Management
Labor Relations Agency Moves Ahead with Regional Office Closure Plan
FLRA's Dallas office will close at the end of September, while Boston will follow suit in November.
Management
How To Make Small Talk Even If It Scares You
The ability to converse effectively—especially in informal situations—is now a crucial competitive advantage.
Management
Analysis: How Trump Can Strike Back at the Deep State
If the president fears his own appointees are working against him, he needs to offer a clear agenda that will force them to follow his lead—or else resign.
Management
How to Achieve Your Agency’s Objectives One Meeting at a Time
Data-driven meetings made a big splash in government nearly a decade ago. New research shows what it takes to make them work.
Management
Who Should You Trust? Psychologists Have a Surprising Answer
New research from the University of Chicago suggests trustworthiness is actually linked to guilt.
Management
The U.S. Now Suspects Russian Microwaves Caused Diplomats’ Brain Injuries
U.S. embassy workers in Cuba reported hearing chirping sounds before suffering headaches, memory and hearing loss, and difficulty sleeping.
Management
Trump Policies Have Left FEMA And The EPA Weaker Ahead Of Hurricane Florence
Trump gutted the EPA and hasn't filled top spots at FEMA.
Management
Evacuations, Closures and Leave: How Federal Agencies Are Preparing for Hurricane Florence
FEMA is leading the response, but an array of agencies are set to get caught in Florence's path.
Management
IRS Improves Its Performance During Tax Season Despite Staff and Budget Cuts
Agency is also diving into implementation of new tax law, GAO finds.
Management
Meet the Executive Bringing Digital Savvy to Health and Human Services
Shannon Sartin leads a team striving to make healthcare work better for Americans.
Management
Attorney General Acts on Promise to Hire More Immigration Judges
Sessions tells largest class of new judges to ignore resistance from “open borders” advocates.
Management
Hurricane Florence Could Be the Worst Storm to Ever Hit North of Florida
Since records began, only 10 major hurricanes have made landfall around the Carolinas. This one has the potential to blow them all out of the water.
Management
Trump Offered Gary Cohn Five Wildly Different Jobs In One Conversation
Trump offered Cohn jobs running defense and intelligence before landing on economics.
Management
It’s Possible (And Dangerous) To Be Over-Inclusive
Over-inclusion is a textbook case of good intentions paired with bad instincts.
Management
IRS' New Private Debt Collection Program Is Off to a Terrible Start, IG Says
Enforcement of the program is inefficient, creating higher tax burdens and weakening taxpayers' rights, auditors say.
Management
Multi-Agency Investigation Delivers $1M in Restitution for Wire Fraud Scheme
Tech industry exec and three companies plead guilty to defrauding three agencies to win small-business science grants.
Management
Why My Generation Isn’t Serving in Government
Blame everything from frustration with the hiring process to pay scales and cynical TV shows about American politics.
Management
EEOC Probes One of its Own Managers After Complaints of Coerced Sex
A manager in the agency’s Miami district office allegedly engaged in quid quo pro sex with employees.
Defense
White House Chaos is Having an Impact on the Ground in Syria, and Beyond
The power struggle at the top of the world’s greatest military power and largest economy has never been more visible than in recent days.
Management