Management

Plan to Improve Government Performance Would Actually Undercut Progress

Congress should commit to the system in place, rather than burden agencies with a duplicative set of reporting mandates.

Management

Casual Friday and the ‘End of the Office Dress Code’

The day—a celebration of conformity disguised as a celebration of individuality—helped to bring about the current dominance of “business casual.”

Management

How to Sound Charismatic

A researcher examines how politicians change their pitch and volume to attract voters

Management

The One Question You Must Ask If You Want to Motivate Your Team

Many leaders focus on their staff or their surroundings. They’re missing the biggest issue of all.

Management

Be Prepared: Disruption Is Coming

Today’s microtrend could be tomorrow’s driving force at your agency.

Management

This Is Why People Hate the Government

One guy in an office sat on Tea Party tax-exempt applications for 13 months after they were improperly selected for review.

Management

No, Oncologists Are Not Going Broke

Cancer doctors say the sequester forces them to turn away dying patients. Nonsense.

Management

Defense Department Goes Green to Save Lives, Not Environment

Defense Department begins looking at green energy as important war-fighting capability.

Management

GOP Seeks to Unwind Health Care Overhaul By Starving Agencies of Funding

Law will be hard to kill entirely since many of its requirements involve mandatory spending.

Management

Analysis: For How Long Can Feds ‘Do More With Less’?

As employee engagement rates decline, the cost-cutting mantra may not be helping anything.

Management

Those National Debt Clocks on Congressional Websites Are Wrong

An analysis of 56 debt clocks found 16 different figures.

Management

The Real Budget Battle

In Washington, all financial skirmishes lead to the same place.

Management

It’s Obama’s Economy—at Last

We only seem to be back. It’s a far less equal economy--and big dangers loom for the president’s legacy.