Management


Karen Mills

SBA leader to step down

SBA's Karen Mills announces she will leave her post when her successor is confirmed.

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DOD struggles to justify sole source awards

A law that took effect in 2011 requires written justification for sole-source contracts when they're worth more than $20 million. Why is DOD finding that a hard rule to follow?

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How to learn from success

We all know how to learn from our mistakes. But what lessons can we take from the things that go right?

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Executive Handbook

Lessons in leadership from the experts. Find out how to shape policy, to learn from success, to get the most from a mentor and other key leadership skills.

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DOD, VA shift medical record strategy

New short-term goals are intended to move closer to the objective of an integrated electronic health record.

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How to assess your team

Technology executives at federal agencies must oversee and develop a wide range of employees: longtime civil servants, political appointees, their hires and those they have inherited. Dan McCarthy offers a tool to make that easier to do.

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Watchdog finds more than $1T in misreported federal spending

Agencies are failing in a big way to properly report spending information to USASpending.gov, the site intended to maintain transparency for the public.

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Tweets give USGS early warning on earthquakes

The U.S. Geological Survey is finding an unexpected value in Twitter's brief, rapid widespread message capability.

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Revamped government websites boost citizen satisfaction

The best agency sites outscore even Amazon.com, study finds, but plenty of room for improvement remains.

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How to join the Senior Executive Service

Moving into the exective ranks demands a proven track record and some high-level skills, but it's not a mystery.

John Kamensky

House Oversight Panel looks beyond sequestration for savings

Simply cutting funds from operations won't lead to greater efficiency, experts caution.