Management
Agencies assigned role in promoting green manufacturing
White House’s ‘bioeconomy blueprint’ seeks help disseminating scientific research and easing regulations.
Management
Are You a Transmitter or a Receiver?
The best leaders spend less time transmitting and more time receiving.
Management
Feds continue to hold a dim view of senior leaders
But latest Partnership for Public Service analysis shows an improving trend line.
Management
Senate passes U.S. Postal Service overhaul
Legislation would let USPS offer buyouts and early outs to 100,000 employees.
Management
Interior: No plans to implement 7 percent staff reduction
Memo to OMB was purely hypothetical scenario, spokesman said.
Tech
House approves transparency bill, citing GSA scandal
DATA Act would require online disclosure of spending and curb conferences.
Oversight
Crackdown on conferences clears Senate
'The party’s over,' says Republican Sen. Tom Coburn, sponsor of the provision.
Management
Gingrich unofficially concedes GOP nomination to Romney
At a campaign stop, candidate tells supporters to unite around presumptive nominee.
Management
Sex scandal hits Secret Service as most expensive presidential race gets under way
Agency has budgeted $113 million for candidate protection, a record high.
Management
Engaging Employees in Tough Times
The private sector is actually showing signs of economic recovery while federal jobs are at risk.
Management
Interagency fight against Medicare fraud shows promise
Critics demand faster adoption of anti-crime tools from health care law.
News
Salazar Doesn’t Care About the Pay Raise Anyway
Republican Senator’s block isn’t a concern for the Interior secretary.
Management
Today in GSA: Event contractor gets probed
Michael Jahn reportedly violated bribery laws, earned $12,601 commission on Vegas conference.
Management
Now Is the Time for Gen Y Leaders
If change continues at its current rate, let alone accelerates, leadership is going to get a lot more complex.
Management
OMB raises salary cap for contractor executives because it has to
Explanation renews calls for a lower ceiling on reimbursements.
Management
GSA scandal lends urgency to data transparency measure
House set to consider bill requiring agencies to standardize and post spending data.
Oversight
Social Security can sustain benefits for only 20 more years, Geithner says
The estimate is three years earlier than the program trustees' last prediction.
Oversight