Bob Tobias

Federal agency performance depends on individual accountability

Accountability, performance measurement, and the interplay between political appointees can get complicated.

Management

Labor-Management Forums arrive late in Biden administration

Management

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Expert’s proof shows telework works

Workforce

IRS workforce development plan lacks one crucial element

Agency Oversight

Why self-awareness can be an important characteristic for today’s leaders

Management

Here’s one element of good government the political appointees often overlook

Workforce

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If you want new culture in your agency, try yogurt

Management

How community days for team bonding in the office can backfire

Workforce

Are budget cuts the best way to fix troubled agencies?

Budget

NerdWallet-Millennial Money-Financial Insecurity Help

What do people really mean when they say government should operate like a business?

Budget

A long-time federal-employee advocate reacts to the latest civil service reform gambit

Hiring/Retention

The administration’s new telework guidance is far from perfect

Guidance from the White House a couple of weeks ago seeks to get more federal employees back to their offices.

Workforce

A long-serving federal union leader calls it a career

After 33 years of working for the National Treasury Employees Union, its president, Tony Reardon, is calling it a career. He’ll retire in August, when…

People

Rebuilding the Office of Personnel Management will take years longer

OPM Reorganization

The Office of Personnel Management still has a lot of rebuilding to do. The Trump administration tried to roll its functions into the White House and GSA.