Oversight

Was a U.S. Ambassador Really Soliciting Prostitutes, and Who Covered It Up?

Inspector General memo says an investigation may have been called off to protect reputations

Oversight

IRS Targeting Launched By Cincinnati Staff Conservative, Democrat Says

Republican disputes the claim as congressional investigators continue interviews with agency employees.

Management

What Happened to Eric Holder?

He was a Reagan-appointed judge and a Clinton-appointed prosecutor respected by both sides. Then it all fell apart.

Management

America's Outsourced Spy Force, by the Numbers

NSA leaker works for Booz Allen Hamilton.

Defense

What Little We Know About the NSA Leaker

Profiles describe Snowden as being fully aware of the risks he took, both in revealing the data and in coming forward.

Defense

Why Edward Snowden Leaked the Secret NSA Information

Snowden says he cannot 'allow the U.S. government to destroy privacy, internet freedom and basic liberties.'

Management

Why the IRS Scandals Make It Hard to Fix the IRS

Wonks are investigating alleged wrongdoing rather than devising new policy.

Nextgov

Government’s Data Grabs Are Unlikely to Prompt Legislative Action

Lawmakers have little appetite for undoing legislation that allowed the sweeps.

Management

Analysis: Slashing Government Jobs Hurts the Unemployment Rate

Over the past three months, the federal government has shed 45,000 jobs.

Management

Why the Federal Government Is Demolishing Michigan's Empty Buildings

Treasury releases $100 million in TARP money to pay for a pilot demolition program.

Oversight

Secrecy Undermines the Ability of Congress to Function as the Framers Intended

The national-security state is removing important moral and strategic policy questions that face our polity from the realm of democratic debate.

Management

When to Tell a Leader What They Need to Hear, Not What They Want to Hear

Three considerations that will help you speak truth to power.

News

Dingell Letters and the History Books

'You can stop a lot more rapscallions in government with questions than by going out and breaking heads,' longest-serving lawmaker says.

Management

National Science Foundation Bound for Alexandria

GSA announces new lease that saves taxpayers $65 million over 15 years.

Oversight

D.C.'s Role in the IRS Scandal Depends on What You Mean by 'D.C.'

Opponents are trying to link Cincinnati scandal as close to 1600 Pennsylvania as possible

Pay & Benefits

Uncle Sam Scales Back on Bonuses

Federal employees received $332 million in awards in fiscal 2012, $106 million less than in fiscal 2011.