Management

Basing Laws on Nothing Is Easier Than Using Evidence

Partnerships between policy makers and researchers could improve the lives of millions—but they’re harder than you think.

Management

To Change How You Feel, Put On a Smile

Changing your facial expression can alter the emotions you feel, according to 50 years of data.

Management

What You Need to Know About the Upcoming GPS Rollover

The most important event you’ve never heard of is scheduled to take place on April 6.

Management

The US Could Lose the AI Arms Race

Developing artificial intelligence capabilities must become a national priority.

Management

Stop the Check: Steps to Reduce Uncle Sam’s Improper Payments

Not all improper payments are fraud, but they all degrade the integrity of government programs and compromise the public’s trust.

Management

Thoughts on the President’s Management Agenda: Kudos… With a Caution

The PMA doesn’t provide adequate guidance on one of the most important levers available to the government to improve performance: acquisition.

Management

Why Some Counties Are Powerhouses For Innovation

When it comes to innovation, Santa Clara County is way ahead of the rest of the U.S. Between 2000 and 2015, more than 140,000 patents were granted there – triple the number of the next-ranked county.

Management

The President’s Management Agenda Turns One

There may not be cake and balloons, but progress is worthy of celebration.

Management

The High Cost of Undervaluing Older Talent

Older workers are far more influential than their younger colleagues.

Management

Why the $22 Trillion National Debt Does Not Matter – Here Is What You Should Worry About Instead

Although U.S. debt may be at eye-popping levels, an economist explains why it shouldn't keep you up at night." />

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Senate, White House Must Resolve Stalemate That Has Disabled Federal Employee Grievance Board

More than 2,000 work-related appeals have gone unanswered, undermining merit principles and agency performance.

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Why Women Leaders Are Outperforming Men

In a knowledge economy, relationship excellence is especially critical to employee engagement, productivity and innovation.

Management

Women’s First NIH Grants Tend To Be $41K Less

First-time women principal investigator scientists receive considerably less funding from the National Institutes of Health than their male peers do, even at top research institutions, according to a new study.

Management

Pay for Performance is the Only Choice

At this point, the General Schedule is an impediment to good government.

Management

5 Ways Life Would Be Better If It Were Always Daylight Saving Time

Washington, California and Florida are mulling a permanent switch to DST. Proponents say that doing so could improve health, save energy and prevent crime.

Management

What Michael Cohen’s Betrayal Reveals About Our Messed-up Workplace Loyalties

Cohen's sudden and stark transformation from 'blind loyalty' to utter betrayal says a lot about broader changes in how Americans view their employers.

Management

How the GS System Fails Federal Workers and Everyone Else

If government could start with a clean page to plan a new pay system, it would never consider the General Schedule program model.