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Agencies previously warned OPM that enforcing a forced distribution of performance ratings contradicts merit systems principles and reduces collaboration and cohesion among employees.
Management
‘A rushed and complicated system.’ Federal employees say they’re in the dark over limited top ratings 
The National Nuclear Security Administration had shrunk to 1,755 civil servants by the second quarter of fiscal 2026.
Oversight
Oversight of nuclear material security cut back due to civil service reductions, GAO finds
Cheryl Mason, inspector general of the Veterans Affairs Department, speaks during a Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee hearing on Oct. 29, 2025. Mason is also the chair of the Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency.
Oversight
Trump’s IG pick at the VA is ‘watering down’ oversight, some employees allege
The American Federation of Government Employees have asked a federal judge to take an unusual step in an effort to restore collective bargaining rights to most VA employees, in the form of a ruling that would only take effect if OKed by federal appellate judges.
Workforce
Union seeks new avenue to restore VA contract
DOJ said its newly established National Fraud Enforcement Division is prosecuting 76 individuals for $490 million in alleged tax fraud schemes.
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Elise Bean

Oversight

The Best Way to Protect Infrastructure Spending from Waste and Fraud Is to Set Up an Oversight Body—Right Now

The new entity would need sufficient authority and resources to tackle the job.

  • Elise Bean
  • October 6, 2022
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