Insights

Flash Poll Series: Financial Data Management

GBC surveys federal stakeholders and program managers on current health of financial systems.

Management

10 Factors for Successfully Implementing Large Initiatives

Lessons from a recent success story.

Management

How Abusive Bosses Make Themselves Miserable

Bosses who abuse their power can make life hard for their employees, but a new study says they're suffering, too.

Management

For Younger Employees, the Annual Performance Review Is An Outdated Concept

Finding the feedback balance is hard. Millennials are seeking more feedback while baby boomers tend to want to get on with the job.

Route Fifty

State and Local Pension Plans Shift Toward ‘Alternative’ Investments

New research from the Center for Retirement Research at Boston College sheds some light on how that looks and what it means.

Management

After Promising Fixes, National Park Service Faces Renewed Criticisms of Toxic Culture

The agency "desperately needs a new broom to sweep its leadership ranks clean," group says.

Management

The Bipartisan Fight for Quieter Oceans

The Trump administration wants to prospect the Atlantic for oil and gas using loud explosive blasts that will seriously harm whales, fish, and other marine life.

Nextgov

NSA: Help Us Train Next-Gen Cyber Feds

The agency is giving out $5.5 million in grant funds for cyber curriculum.

Management

Three Great Questions To Ask When You’re Being Interviewed, From A Rock-Star Management Professor

Look smart while gaining valuable insight.

Insights

Secure Your IT Supply Chain

The supply chain your organization relies on to deliver IT systems and tools is at risk. New technologies —while helpful for your organization— have made IT supply chains increasingly diverse and decentralized, leaving them more vulnerable to threats.

Nextgov

Government Wants to Detect Bio-engineered Threats

Whether it's a lab goof or by design, the intelligence community wants to spot engineered biological organisms.

Pay & Benefits

Clearance Job Pay Drops, Protections for Vets at FAA, and More

A weekly round-up of pay and benefits news.

Route Fifty

Voting Systems Used in Georgia Prompt Lawsuit to Void Special Election Results

Also in our State and Local Daily Digest: Getting rid of 26,000 tons of highly flammable fiber waste in a Maine town; Portland, Ore., police disband horse-mounted unit; and overlapping local ID programs in Illinois.

Management

State Department Withholds Employee Survey Results From Public

Leaked details show frustration at budget cuts, vacancies and technology.

Insights

Meanwhile, Back On Earth: Federal IT and the Cloud Conundrum

Many federal systems aren't going to the cloud. Why not? GBC takes a closer look.

Oversight

Transparency Advocates Cheer Bill to Publish Congressional Research

House appropriators could end years of half-enforced secrecy on CRS reports.

Insights

Flash Poll: Managing Waste, Fraud, and Abuse

Improper payments in the federal government in 2015 totaled $137 billion, a $12 billion spike over the previous year. But according to a recent GBC poll, nearly half of federal employees think their agency is competent at preventing fraud and abuse.

Defense

Why Trump Should Embrace America's Immigrant Soldiers

Immigrants have been part of the armed forces since the Revolutionary War. The administration is considering ending a program that grants some of them citizenship in exchange for their service.

Insights

Ready for Takeoff: FedRAMP’s Way Forward to the Cloud

In spite of advancing technology, many agencies have yet to realize the benefits of cloud computing. Here's how FedRAMP can get them there.

Oversight

An Appeals Court Blocks the EPA's Delay on Methane Regulations

The decision ends Scott Pruitt’s 90-day postponement of an Obama-era rule that limited the release of the planet-warming gas.