Oversight
IG council honors star performers
14th annual awards ceremony highlights crime-fighting, exposure of waste and fraud.
Oversight
Canceled benefit renews political fight over health care law
Long-term care provision was always a steep climb, say backers of Affordable Care Act.
Oversight
White House council backs regulatory streamlining
Fourteen infrastructure projects flagged for expedited environmental review.
Defense
Nuclear crises renew regulator's relevance
NRC chief Gregory Jaczko keeps the focus on safety amid political charges around Yucca Mountain plans and industry influence.
Oversight
Consumer bureau nomination remains divisive
Senate panel’s approval of Cordray buoys consumer groups, but GOP opponents stand firm.
Oversight
Agencies can improve suspension and debarment process, says GAO
Six agencies are flagged as inactive in listing contractors guilty of fraud or poor performance.
Defense
Army Corps bribery arrests praised by lawmakers
Concerns about fraud within a small business program benefiting Alaska native corporations could resurface.
Oversight
HHS wary of proposal to reduce Medicare drug fraud
GAO suggestion for exposing over-prescription of frequently abused pharmaceuticals might harm legitimate health care, Senate is told.
News
GAO cites benefits of Census-Postal Service teamwork
Agencies’ joint memorandum of understanding is being updated in time of tight budgets.
Pay & Benefits
A look at 20 of the all-time greatest federal employees
A guide to some of history's most illustrious civil servants.
News
Bipartisan regulatory reform bill draws administration’s silence
Plan to update 65-year-old law would hold agencies ‘accountable’ for burdensome rules.
Features