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Trump’s Chief of Staff Is Having a Great Time
Mick Mulvaney wants you to know that he’s no narc like John Kelly.
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How to Give Employees Effective Feedback
Managers often create more problems than they solve when discussing performance with staff.
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FEMA Showed Weak Mastery of Contracts During Hurricane Response and Recovery
GAO report on $5 billion spent after Harvey, Irma and Maria shows "inconsistencies" in contracting.
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White House's Push for More Oversight of Agency Data Has Some Scientists Concerned
OMB wants to make more agency data public, peer reviewed and reproducible.
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White House: Proposed Hiring Rule Was Meant to Help, Not Hurt Ex-Offenders Seeking Federal Jobs
Administration seeks to clarify intent of proposed requirement that applicants disclose participation in pretrial diversion programs, amid outcry.
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GAO is Wrong: Job Classification Cannot Be Fixed
It is the most antiquated and bureaucratic of all federal HR practices.
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Lockheed, Frustrated with US Air Force, Eyes Foreign F-35 Sales
The service’s proposed purchase of Boeing F-15s has the company increasing its sales efforts on Capitol Hill, and elsewhere.
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What the Supreme Court Said About the 2020 Census Citizenship Question
In oral arguments, conservative justices asked about data science, while liberals asked what the citizenship question was really for.
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Lone Senator Continues to Block Vote on Counterintelligence Leader
Sen. Chuck Grassley’s reasons for putting a hold on the nomination of William Evanina are unrelated to the nominee.
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Progress Is Finally Being Made on Security Clearance Backlog
Improvements to processing times are still needed.
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The Exhausting Ordeal of the Census Bureau’s Top Scientist
Litigation over adding a citizenship question gave voice to data expert John Abowd.
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IRS Makes Progress With Hiring, Training to Implement New Tax Law
Agency had to update 202 tax products and change 128 information technology systems.
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Government Workforce Management—Overdue for an Overhaul
Agencies are handicapped by outdated management rules—it isn’t a worker problem, it’s a system problem.
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Why HUD Wants to Restrict Assistance for Immigrants
A proposal by Ben Carson’s agency would eject immigrant families from public housing to make way for the "most vulnerable." Housing advocates aren't buying it.
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Play of the Day: More From the Special Counsel's Report
Sometimes, the president's staff is like a baby with snake-killing skills: Reassuring, yes, but also terrifying.
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Find Greater Success By Embracing ‘Soft’ Deadlines
Project managers ought to embrace uncertainty, say researchers.
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Criminal Referrals for Leaks of Sensitive Government Information Have Surged
The number of criminal prosecutions for leakers only scratches the surface of those who disclose government secrets, however.
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EPA Clashes With IG Over Destroyed Documents
Auditors say officials at the agency are impeding its work.
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Scholar Predicts Government Reform Could Motivate 2020 Voters
New survey data suggest the presidential race outcome could turn on candidate plans for “rebuilding broken bureaucracy,” says New York University’s Paul Light.
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