Management
One Year After Scathing Report of Abuses, Patent Office Telecommuters Win Review Panel's Blessing
National Academy finds program to be mostly healthy, backs small improvements in controls against time-card abuse.
Management
Senate Passes Bill to Smooth Presidential Transitions
Each agency would be required to designate a transition coordinator six months before the election.
Oversight
Senate Tries to Stop Agencies from Paying Dead People
Bipartisan plan to publish taxpayer-funded scientific research also approved.
Management
NSA Whistleblower Describes Ongoing Anguish
Thomas Drake still shut out of employment in or near government.
Management
Senate Panel Clears Two for Troubled Chemical Safety Board
Push to fill vacancies comes as key staffers' administrative leave is extended.
Management
Senate Panel Easily Approves Nominee to Head GSA
Vote for acting chief Denise Turner Roth is unanimous.
Defense
State Department Plan for Training Center Draws Senatorial Flak
Echoes of Benghazi are heard in debate over duplicative costs.
Management
Bipartisan Evidence-Based Policy Bill Passes House
Plan would create commission on using agency data to improve programs.
Oversight
House Oversight Republicans Call for IRS Chief’s Head
Press conference and video restate the case that Koskinen lied about targeting evidence.
Management
IRS Staff Cuts of Up to 30 Percent Raise Risks, GAO Finds
Auditors fault agency for inaccurate reports to Congress on information technology.
Management
Federal Buildings Are Getting Greener, But Agency Missions Can Get in the Way
Need for extended hours to address patient backlogs hurts VA's efforts to conserve energy and water.
Management
Inspectors General Lose Bid to Expand Access to Agency Documents
Justice Department's opinion interprets statute as protecting grand jury, wiretap and credit information.
Oversight
Watchdog Cites Sloppy Procedures at IRS Over Who Gets Audited
Ways and Means partisans draw opposite conclusions from GAO probe.
Management
New OPM Director Promises to Improve Response to Data Breach
White House CIO says long term solution will require investing in new technology.
Management
Seven Agencies Experiment with Publishing FOIA Releases
Justice leads effort to gauge impact on staff time and costs.
Oversight
Abruptly Departed Commerce Watchdog Faulted For Audit Gaps, Low Morale
GAO says hotline complaints at cash-strapped agency were not consistently monitored.
Management
Small Business Advocate’s List Shows Many Large Firms Getting Set Asides
Verizon, Wellpoint, Boeing alleged to win contracts intended for small companies.
Management
IRS Veteran Takes Management Post at White House Budget Office
Former OMB management chief Beth Cobert’s assignment to the embattled Office of Personnel Management opened the way for David Mader’s rise.
Management
IRS Claims One Victory in Court Battle Over Document Retrieval
Judge tells Judicial Watch that agency FOIA response was sufficient.
Management
Veterans Affairs Deputy Teams with Boss on Corporate-Style Reforms
Gibson promises “sea change” in managing for customer needs.
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