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

Senate Panel Clears Two for Troubled Chemical Safety Board

Push to fill vacancies comes as key staffers' administrative leave is extended.

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.

Management

New OPM Director Promises to Improve Response to Data Breach

White House CIO says long term solution will require investing in new technology.

Oversight

Abruptly Departed Commerce Watchdog Faulted For Audit Gaps, Low Morale

GAO says hotline complaints at cash-strapped agency were not consistently monitored.

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.