Management
Obama Nominates Consulting Executive to Fill Management Chief Void
President picks McKinsey & Co. official as deputy director for management.
Tech
Agency Heads Explain Their Use of Personal Email Accounts
Better training needed in records compliance at EPA, Energy, CFTC.
Management
Defense Audit Agency Says Sequester Caused It to Leave Money on the Table
$11 million cut in auditing budget cost $74 million in excess contractor payments, DCAA says.
Management
Anti-Contractor Rhetoric as Common as Fed-Bashing, Industry Says
Group suggests acquisition reforms to counter grim budget and talent drain.
Management
Cousin of NSA Surveillance Program Draws Broad Privacy Concerns
DEA alliance with AT&T to chase drug dealers raises eyebrows with civil libertarians.
Management
OMB Expands Guidance on Curbing Abuse of Charge Cards
Memo helps agencies comply with requirements in a 2012 law.
Oversight
IRS Slashes Spending on Videos by 90 Percent
Agency notes cuts after House Republicans blast a 2011 parody of 'The Apprentice.'
Management
Treasury Offers Obamacare Rule to Simplify Employer Reporting
House lawmaker seeks budget office review of union plans under health care law.
Management
Fish and Wildlife Service to Save Money by Moving Virginia Headquarters
Cost-cutting consolidation is Arlington’s loss and Falls Church’s gain.
Oversight
Lawmakers Highlight Poor-Performing VA Execs Awarded Bonuses
House Veterans' Affairs Committee launches website to hold managers accountable.
Management
USDA: Media Is Misinterpreting Report on Poultry Inspection Reforms
Auditors found nothing to discredit accelerated and privatized procedures, department argues.
Management
Justice, DHS Lose Round in TSA Whistleblower Case
Appeals court won't reconsider victory for employee who exposed air marshals’ exclusion from flights.
Management
DHS Got Complaints of Racist Website Two Years Ago
Multiple reports to ICE-CBP Joint Intake Center not acted upon quickly.
Oversight
Treasury IG Faces Its Own Lawsuit Alleging FOIA Violations
Government accountability group challenges refusal to confirm or deny documents' existence.
Features
Leading on Borrowed Time
A gridlocked presidential appointments process leaves many agencies operating with acting chiefs.
Briefing
Hotline On the Hill
Congressional tip line lends an ear to whistleblowers whose complaints have gone unanswered.
Oversight
Union Blasts Plan for Steep Cuts to EPA
House panel’s move for 34 percent slice would cap personnel at early ‘90s levels.
News
Two Would-Be Governors With Very Different Views of Feds
Virginia candidates square off on Uncle Sam's role.
Oversight
Another Year of Sequester Will Hamstring Workplace Safety, Study Says
Think tank blasts cuts that force OSHA to reduce health inspections.
Tech