Management
Wondering 'Am I a Good Leader?'
Over the past six months Ive read a number of profiles on the COO of Facebook and, based on what Ive learned about her, have come up with three questions that can help determine if youre a good leader:
Management
Video: Low expectations for President Obama's budget request
Election-year proposal likely to be a 'tame document.'
Defense
White House budget to expand clean energy programs through Pentagon
Putting the increases in the Defense budget makes them a less likely target for Republican lawmakers.
Management
Federal budget proposal will spare entitlements, WSJ reports
Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security funding largely unchanged, paper says.
Defense
Defense opens 14,000 new roles to military women
Certain female specialists now may serve within battalions.
Management
Postal Service ends first quarter of fiscal 2012 in the red
Losses of $3.3 billion come during what is typically the strongest time of year due to holiday mail volume.
Oversight
IRS settles whistleblower suit, special counsel reports
Groups applaud protection of employees who report abuse by contractors.
News
It's Budget Time!
The Obama administration's fiscal 2013 budget is already rolling off the presses at the Government Printing Office, in preparation for it's official release on Tuesday.
Management
Contractors respond warily to Pentagon vow to preserve industrial base
Top acquisition chief invites struggling companies to talk.
Defense
State Department pushes back on reports of plans to slash Iraq staff
Reduction in diplomatic personnel will be modest, spokeswoman says.
Oversight
Privacy concerns complicate efforts to end 'death fraud'
Lawmakers and agency officials tackle the issue of reducing mistaken payments to the recently deceased.
Oversight
POGO site monitoring inspector general vacancies
The group also is tracking who is in charge of nominating an IG.
Defense
State Department to downsize presence in Iraq
Postwar ambitions said to be thwarted by Iraqi obstruction.
Management
Analysis: Government's Moneyball Moment
With data and analytics, agencies can put together winning programs on a shoestring.
Management
Washington area agencies on unscheduled leave status
As snow approached Wednesday, OPM said agencies would remain open.
Management
Romney runs into speed bump named Santorum
Conservative challenger upends front-runner in contests in Missouri, Colorado and Minnesota.
Management
An 'A' for Austerity
Driven leaders can make government work better, even when budgets are tight.
Management