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Pentagon Contract Managers Failed to Police Overpayments to Executives

Inspector general questioned $22 million in 18 audits not allowable under the FAR.

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Trump Administration Cancels Contract That Failed to Bring on More Border Agents

CBP had hoped to bring on as many as 7,500 employees but instead received only 36.

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Trump to Nominate U.S. Treasurer to Run Small Business Administration

Jovita Carranza, who served as an adviser to the Trump campaign, worked at the agency before.

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The IRS Tried to Take on the Ultrawealthy. It Didn’t Go Well.

Ten years ago, the tax agency formed a special team to unravel the complex tax-lowering strategies of the nation’s wealthiest people. But with big money — and Congress — arrayed against the team, it never had a chance.

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House Democrats Recommend Zero Money for OPM Reorganization

House Oversight Committee Democrats urged appropriators to effectively block an effort to merge the Office of Personnel Management with the General Services Administration.

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‘Dozens’ of Whistleblowers Are Secretly Cooperating With House Democrats

The number of anonymous tipsters reporting wrongdoing from inside the federal government has spiked during the Trump presidency, the House Oversight Committee says.

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Judges Fixate on Jurisdictional Question in Appeal of Decision Invalidating Trump Workforce Orders

The Justice Department has argued that federal employee unions’ efforts to unravel a series of workforce executive orders must first go through the Federal Labor Relations Authority.

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Staffing Shortages Impede State Department Monitoring of War-Zone Contracts

Watchdog finds several bureaus allowed questionable invoices to go through.

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How Ex-Congressman Jeff Miller Is Single-Handedly Shaping The Push To Privatize VA Health Care

Behind Miller’s growing lobbying portfolio lies one of the biggest unexamined shifts in Washington’s influence game.

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How Regional Partnerships Are Tapping Talent to Solve Public Problems

Federal, state and local governments are working with universities to tackle things from opioid abuse to crumbling infrastructure.

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The Trump Administration’s Attempts to Defund the Special Olympics, Explained

The White House proposed these cuts for three years in a row. That clashes with longstanding bipartisan leadership regarding rights for all people with disabilities.

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Major League Baseball and the Trump Administration’s Common Approach to Labor Issues

A league department aimed at improving teams’ performance in salary arbitration appears markedly similar to a White House working group designed to make union negotiations “more efficient.”

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EPA Chief Admits That Brain Drain Puts Agency at 'Critical Juncture'

Wheeler defends Trump budget cuts that lawmakers of both parties resist.

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Is Pay for Performance as Bad As the Critics Contend?

Employees have any number of other reasons for stress at work.

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Census Officials Say They’re Ready, With or Without Citizenship Question

A year out, preparations are on track to allow responses online, by phone or on paper.

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DHS Asks More Employees—From Across Government—to Deploy to the Border

Border assignments to begin "immediately," top official says.

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What You Need to Know About the Upcoming GPS Rollover

The most important event you’ve never heard of is scheduled to take place on April 6.

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Small Business Administrator Departs With Bipartisan Praise

Former wrestling entertainment executive Linda McMahon will return to the private sector.

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The US Could Lose the AI Arms Race

Developing artificial intelligence capabilities must become a national priority.

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Taxpayers Are Very Confused

Fewer returns are in, traffic to the IRS website is up, and everyone’s complaining about refunds. Why?