Management

Defense Agency Faulted for Wrongful Challenge to Contractor

Pentagon IG requests restoration of $6.6 million in disallowed subcontractor expenses.

Management

CDC Officials Own Up to Missing Ebola Signals

The virus had infected 20,000 people in West Africa and claimed the lives of nearly 8,000 as of December 2014.

Defense

Anti-ISIS Operation Gets Its Own Inspector General

Pentagon watchdog to lead audits of military and foreign aid campaigns.

Management

Health Service Marks Banner Year Without a Surgeon General

Commissioned corps took on Ebola and skin cancer, and reignited no-smoking campaign.

Oversight

Senate Appropriations Chief: IRS Cuts Could Have Been Much Worse

Mikulski says spending bill negotiations removed far-steeper decreases favored by the House.

Management

Lockheed Martin Unit Forfeits $27.5 Million for Overbilling

Justice says contractor violated False Claims Act with underqualified workers.

News

Cigar Enthusiasts Champing at the Bit

Obama's move to normalize relations has opened new trade and investment possibilities.

Management

Budget-Crunched IRS Revamps Exempt Organizations Division

Unit that birthed targeting controversy speeds up applications processing.

News

The Ambassadorial Confirmation Scorecard

The Senate just confirmed a slew of nominees, but there are many others who remain in limbo.

Management

It's Hard to Tell Whether U.S. Spending to Elevate Women in Afghanistan Is Working

Defense, State and USAID are unable to link their efforts to gains by women, watchdog finds.

Management

GPO Rebrands Itself for the Digital Era

The Government Printing Office is no more—it’s now the Government Publishing Office.

Management

Ex-Homeland Security Investigator Draws 3 Years in Prison for Falsifying Records

Texas-based Eugenio Pedraza was found guilty of impeding agency criminal investigations.

Oversight

Embattled CBO Director Defends Calculation of Economic Uncertainties

Some Republican ‘supply siders’ want more dynamic scoring of budget changes.

Management

FEMA Ups Its Game in Sussing Out Phony Aid Claims

GAO reports Hurricane Sandy-related improper payments are down compared with those for Katrina.

Management

Contractor CEO Pleads Guilty to 20-Year Fraud of USAID

Millions of dollars of overbilling found in Iraq, Afghanistan reconstruction.