funds for constituents.
Management
The Navy’s Savvy Negotiator
Elliott Branch keeps watch over the vast, complex, $90-billion-a-year procurement operation for the Navy and Marines.
Management
Body Language: Watching the Debate on Mute
I watched the Vice Presidential Debate with sound off--here's what I saw.
Oversight
Obama expands whistleblower protections to cover intelligence agencies
Directive urges security employees to report waste, fraud and abuse.
Management
It's Easy to Pretend Government Doesn't Matter
Author Gautam Mukunda says critics of government employees don't realize how good they have it.
Management