Management
Chemical Safety Board Chair Resigns Unexpectedly
Vanessa Allen Sutherland arrived in 2015 seeking to bolster a divided, demoralized agency.
Oversight
Justice Watchdog Has Legal, If Not De Facto, Independence from Trump
President’s demand that the Justice Department probe alleged FBI campaign “spy” is unusual.
Management
Contractors Oppose Proposed Limit on Federal Bid Protests
Pentagon wants fewer “second bites at the apple” for companies.
Management
White House Issues Its Vision for Greener Federal Operations
A new executive order tasks agencies with boosting energy efficiency and reducing fuel consumption.
Tech
Science in the Age of Trump
Key federal vacancies and policies dismissing climate change worry many in the field.
Oversight
Report: How HHS Buried Information About the Affordable Care Act
A transparency group analyzed the removal and demotion of information related to Obamacare on a federal website.
Oversight
EPA Chief Sets Up a Legal Defense Fund
Scott Pruitt said he will follow White House advice on donor disclosure.
Defense
Officials Mishandled Trans-Africa Airlift Contract, Pentagon Watchdog Finds
U.S. Africa Command failed to perform a key review required for the $900 million deal.
Oversight
Intelligence Community Finally Has a Confirmed Inspector General
Senate clears Atkinson, though tensions remain over fate of whistleblower program.
Management
EPA Chief Requested Extra Security Before He Was Sworn In, IG Reports
In letters to senators, watchdog says it had no role in assessing threats to Pruitt.
Management
Commerce Secretary Lauds Civil Servants for Working Weekends Despite 'Trapezoid Pay Structure'
In talk on China trade tensions, Ross defends his Census policy and divestiture ethics.
Defense
Pentagon Shows Bumpy Progress Toward Curbing Improper Payments
Watchdog hones in on failure to meet four out of six statutory requirements.
Management
State Department Cuts Cleaning Crew Contract, 17 Workers Laid Off
Union publicizes worker hardships as procurement office imposes 30 percent cut.
Management
Consumer Bureau Downplays Mulvaney’s Reorganization of Student Loan Division
Critics say move relates to enforcement case against collector Navient.
Pay & Benefits
CDC Director Reveals His Salary After Taking a Pay Cut: $209,700
Dr. Redfield now paid using same formula as predecessors.
Oversight
Special Counsel Backs Navy Whistleblower's Claims of Sloppy Inventory Oversight
Case shows "the kind of good-government reforms that can result when whistleblowers see a problem and speak up," Kerner says.
Oversight
White House to Send Hill $15 Billion in Proposed Rescissions
Total is lower than expected; package hits CHIP, CMS innovation funds.
Management
Transportation Department Defends Secretary on Ethics Accusation
Chao appeared in videos with shipping executive father, raising questions of self-dealing.
Management
State Department Clashed With USAID Over Redesign
Watchdog's postmortem suggests a lack of transparency and iffy data on program savings.
Management
Twenty-Seven Standout Agency Employees Named as SAMMIES Finalists
Partnership for Public Service celebrates public servants overshadowed by political headlines.
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