Management

Senators Press White House to Clamp Down on 'Bridge Contracts'

Carper-McCaskill letter to procurement chief seeks tougher oversight to ensure competition.

Pay & Benefits

DEA Paid Bonuses to Employees With Records of Sexual Harassment, Other Misconduct

Justice watchdog details $5,000 awarded to official reprimanded for yelling, porn-watching.

Tech

OMB Rolls Out Plan for Governance Body to Boost Shared Services

GSA will host centralized push for interagency financial management, payroll and IT tasks.

Pay & Benefits

Senator Wants More Details on 88 Feds Paid to Sit Home for More Than a Year

Homeland Security Department hasn’t provided adequate answers on its use of paid administrative leave, Grassley says.

Oversight

New Benghazi Emails? Depends on What the Meaning of ‘New’ Is

Panel Chairman Trey Gowdy pried out fresh documents, but State says they’re old news.

Management

OPM Asked to End Forced Leave for Chemical Safety Board Officials

Managing director and counsel have been idle for four months during misconduct probe.

Management

Making DATA Act Real Means Working Nights and Weekends

Financial management leaders hopeful on standardizing data to measure program performance.

Management

GAO Gets More Transparent By Publishing List of Restricted Reports

Inventory of titles from the past year is aimed at helping lawmakers and Hill staff.

Defense

Navy Shows Progress Toward Clean Books

GAO and independent accountant largely validate military pay controls.

Management

Temporary 'Bridge Contracts' Risk Overpayments

Awards of sole-source extensions need more definition, GAO warns.

Management

GSA Can Improve Measures for Curbing Costly Property Leases, GAO Says

Uncertainty of "holdovers" hinders space planning by agencies and private owners.

Management

OMB and GSA Tout Progress in Federal Agencies ‘Buying as One’

Governmentwide bid aims to streamline purchasing and trim number of contracts.

Management

Customs and Border Protection Official Not Guilty of Prohibited Hiring

Judge criticizes Office of Special Counsel’s pursuit of case involving rigged job ads.

Management

Study: Agencies Flout Environmental Rules More than Private Firms

Academics also find regulators less likely to crack down on government violators.

Management

Justice Forces Phony Woman-Owned Contractor to Pay $20 Million

UFC Aerospace and its former president admit violating the Small Business Act.

Management

Weather Service Staffers Protest 'Gag Orders' in Workforce Planning

Two employee groups file complaint about nondisclosure policies they deem illegal.