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

Snowden’s Background Check Deemed Inadequate

Contractor interviewed too few, says counterintelligence executive.