Management

The Fine Print of Firing

HR offices have a lot to learn about appeal rights for employees who get the ax.

Management

Red Tape or Redemption

The PIP should be a last chance -- not a parting shot -- before workers get fired.

Management

Deadly Sins

Defense and Homeland Security are creating a list of mandatory firing offenses, and unions are worried.

Management

Team Bush

By placing White House loyalists in key Cabinet departments, President Bush has moved to solidify his control of the government in his second term.

Management

Risky Business

DHS launches hiring spree to plug holes in swamped procurement shop.

Management

Chain Reaction

When the power of suggestion sets off a series of unfortunate events.

Management

Listen Up

When employees make sound business cases for change and managers respond, agencies improve.

Management

For the ASKing

NASA site uses the ancient technique of storytelling to boost management lessons.

Management

Bye-Bye, Captain

Lately, the Navy is more likely to dismiss officers for misbehavior than poor job performance.

Management

Managing Calls

GSA wants to set the bar for customer service standards.

Management

The Filter Dilemma

Protecting the boss from the onslaught of information is bound to burst his bubble.

Management

Perks, Pride and Preparation

Managers use special benefits, the aura of public service, career grooming and other techniques to hang on to top talent.

Management

It’s a Big Country

The question is whether central or regional offices are the best way to run programs.

Management

An Unlikely Critic

Bush appointee questions personnel reforms.

Management

Growing Managers

A few key skills can make a good manager great.

Management

Singling Out Veterans

Tension overflows as managers look for ways to hire without feeling hamstrung.

Management

Pointing Out the Problems

Former DHS Inspector General Clark Kent Ervin spent his two-year tenure pressing for better management at homeland security.

Management

Conference Burnout

Big meetings might not be worth the cost.

Management

Hard Bargain

Unions hustle to attract new members as labor loses clout in personnel reforms.

Management

Bolstering Buyers

Federal procurement chief David Safavian wants to give the acquisition workforce a shot in the arm.