For many Americans, work is not just about earning a paycheck. It is a centerpiece of their lives, and they want their job to be meaningful. Decades of research suggest this is true for most federal ...

Many politicians only pay lip service to leaner and more efficient government. Not president Donald Trump. His efforts to reduce the control of civil servants over the economy are aimed at improving ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Jaime L. Kucinskas, Hamilton College and Yvonne Zylan, University of Calgary (THE ...