Management
Here's What Feds Can Expect If the Government Shuts Down Saturday
Park Service, Smithsonian have said disruption wouldn’t start until Monday; plans vary by agency.
Management
Acting Consumer Bureau Chief Opts Not to Refill Funding Reserve This Quarter
Mulvaney asks outgoing head of the Federal Reserve to cancel payment, calling it unnecessary.
Defense
New, Temporary Federal Agency Will Push for National Service
Commission will start national “conversation” to consider need to reinstate the draft.
Oversight
Intelligence Community Contractors Gain Whistleblower Protections
Advocacy groups have mixed reaction given reauthorization of surveillance authority.
Management
TSA Officials Faulted for Favoritism in Handling of Sexual Harassment Case
Higher-ups intervened to overturn removal order in 2015, IG finds.
Oversight
Embattled Intelligence Whistleblower Ombudsman Defends Himself
Dan Meyer, on forced leave, challenges accusations under review by unusual disciplinary panel.
Oversight
Trump Continues to Set Records for Agency Vacancies
Less than 40 percent of key Senate-confirmed appointments have a nominee.
Management
IRS Plunges Into Tax Law Changes Even as Its Budget Remains Shaky
Taxpayer Advocate slams funding and low returns from new private collection effort.
Oversight
Treasury Watchdog Rejects Charges of Politicized Analysis of Tax Bill
IG responds to Sens. Warren and Wyden, saying career officials worked normally with Hill.
Defense
Trump Orders Intel Agencies To Protect Americans from ‘Unmasking’
The president has accused officials in the Obama administration of abusing the privilege to request redacted names from intelligence reports.
Oversight
Trump Wins Another Court Round in Battle Over Leadership at Consumer Bureau
D.C. district court judge says Obama official Leandra English failed to show harm.
Oversight
Democrats Demand Subpoena of Documents on Trump Business Profits
House oversight minority is not satisfied with the Trump Organization’s response to a previous request.
Management
First CFO Survey of Trump Era Spotlights Skepticism Over Agency Reorganization Plans
Most agency finance chiefs harbor doubts that the strategies will actually improve efficiency, though some see opportunity.
Management
Bureau of Prisons Conference Spending Sparks Outrage During Budget Cuts, Staff Shortage
Union says sending 60 employees to Orlando less than two weeks before a government shutdown deadline was a poor use of resources.
Management
Pentagon Task Force’s $675 Million in Contracts to Rebuild Afghanistan Found Wasteful
Special watchdog cites overspending on indirect costs and too many sole-source awards.
Management
Peace Corps Should Improve Sexual Assault Prevention, Special Counsel Says
Response to whistleblower highlights need for better training, counseling.
Management
Pentagon IG Offers Details of Biggest Audit Ever
Some critics call bipartisan-supported plan too expensive.
Defense
As Talks to Avoid Shutdown Near Climax, Pentagon Continues Bemoaning Stopgap Budgets
Lawmakers meet Trump for weekend negotiations while Defense managers scramble to manage priorities.
Oversight
Senator Seeks Special Counsel Probe of 'Burrowing In' at Consumer Bureau
Before his resignation, director Cordray converted his would-be successor to career status.
Management
Democrats Challenge Proposed Citizenship Question on 2020 Census
The Justice Department wants to track undocumented voters; immigrant groups warn of harm to count.
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