Oversight

Investigations of Interior Secretary’s Conduct Intensify

Media reports suggest IG referred Zinke to Justice Department with odd timing.

Defense

Intel Community Promises Security Clearance Standards Within the Year

Sen. Warner criticizes OMB and Homeland Security for a lack of urgency in pushing reforms.

Oversight

IRS Urged to Discourage Employees From Giving Closed-Door Speeches

IRS stresses that it continually works to allow reporters when officials speak.

Defense

Fiscal 2019 Could Be 'High-Water Mark' of Defense Spending

Pentagon comptroller tells contractors group his staff is adjusting to a funding boost delivered on time.

News

State Department Training School Has a New Man on Campus

Ambassador Daniel Smith takes the help of the Foreign Service Institute.

Management

State Department Vacancies Are Delaying Embassy Construction

Planners also failed to account for inflation in cost calculations, GAO finds.

Oversight

Ex-IRS Criminal Sleuth Sent to Prison for Tax Fraud, Theft

California CPA who stole from agency tuition aid program gets 51 months.

Defense

Navy’s Top Officer Faulted for Slow Response to Sexual Harassment at ‘Bad Santa’ Party

Chief of Naval Operations Adm. John Richardson waited months to reassign a press officer accused of misconduct.

Oversight

HUD Official’s Resignation After False Report of Transfer Still a Mystery

Secretary Carson’s staff blamed for wrong information she would become Interior watchdog.

Oversight

Marshals Service Misused Leave Policies During Probe of Top Official

Justice’s watchdog cites waste of funds in retaining chief deputy recommended for dismissal.

Oversight

New Evidence Suggests Trump’s Coordination With GSA on FBI Headquarters Plan

Photo and emails following Oval Office meeting challenge GSA chief’s testimony to Congress.

Oversight

Reports of Replacement for Acting Interior Watchdog Still a Mystery to Incumbent

HUD Secretary Carson says in email that a political appointee from his department will be stepping in as acting IG overseeing probes of Interior's Zinke.

Management

White House Red-Tape Cutters Tabulate $23 Billion in Fiscal 2018 Savings

Rules changes or repeals are outpacing previous administrations’ efficiencies, officials say.

Oversight

FBI Official Wrongly Accepted Sports Tickets From News Media

Recently retired senior staffer also found to have misled IG investigators.

Management

SBA Shrugs Off Report That House Majority Leader's In-Law May Have Misused Small Business Contracts

Brother of McCarthy’s wife won $7 million in suspect set-asides for Native American firms, investigative report finds.