Management

The Model for Fixing the DOJ

Joe Biden has inherited a department plagued by scandal, just as Gerald Ford did in 1974.

Management

Biden Promised the Most Diverse Administration Ever. Here’s How He’s Doing.

Seven figures that show the representation — and the gaps — in President Joe Biden's Cabinet and federal appointments.

Oversight

Lawmakers Look to Crack Down on White House's Discretion in Allocating Agency Funding

Democrats decry "unelected officials" who make spending decisions in communities they do not understand.

Management

As America’s First Working First Lady, Jill Biden Redefines the Role

The longtime educator is leaning on her experience to inform the administration’s thinking.

Management

GovExec Daily: Biden's First 100 Days

Katherine McIntire Peters and Tom Shoop join the podcast to discuss the administration's first mile marker.

Management

Biden’s First Address to Congress: Proving ‘Our Government Still Works’

On the eve of his 100th day in office, the president recapped his administration’s achievements and outlined plans for vast reforms.

Management

How Biden’s Request for More Education Funding Would Shift More Power to the Federal Government

A proposed "historic" investment in schools that serve low-income children would also give the federal government more power over America's schools, a political scientist argues.

Management

Biden Names First ‘Made in America’ Office Director

Celeste Drake, a trade expert with ties to organized labor, was hailed as an “outstanding” choice, said Scott Paul, president of the Alliance for American Manufacturing.

Management

Biden Signs Executive Order Requiring Federal Contractors to Pay a $15 Minimum Wage

White House says these employees are “critical” to the federal government’s operations. 

Management

Biden Signs Executive Order to Promote Collective Bargaining

A new task force made up of federal agency heads is charged with identifying ways to encourage “worker empowerment,” including acting as a model employer that fosters unions at agencies.

Defense

Advocates Hope First Female Army Secretary Brings Change

Nominee Christine Wormuth has led strategy and policy at the highest levels. Can she lead cultural change as well?

Defense

The Capital’s ‘Complex’ Power Structure Keeps Causing Chaos Under Pressure

U.S. Army processes updated after last June’s protests failed again during the Jan. 6 riot.

Oversight

Trump, Defying Custom, Hasn’t Given the National Archives Records of His Speeches at Political Rallies

All presidents must deposit transcriptions of their public statements with the National Archives. But in the case of Donald Trump, there's something missing.