Management
Tight Funding Is Starving Financial Regulatory Agency, Outgoing Official Says
Free to speak on final day, CFTC enforcement director calls agency 'absolutely undersized.'
Tech
Sandy Aid Website Doesn’t Live Up to Stimulus-Tracking Standards
HUD-run database lacks the detail and timeliness of website on economic recovery spending.
Management
Employees Who Qualify for Security Clearances Owe $85M in Back Taxes
GAO estimates debts to gauge risk of financial vulnerability.
Management
Taxpayers Will Cover Legal Defense of IRS Workers Hit by Scandal
Justice Department hires two firms to represent 19 employees based mostly in Cincinnati.
Management
Acting IRS Chief Bemoans Travel and Training Cuts
Pendulum could swing back too far in wake of overspending, Werfel says during leadership award ceremony.
Management
Committee Advances Contractor Suspension and Debarment Reforms
Bill would streamline procedures for dealing with unscrupulous contractors.
News
HHS Official Shows Grace Under Overload
CMS chief remains calm during stormy congressional hearing on Obamacare.
Oversight
Va. Senator Asks Watchdog to Gauge Cost of Shutdown
Impact on federal operations and workforce still unclear.
Defense
Agency Emergency Evacuation Plans Pass Muster -- Mostly
Employee apathy in practice drills cited as top safety obstacle.
Management
Watchdog Group Unveils Pentagon's 'Revolving Door' Database
Newly released list shows ethics ruling requests by officers seeking private-sector jobs.
Oversight
GOP Lawmakers Push Faster Delivery of Healthcare.gov Documents
Issa and Alexander threaten to subpoena details on flailing health care website.
Management
Contractors Say Shutdown Forced Them to Reprioritize
Many companies received stop-work orders that might have been unnecessary.
News
Ex-GSA Chief Releases Tell-All on Conference Spending Scandal
Book talks frankly about politics and managerial lapses.
Management
GSA Could Save More in High-Value Leases, Watchdog Says
Lack of funds has delayed shift from pricier leasing to ownership.
Management
Lesson from the Shutdown: A Need to Clarify Who’s Furloughed
Lawmakers and employee groups outraged at notion of 'nonessential' workers.
Management
IRS Fails to Police Contractors Who Are Behind on Their Taxes
Auditors find 5 percent of 13,000 private employees together owe $5.4 million.
News
No Peace for Former IRS Exec Lerner
Application to join grants board in Montgomery County, Md., stirs debate.
Management
Shutdown Prompts IRS to Delay Start of Tax Season
Acting chief Werfel might revisit 2014 schedule this December.
Management
Zients Looped In to Oversee Health Care Website Fixes
Former performance officer just returned to lead economic council.
Management