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Navy to aid Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse recovery
The Navy’s Supervisor of Salvage and Diving will use the barges to surface and remove portions of the bridge.
Feds wiretap former DEA supervisor in leak probe
The inquiry comes amid a string of DEA scandals and has sent a chill through South Florida's close-knit, fiercely competitive narco-defense circles.
The leader in federal work environment improvement
Did your agency make the top five?
By Andrew Eversden
Dear Bureaucrat, Will a new boss let me improve things?
There are two leadership styles: “transformational” and “transactional.” Here's how to spot them, and what they mean for your job.
By David S. Reed, Center for Public Administrators
Feds are satisfied with their jobs, but problems persist
Federal employees increasingly like their jobs, but certain components of federal work are less popular.
By Jessie Bur
Will new tools help agencies fix the problems feds have?
The Office of Personnel Management wants federal leaders better prepared to act on insights from the results of the 2019 Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey.
By Jessie Bur
Union disputes OPM’s argument for reforming personnel management
The Trump administration has relied heavily on results from the Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey to justify employee management reforms, but one union says the numbers tell another story.
By Jessie Bur
Federal bosses, are you listening?
When it comes to job satisfaction, federal employees have spoken. And leaders should be concerned.
By Amber Corrin
Federal employees report on where they stand
The answers are in for the annual Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey, and trends in responses can give managers insight into how feds feel about their agency's direction.
By Jessie Bur
Feds are confident in mission, less so in performance recognition
The 2018 Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey received positive responses to questions about agency mission, but revealed that feds were unhappy with performance rewards.
By Jessie Bur
Are federal employees satisfied in their jobs?
A follow-on pilot section of the 2018 Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey is gauging new ways to answer the question of what makes a federal workplace fulfilling.
By Jessie Bur