Author Archive

Emily Badger

Management

The Unsteady Rise of Minority Civil Servants

Where public payrolls still don't reflect the local population.

Management

How the Rise of Telework Is Changing Our Cities

As we plan cities of the future, the line between work and home is quickly collapsing.

Tech

5 ways the next U.S. Secretary of Transportation will be forced to follow Ray LaHood's lead

Whoever takes over next at the Transportation Department will head an agency in the midst of seismic transitions.

Tech

Why mayors should run the Department of Transportation

The focus on federal transportation projects has shifted from highways to a more holistic approach.

Defense

The growing rural isolation of veterans

Pentagon leaders are lamenting that civilians have less contact with the realities of military life.