Defense
DHS Exec Aided Foreign Investors with Democratic Ties, IG Found
Witnesses say Alejandro Mayorkas intervened in immigration cases connected to Harry Reid, Terry McAuliffe and others.
Tech
TSA Gave Expedited Screening to Former Domestic Terror Group Member
A supervisor overruled an alert officer who recognized the felon and raised concerns.
Analysis
Crime and Punishment
Lawmakers expect heads to roll when civilian agencies screw up. Not so much when it’s the military.
News
Lesson for Congress: Don’t Mess With VA’s Bob McDonald
Federal officials often serve as punching bags for lawmakers trying to land political points. Not this guy.
News
The Government Will See You Now
The Obama administration wants agencies to deliver world class customer service.
Management
Fiscal 2016 Budget Winners and Losers
Most agencies would get a cash infusion under the Obama administration's spending plan.
Management
The Broken Federal Personnel System in 7 Charts
Government employees are deeply frustrated with a personnel system that makes it too hard to hire skilled workers and fire poor performers.
Briefing
Raising Human Capital
Beware the manager who says people are his most important resource, and other words of wisdom from a federal personnel expert.
News
State of the Union: The Message for Feds
Obama: "We need to set our sights higher than just making sure government doesn’t halt the progress we’re making."
Management
Americans Rate Two Agencies Worse Than the IRS
A new Gallup poll shows what citizens think about the work of 13 federal agencies.
Management
IG: Energy Lab Lobbied Officials for $2.4 Billion No-Bid Contract
Sandia National Laboratories used government funds in efforts to extend Lockheed Martin’s management deal without competition.
Management
Infographic: What Defense Personnel Really Think About the Acquisition Process
Many believe the Pentagon is failing to deliver the weapons and equipment troops really need.
Defense
DHS Orders Increased Security at Federal Facilities
Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson said the action was a precautionary step, citing terrorist calls for attacks against the United States.
Oversight
New Texas Ebola Case Fuels Concerns About Care Guidelines
Budget cuts derailed progress on vaccine, NIH chief says.
Defense
Pentagon Scraps Afghan Air Fleet for Pennies on the Dollar
After spending $486 million on 20 planes for the Afghan Air Force, the Pentagon sold 16 for just $32,000.
Defense
The Trouble With Defense Acquisition May Be the Workforce
Too often, contracts are left to 'managers for whom it is merely one step in a career path directed elsewhere,' an expert tells Senate investigators in recent report.
Briefing
Measuring Up
Few people know more about performance metrics than Harry Hatry, director of the Public Management Program at the Urban Institute. Government Executive Deputy Editor Katherine McIntire Peters spoke with Hatry in August at his office in Washington.
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