Management

Trump Brings Federal Employee Union to White House to Make Case for Shutdown

Union officials say temporarily forgoing pay is small price to pay for a wall.

Management

Analysis: How to End Government Shutdowns, Forever

Congress should stop relying on one-off funding extensions to keep the government running.

Management

Stop-Work Orders Beginning to Go Out to Contractors

Companies wrestle with "highly fluid" shutdown situation.

Management

TSA Whistleblower Disclosures Prompt Two Aviation Security Probes

Office of Special Counsel orders DHS to examine breakdowns in food and drug handling on planes.

Management

If You’re Over 50, Chances Are the Decision to Leave a Job Won’t be Yours

A new data analysis by ProPublica and the Urban Institute shows more than half of older U.S. workers are pushed out of longtime jobs before they choose to retire, suffering financial damage that is often irreversible.

Oversight

Investigators Probe Allegations of Cronyism, Mismanagement at Government Publishing Office

If the Senate confirms President Trump’s nominee to lead the agency, he will have to grapple with accusations of high-level corruption.

Management

Navigating a Leadership Slump

There are a number of strategies you can employ to get beyond this unhappy state.

Management

What a ProPublica Reporter Learned Covering HUD: Oversight Failures Are Symptoms of Deeper Dysfunction

A goal this year was to explore HUD’s failure to enforce legal standards for decent, safe, sanitary housing. What started as a simple premise brought to light greater challenges: Years of congressional cuts have left the agency in a state of chaos as communities suffer.

Management

Attention Is Not a Resource But a Way Of Being Alive To The World

When attention is a limited resource, it can run out. Treat it as an experience, and it yields a rich sense of purpose.

Management

Improving Program Management

Two years after the Program Management Improvement and Accountability Act was signed into law, slow but steady progress is being made.

Management

Days Into the Shutdown, the Costs Are Mounting

The mortgage payments, school tuition and utility bills will keep coming, even if paychecks are disrupted.

Management

What Aristotle Can Teach Us About Trump’s Rhetoric

Trump appeals to his base in a way that philosophers knew was effective thousands of years ago.

Management

Analysis: What Was Steve Mnuchin Thinking? Three Possibilities

The Treasury secretary put out an alarming—and confusing—press release on Sunday evening.

Management

The Government May Be Shut Down, But Taxpayers Are Footing The Bill For Mar-a-Lago Party Tents

Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort still needs tents for the winter party season—and taxpayers are footing at least $54,000 of the bill.