Management
This Is Why People Hate the Government
One guy in an office sat on Tea Party tax-exempt applications for 13 months after they were improperly selected for review.
Management
Agencies Need Congress’ Help to Weed Out Duplicate Programs
Some people won’t be pleased at losing their projects, panel told.
Management
Obama Taps OMB Veteran as Acting IRS Commissioner
Controller Danny Werfel has spent much of the past year dealing with sequestration.
Management
Government Should Run Like a Business—But Not in the Way You Think
Regimes around the world are under pressure to deliver more and cost less. Here's a plan for how to actually make that work.
Management
The Myth of Presidential Leadership
Many Washington pundits are critical of the president’s ability to wrangle concessions out of Congress, but they forget that his power has limits.
Management
What Chris Christie's Got: Crossover Appeal
The N.J. governor is the GOP's best 2016 presidential candidate, numbers suggest.
Oversight
The Justice Department Did Not Wiretap the House Cloakroom
Rep. Devin Nunes of California dropped an explosive allegation -- an almost certainly incorrect one.
Management
Analysis: How Obama Could Start Fixing the IRS
Step one, name a Republican—preferably a prominent one—to head the agency.
Management
GSA Underpaid Small Business Contractors, House Probe Finds
Federal Acquisition Service will pay $3 million in past guarantees.
Oversight
Acting IRS Commissioner Resigns Amidst Scandal
President calls conduct by agency officials in targeting conservative groups for special scrutiny "inexcusable."
Defense
Next Year’s Defense Furlough Prospects Uncertain
Officials aim to avoid unpaid leave in 2014, but ‘can’t know the future fully.’
Management
Political Pressures Harden as IRS Management Issues Grow Clearer
With congressional hearings, agency may find opportunity to clarify practices.
Management
With the IRS Scandal Ablaze, How Does that Special-Prosecutor Thing Work?
An explainer of how Eric Holder could appoint someone to pursue the case.
Management
4 Takeaways from the IRS Inspector General's Report
Report says there's a culture of incompetence within the tax-collecting agency.
Nextgov
Lawsuit Says IRS Illegally Seized 60 Million Health Records
Agents scooped up e-records in a tax case, violating health privacy laws, California suit alleges.
Oversight
Eric Holder in the Hot Seat as Lawmakers Probe Scandals
Wednesday hearing promises a fireworks show unlike any seen in this Congress so far.
Defense
Army Investigates Sex Abuse Program Coordinator for Sexual Assault
Senior enlisted soldier at Fort Hood was an equal opportunity advisor.
Oversight