News

Now Covering States and Localities, Too!

The launch of GovExec.com’s new state and local channel.

News

How To Ruin Your Political Career: Run a Federal Agency

Apparently there’s no greater sin than turning into an “administration lifer.”

News

What Does Running the VA Have to Do With Selling Soap?

From Procter & Gamble to one of government’s biggest bureaucracies.

Management

Obama to Cabinet: I Expect Better Performance

President tells agency heads they’ve got room for improvement.

News

Obama: Vast Majority of Federal Employees Are Not Boneheads

Only 1 percent of workforce is screwing up at any given moment, president estimates.

Management

OMB Wants Agencies to Move Beyond Measuring Performance

Long-term focus should be on taking action to improve operations, official says.

Tech

FCC Chairman Not a Wild Dog (Or is He?)

"I'm not a dingo," declares Tom Wheeler.

News

Accomplishments: Amazing. Bonuses: $0

The Senior Executives Association honors high-performing executives in a year without formal awards.

News

At Least Eric Shinseki Didn’t Get Choked by the President

That was the fate suffered by the first head of the Veterans Bureau.

News

Shutdowns, Base Closings and Other True Stories of Suburban Federal Life

A new book chronicles life in Arlington, Va.

Management

Report: HUD's Donovan to OMB in Cabinet Shift

San Antonio Mayor Julian Castro would be appointed to lead HUD.

Editor's Notebook

Performance Evaluation

In the end, federal leaders are judged on how well they make government work.

News

Did Big Government End Slavery?

The size-of-government debate takes a turn for the absurd.

Editor's Notebook

Feds of the Future

Building the government of tomorrow.

News

Air Force Official JFK Called ‘Silly Bastard’ Immortalized on Film

Documentary tells tale of officer who attracted the president’s ire in recorded phone call.

News

Hey Federal Techies -- Make Your Voice Heard!

We're surveying government IT professionals on the key issues they're facing.

News

Watch Jerry Seinfeld Rip the Postal Service

It’s a “dazed and confused distant branch of the Cub Scouts,” comedian says.

News

Have Feds Been Off the Job 25 Percent of the Time This Fiscal Year?

Putting statistics on snow days and the shutdown in perspective.

Management

Obama Issues Order Boosting Minimum Wage for Contractors

Increase only covers contracts issued starting Jan. 1, 2015.

Management

Obama Tells Agencies to Give Unemployed Workers a Fair Shot at Federal Jobs

Managers told not to discriminate against out-of-work applicants.