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Oversight
New HUD secretary rallies employees
Steve Preston is boosting spirits through gestures such as eating lunch in the cafeteria with employees.
Oversight
HUD secretary remains at agency, despite controversies
Alphonso Jackson has a powerful ally in President Bush, a close friend.
Oversight
Housing inspector general finds backdated records in employee detail case
Inquiry is the latest problem to bedevil HUD Secretary Alphonso Jackson.
Oversight
Probe of HUD chief heats up
Contracting decisions and deputy chief of staff remain at center of investigation.
Oversight
Probes focus on HUD chief's role in contracting decisions
For several months, a federal grand jury, Justice Department prosecutors, the FBI, and the HUD inspector general's office have been investigating Alphonso Jackson.
Oversight
Investigators probe whether HUD chief steered contract
At issue is whether Alphonso Jackson lined up work at the Housing Authority of New Orleans for a friend.
Oversight
After Gonzales, Justice seeks to regain trust of employees
Successor's job, department officials say, will be to improve morale at headquarters and U.S. attorneys' offices.
Defense
Security clearance challenges defy easy fixes
During a six-month period ending in March, the government took an average of 208 days to issue secret and confidential clearances and 276 days to grant top-secret ones.
