News
Obama Lauds OMB Staffers
President picks unusual location to sign omnibus appropriations bill into law.
News
Last Chance to Nominate a Peak Public Servant
Deadline is looming for this year’s Service to America Medals.
News
Robert Gates’ Love-Hate Relationship With the Bureaucracy
In memoir, former defense chief says Obama failed to give proper credit to career officials, but also laments his own frustrations in managing the Pentagon.
Management
The Top 7 Federal Stories of the Year
From a government shutdown to a botched health care rollout, 2013 was a year to forget.
Management
VA Employee’s Prescription Tracking Idea Wins Administration Cost-Cutting Contest
Kenneth Siehr is the winner of this year’s SAVE Award.
Management
Procurement Policy Chief to Leave Post for Private Firm
Joseph Jordan to join Fedbid as president of its public sector operations.
News
These Awards Make Government Look Bad
It may be time to rethink the Obama administration's competition for cost-cutting ideas.
Management
OMB Unveils Best Cost-Cutting Ideas
Finalists for administration’s annual SAVE Award back enabling veterans to track prescriptions online and making employee certifications transferable among agencies.
News
Can President Obama Manage Government?
If he wants to leave a lasting legacy, he needs to become a more effective leader of the federal bureaucracy.
Management
Which Metro Area Has the Highest Share of Federal Employees? Hint: Not Washington
The D.C. area actually ranks fourth in concentration of federal workers.
News
A Meeting of the Minds on the Future of Defense
Request an invitation to the Inaugural Defense One Summit.
News
Americans Hate Federal Government, Love Federal Agencies and Employees
Shutdown may have deepened Americans' appreciation of government institutions.
Management
OMB to Agencies, Employees: Get Back to Business
Offices to open in a "prompt and orderly manner."
News
House GOPer: No Back Pay for Feds Home Watching Netflix
Rep. Ted Yoho reverses himself on the issue of retroactive pay for furloughed employees.
News
Do Lawmakers Fear Mobs of Angry Feds?
According to one report, they're beefing up security at district offices.
News
Celebrating Public Service Under 'Really Stupid Circumstances'
The Service to America Medals gala was a moving and ironic event.
News
The 'Nonessential' Label: Cruel and Wrong
It's not just unfair to trivialize certain employees in the shutdown. It's incorrect.
Defense