Management
Patent Office Urged to Better Define Quality, Rethink Staff Incentives
GAO survey finds most examiners are pressed for time.
Defense
CIA Director’s Goals for Next Administration Don’t Include Resuming Torture
John Brennan wants a national discussion on security and civil rights in the digital era.
Management
Justice Accuses DynCorp of False Claims on Iraq Contract
Company denies inflating costs in State Department’s Iraqi police training.
Management
Transition Experts Bow to Congress’s Demand for Easier Discipline of Senior Execs
The next administration should take steps to avoid the kind of “catastrophic traps” into which previous administrations have fallen.
Oversight
Special Counsel Finds Hatch Act Violations by HUD Chief, Others
Julian Castro admits error in political comments in Yahoo interview.
Defense
Pentagon's Quest for Single IT Architecture Needs Work, Says GAO
$38 billion Joint Information Environment lacks estimates of cost, staffing needs.
Management
White House to Agency Leaders: You Must Do More to Reduce Risk
The Office of Management and Budget issues its long-awaited update of Circular A-123.
Management
FDA Worker Conspired in $3.4 Million Tax Fraud Scheme
Justice’s Tax Division found she schemed with ex-IRS employee.
Management
Why Millennials Spurn Government Jobs
The lure of Silicon Valley is just one reason among many.
Management
Senators Press Housing Finance Watchdog on Staff Cuts, Reorganization
Grassley and Johnson see lower productivity where IG sees savings.
Oversight
Denying Clinton Classified Briefings May Run Afoul of Presidential Transition Act
Speaker Ryan’s request to top spy might upset the law’s bipartisan balance.
News
Exactly How 'Sophisticated' Is Hillary Clinton on Email Use and Classification?
Not very, according to FBI Director James Comey. But Republicans beg to differ.
Management
House Passes Package of Federal Employee Rights Changes
Bill aimed at holding senior executives “accountable” faces a White House veto threat.
Oversight
Obama Threatens Veto of Effort to ‘Weaken the Rights of Federal Employees’
Grab bag bill would ease firing of senior execs, extend probationary periods and require tracking of “official time” by union leaders.
Oversight
Labor Department Overdue for FOIA Upgrades, Auditors Say
GAO says procedures and software are out of date.
Management
OMB Provides New Guidance for Agencies Buying Tools to Counter Identity Theft
The move extends category management to credit monitoring services, updating previous policy.
News
FBI’s Balancing Act on Clinton Email Decision
Agency recommends against prosecution of presumptive Democratic nominee, while blasting her and the State Department’s handling of classified information.
Management
Obama Signs FOIA Reform and Announces New Transparency Steps
Lawmakers from both parties welcome reforms some doubted would ever happen.
Oversight
The Ongoing Mystery of Who OK'd Clinton's Private Server
Judicial Watch deposes aide Huma Abedin and Undersecretary Patrick Kennedy.
Management
Clinton Technology Plan Promises 'Smarter' Government
Former secretary of State becomes first presidential candidate to back implementation of DATA Act.
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