News And Analysis
Between a Rock And a Hard Place
A nation of immigrants is finding it hard to also be a nation of laws.
News And Analysis
Chain Reaction
Coming nuke power boom bodes licensing pileup at Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Oversight
High-ranking Park Service official pleads guilty to travel fraud
Special agent admits to using a government credit card for nine personal trips.
News And Analysis
Displaced and Unwelcome
The Iraqi refugee crisis threatens Middle East stability and sullies America’s image abroad.
Defense
Management chief to fill in as DHS deputy secretary
Paul Schneider will step in on an acting basis until a permanent replacement is found for Michael Jackson, who announced last month he is leaving for financial reasons.
Defense
GAO: Agents need more guidance on handling illegal immigrants
Comprehensive and up-to-date instructions would help agents make arrest and deportation decisions, report says.
Defense
Defense comptroller: Financial management better than perceived
Further improvements hinge on showing military leaders and managers why it’s important to their mission, comptroller says.
Defense
Federal judge puts hold on key immigration enforcement plan
Judge says until case is decided, employers cannot be held liable for failing to address “no-match” letters identifying discrepancies in workers’ records.
Oversight
NRC reviewing application for new uranium recovery facility
The increase in applications expected as interest in nuclear power grows poses a serious management challenge for the commission.
News
IG slams Interior’s revenue collection operations
Investigation fails to substantiate current and former auditors’ legal claims, but uncovers serious management flaws.
Defense
Lawmakers to Pentagon: Plan for climate change
Defense authorization measure would require military planners to assess the risks projected changes pose for missions, and plan accordingly.
Features
Small Bird, Big Trouble
Adding the sage grouse to the Endangered Species List would have far-reaching consequences for the energy industry.
Features
Buried Treasure
Some of the nation’s most coveted energy deposits lie beneath some of its most cherished wilderness.
Defense
Bill unveiled to address ‘nightmare’ of Iraqi refugees
Legislation would require the Homeland Security and State departments to expedite processing and streamline screening.
Defense
DHS upgrades employment eligibility screening system
Government sues state of Illinois for its failure to embrace the Web-based program.
Defense
DHS official touts ongoing revisions to emergency response plan
Aim is to “make sure people actually pick [the plan] up and use it,” emergency management official says.
News
Financial chiefs make progress on audits, improper payments
Challenges remain, especially at the Pentagon, which is making headway resolving material weaknesses but has yet to achieve a clean audit.
Defense
Watchdog finds pervasive fraud in visa lottery
State Department lacks strategy for addressing problems, Government Accountability Office says.
Defense
State, DHS grapple with Iraqi refugee crisis
Departments appoint career officials to help make the vetting of applicants for admission to the United States run smoothly.
News
Revised mining rule heartens industry, worries environmentalists
Regulatory change will increase Interior agency’s workload because staff will have more information to evaluate.
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