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.
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.'
Oversight
Play of the Day: Obama Finds Your Correspondence Very Boring
The phone records program continues to fascinate late-night TV hosts.
Management
Why the IRS Scandals Make It Hard to Fix the IRS
Wonks are investigating alleged wrongdoing rather than devising new policy.
Nextgov
Silicon Valley is More Involved in National Security Than You Think
NSA's data operations are largely privatized.
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.
Pay & Benefits
Fired Whistleblower Receives $820K Settlement from Labor Department
OSHA employee was suspended with pay for two years before termination.
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
Some Fear Fed Charity Drive Reforms Will Hurt Giving
Fees and consolidation could scare off charities, they say.
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