Management
Pentagon at 'midfield' in bid for clean books, officials say
Comptroller argues new legislation won’t help auditability effort.
Oversight
Mixed marks for Obama in annual secrecy report card
Open government group lauds progress in FOIA requests, laments declassification backlog.
Management
GSA outlines progress cracking down on bonuses, pricey conferences
Acting chief details steps to improve accountability.
Management
House passes bipartisan bill to improve Uncle Sam’s customer service
Agencies would have to collect feedback, appoint customer relations reps.
Oversight
IRS defends implementation of health care law
Deputy commissioner tells GOP critical number of staff involved is 859.
Management
IRS awards whistleblower $104 million in offshore banking case
National Whistleblower Center calls it the largest amount ever to an individual.
Management
Fuel program for Afghan army jeopardized by missing records
Special inspector general warns Defense secretary of policy violations.
News
Two Sayings to Live By for Federal Managers
Key aphorisms from last week's Excellence in Government conference.
Oversight
Consumer groups pounce on senators' regulatory relief effort
Bill would impose deeper cost-benefit analysis on independent agencies.
Oversight
Republicans rap White House silence on sequester report
OMB plan for impact of across-the-board budget cuts legally due Friday.
Management
'Energy and excitement' make presidential transitions ripe for innovation
Expertise of career feds is key to collaboration and success, panelists say.
Defense
Think tank seeks new federal office to counter extremist ideology
Hudson Institute proposes reviving U.S. Information Agency to target radical Islam.
Oversight
No More Solyndras Act would cost $1 million over four years, CBO says
Bill to revamp Energy Department loan program also would hold guilty officials liable.
Management
Campaign to Cut Waste saves $2 billion in second quarter
OMB attributes success to smart management of fleets, travel and printing.
Management
Democratic platform promises to cut programs ‘we can’t afford’
Document also renews call for agency reorganization authority.
Features
Lifting the Lid
National Intelligence Director James Clapper must blend 16 agencies into a coherent community.
Management
Sequestration would cost civilian agencies $39 billion, contractor group says
PSC chief doesn’t expect solution to budget stalemate before election.
Oversight
Interior’s reorganization after Gulf oil spill falls short
Persistent challenges to gauging risks hampers quality of offshore oversight, GAO says.
Tech
Nader report blasts GPO’s embrace of online publishing
Law center urges the Government Printing Office to use more paper to reach ‘disconnected’ Americans.
Management