Oversight
Judge Sends GSA FOIA Staff Back to Work on Trump Hotel Docs
District court backs transparency group in quest for more transition team records.
Management
Social Security Plan to Shutter Field Office Prompts Street Protest
Lawmaker seeks IG probe of secretive consolidation move.
Oversight
Energy Dept. CFO Faulted for Risking Violations of Anti-Deficiency Act
IG says weak financial controls allowed $16 million in unauthorized spending.
Oversight
FCC Member Violated Hatch Act, Special Counsel Finds
O’Rielly urged February CPAC attendees to "elect good people" to change Internet ruling.
Defense
U.S. Progress in Rebuilding Afghanistan Detectable Amid Tragedy
Still, watchdog’s quarterly report says the country “has not become a post-conflict nation.”
Pay & Benefits
New CDC Chief Takes Pay Cut After Senator's Complaint
AIDS Researcher Redfield was paid $375,000 under special hiring authority.
Management
Merit Board Judge Reinstates Commerce Scientist Accused of Spying
Department plans to appeal case of flood forecaster Sherry Chen.
Defense
Lawmaker's Plan to Trim Pentagon's Back Office Hits Headwinds
Thornberry’s draft reorganization bills seen as good step toward economies, but simplistic.
Tech
Groups Monitoring Agency Website Changes See Deeper Trump Agenda
Removal of some health data from HHS site is simply a matter of reorganizing information by disease, not population group, HHS says.
Management
Watchdog: Agencies Could Save $178 Billion if They Stopped Duplicating Efforts
Agencies with the highest number of open recommendations are the Defense Department, the Health and Human Services Department and the IRS.
Management
Mulvaney Targets Consumer Bureau's 'Yelp'-Like Complaint Portal
Acting director encourages bankers’ argument against posting unvetted criticism.
Oversight
EPA Watchdog Asked to Probe Agency's Broad Ethics 'Failures'
Administrator Pruitt's alleged misspending on travel and security leaves program "broken," advocacy group attorneys charge.
Oversight
Second Senator Blocks Intelligence Nominee Over Firing of Whistleblower Ombudsman
Wyden and Grassley await documents on Dan Meyer’s centralized program for Intel Community.
Oversight
Trump Readies a Vaguely Nixon-Like Package of Spending Clawbacks
Warned by senators against violating budget deal, White House presses ahead with rescissions.
Management
Senate Confirms Trump’s Pick to Lead NASA on Party-Line Vote
Bridenstine hailed by Republicans as patriot, slammed by Democrats as unqualified.
Management
House Passes First IRS Reforms in 20 Years
Bipartisan batch of nine bills approved during Tax Day website freeze.
Defense
Many Pentagon Offices Would Relocate or Vanish Under Thornberry Plan
House Armed Services chair would streamline “4th Estate” to create efficiency.
Management
More Than 600 Justice Department Alumni Sign Letter to Protect Mueller
Online letter decries attacks against “the good men and women of the department.”
Oversight
Ways and Means Moves 12 IRS Reform Bills, Many With Technology Focus
Acting commissioner notes decline in identity theft, but seeks new funding.
Management
If Confirmed, Pompeo Would Inherit a State Department in a State of Despair
Senators prompt Trump’s nominee on how he would address problems at the “emaciated” department.
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