Management
Federal Employees' Settlement Agreements Can Expire, Court Rules
Agencies can cut off special accommodations for feds, including whistleblowers, after "a reasonable time."
Management
DHS to Waive Contracting Regulations to Speed Up Border Wall Construction
Acting Homeland Security Secretary Chad Wolf is using a 2005 law to override certain requirements.
Management
Analysis: A Coronavirus Quarantine in America Could Be a Giant Legal Mess
America’s defense against epidemics is divided among more than 2,000 individual public-health departments, which makes implementing a national strategy very difficult.
Management
Viewpoint: Bill Barr Must Resign
The attorney general is working to destroy the integrity and independence of the Justice Department, in order to make Donald Trump a president who can operate above the law.
Management
IG: Federal Bureau of Prisons Should Review Enforcement of Policies on Reporting Misconduct
Managers may not be following the rules, watchdog notes.
Workforce
Trump's Federal Personnel Point Person to Step Down
Margaret Weichert will leave the White House after nearly three years of pushing an aggressive agenda.
Management
Why Is John Kelly Speaking Out Now?
The former chief of staff is making the case that he spoke truth to power inside the White House. The trouble for him is how many Americans won’t be convinced.
Management
The President’s Management Agenda: A Work in Progress Two Decades On
A look back at the creation of the first PMA and the lessons for leaders today.
Management
The Gig Economy and BLS Surveys
Government does not understand this growing segment of the labor force, and that affects federal pay.
Management
Trump’s Budget Seeks to Increase Funding for the Internal Revenue Service
Staff would grow by a net 1,700 positions from 2020 levels, if $400 million in “cap adjustments” to exceed spending levels in the 2019 budget agreement is included.
Management
Interference in Roger Stone Case Could Have Widespread Impact on Justice Department Workforce
Morale will likely plummet and more employees could leave, former prosecutors say.
Management
When Bigger Is Better
Validating public policy outcomes is critical, but so is building on the evidence. A new study looks at what’s needed to expand successful programs.
Management
Reduce Stress at Work and Prevent Burnout—a Psychologist Explains How
Tackling burnout is the responsibility of both organizations and their employees.
Management
11 Major Agency Reforms in Trump's 2021 Budget
Some programs would be eliminated or reorganized, others would grow.
Management
White House Budget Gives Election Agency More Funding, But Expert Says It's Not Enough
"A budget should be doubling down on funding [election-related] institutions," the observer argued.
Management
Civil Rights Groups Join Fight Against EEOC Official Time Proposal
A pair of nonprofit groups said plan to make the right to official time for union representatives subject to collective bargaining agreements lacks "adequate justification" and will harm federal workers.
Management
Hundreds of County Jails Detained Immigrants for ICE
Between 1983 and 2013, the number of immigrants detained in rural county jails has increased.
Management
Trump’s Fiscal 2021 Budget Seeks to ‘Resize’ the Bureaucracy
Among other things, the White House wants to rein in “improper end-of-year spending” by agencies.
Management