Management

Brace Yourselves, Sequestration is Coming

Experts say it's no longer a matter of "if" it happens.

Management

Report confirms feds would feel the effects of sequestration

White House official cites ‘significant impact,’ but provides no details on job losses or furloughs.

Management

Pentagon at 'midfield' in bid for clean books, officials say

Comptroller argues new legislation won’t help auditability effort.

Management

Week in Review: The 5 Most Popular Stories from Excellence in Government

Which agencies appeal to new grads and how to improve PowerPoint top our week in review.

Management

Phased Retirement? Half of Feds Just Don't Know

Fifty percent of feds indicated they don't know if their agency has a phased retirement option.

Management

Three Ways to Lose Your Audience

It's easy to create a bad presentation, but not difficult to create a good one.

Management

The 3 Keys to Motivating Feds During Tough Times

GSA Administrator Dan Tangherlini and other federal leaders discuss how to motivate feds when the going gets tough.

Management

Video: With Innovation, 'More Isn't Better, Better Is Better'

Director of the VA Center for Innovation discusses his team's approach to improving government.

Management

Bureau of Prisons faces a growing overcrowding problem

Inmate population is expected to increase during the next decade, GAO says.

Oversight

Mixed marks for Obama in annual secrecy report card

Open government group lauds progress in FOIA requests, laments declassification backlog.

Management

U.S. embassy staffer in Cairo ignored instructions not to release statement

Embassy statement has led to intense political backlash.

Management

The Top 5 Government Services Companies of 2012

Inc. Magazine recently released its list of fastest growing companies in America--here are the top five government service corporations.

Oversight

No drama spending bill glides through House panel

Rules Committee spends less than 10 minutes on the stopgap measure.

Pay & Benefits

Washington gives props to feds at annual awards gala

Nonprofit group honors civil servants for wide-ranging work in medicine, transportation safety, and law enforcement.

Management

Has Technology Killed Courtesy at Work?

For all the connecting we do, we've never been more out of touch.

Management

HHS chief violated law restricting political activity, OSC finds

Sebelius says she has since changed event’s designation, repaid government for travel costs.

Management

Workplace Whiners and the Other Coworkers You'll Know

Today in The Wall Street Journal Sue Shellenbarger discusses a type of coworker you've surely had the occasion to work with, assuming you've been working in an office environment for any time at all. This is, Shellenbarger writes, the "workplace whiner."

Management

House passes bipartisan bill to improve Uncle Sam’s customer service

Agencies would have to collect feedback, appoint customer relations reps.