Management
6 Tips for Giving Effective Critical Feedback
Six ways to effectively give feedback to a problem employee.
Management
Government doesn’t use bulk-purchasing initiative enough, auditors say
GAO review of strategic sourcing efforts at GSA and four other departments finds scant savings.
Management
SSA again scales back field office hours
Agency points to reduced funding as cause for second reduction since 2011.
Management
Obama: Debate partner 'couldn't have been Mitt Romney'
President also jabs Romney's promise to cut funding for Sesame Street.
Management
What Leaders Can Learn from How Romney Won the Debate
It’s not so much what you say, it's how you say it.
Management
Recruiting New Grads Through the Pathways Programs
The Pathways Programs are a once-in-a-generation opportunity for agencies to attract new talent.
Management
Post-debate polls of voters declare Romney the winner
Romney also improved image, likeability say uncommitted voters.
Management
Romney slams Obama’s approach as 'trickle-down government'
Candidates spar over role of government but don’t give specific federal workforce proposals much air time.
Management
Run Better Meetings With This Four Letter Word
The OARRs principle is simple tool that makes any meeting more efficient.
Management
AFGE defends taxpayer-funded union activities as ‘fair and effective’
Columnist calls official time a ‘shadow practice that must be stopped.’
Management
Duplication in federal solar energy programs found minimal
GAO cites coordination by six agencies overseeing 65 initiatives.
Nextgov
GAO denies SAIC protest of $4.6 billion Lockheed Martin award
SAIC held previous contract for 17 years.
Management
Senators challenge OMB's guidance on pre-sequester layoff notices
Grassley and Ayotte say taxpayers could be on the hook for 'hundreds of millions of dollars, if not billions.'
Management
Reputation Management for Federal Agencies
Entire countries are working to manage their brands--is your agency doing the same?
Management
Leadership Don’ts from Presidential Debates
What leaders can learn from some of the most famous gaffes in debate history.
Oversight
Agencies flunk libertarian transparency tests
Activists praise House Republicans for making more documents public.
Management
Gallup: You Stress Less When You Use Your Strengths
The problem is that most of us aren't.
Management
