News

IRS Demands $1.87

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Oversight

Report: Justice collects more fines but funding stays flat

Inspector general has recovered $4.7 million in fines and restitutions since October, despite a relatively level budget and staff size.

Defense

Senator wants post created to curb rising weapons costs

Sen. Carl Levin, D-Mich., said he would model the position on the Pentagon's director of operational test and evaluation, who oversees tests for major acquisition programs.

Pay & Benefits

Proposal would give agencies more flexibility in processing EEO complaints

Commission votes to allow agency pilot projects to find ways to improve process.

Oversight

Senate could vote soon on budget resolution

Vote could come as early as Wednesday, says Senate Budget Committee Chairman Kent Conrad, D-N.D.

Defense

State Department taps Foreign Service veteran to be acting IG

Harold Geisel served as acting IG in 1994 and also has held other senior management jobs at the department.

Oversight

Gearing Up

Democrats must be prepared to trot out Plan B, which hinges on the distinct possibility that Florida will slip out of reach again.

News

Good Government Guru to Step Down

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Defense

Army honors internal inventors

Developers of top technology solutions to be recognized for their work at June 12 ceremony.

Oversight

Research group predicts moderate growth in IT spending during next five years

Uncertain economy, new administration may temper technology spending.

Defense

Forward Observer: Our Pricey Military

The country's small, high-paid, all-volunteer force just does not have the staying power to wage long wars.

Tech

Audit: Information security improvements needed at FDIC

Issues are minor but being addressed, agency officials said.

Pay & Benefits

TSP’s market funds bloom in May

Small and common stocks post the largest gains for the month.

Defense

Coast Guard reaches milestone in massive equipment modernization project

Commandant Thad Allen talks about the troubled "Deepwater" program now that the service has received its first new long-range cutter in 36 years.

Editor's Notebook

Hill Power

Increased congressional oversight is great. Productive reform would be even better.

Perspective

Constraints on Change

Two scholars assess the state of the federal system.

Viewpoint

Great Expectations

Plan now for the presidential transition to guard against false starts in the new term.

Viewpoint

Crossing Boundaries

Program gives employees the power to reach across agency lines and put ideas in place.

Defense

ADVICE+DISSENT: Intelligence File Fusion Friction

Technology cannot change culture—a lesson we still haven’t learned.