Management

Broadcasting Board of Governors Reshuffles Management Team

The long-term goal is to find a chief executive officer to lead the International Broadcasting Bureau.

Oversight

Senators Push Bill to Rename Government Printing Office

Agency says new moniker, Government Publishing Office, would better reflect its shift to digital operations.

Management

The Postal Service’s Latest Problem: Dilapidated, Unsafe Buildings

Auditors say agency needs to better prioritize funding to repair run-down post offices.

Management

Watchdog: Pentagon’s Efficiency Effort Lacks Proper Metrics

Budget crunch constrains Defense’s ability to adequately track project aimed at saving the department $100 billion.

Management

Interior Department Snags Capitol Hill Vet for Outreach Gig

John Blair, a former aide to Democratic Rep. Dan Kildee of Michigan, is now the department's director of intergovernmental and external affairs.

Oversight

Obamacare Is a Powerful New Crime-Fighting Tool

An astonishing two-thirds of the 730,000 prisoners released each year have substance abuse or mental health problems. But no one has been willing to pay for their treatment—until now.

Oversight

Play of the Day: NSA Reform Is Doomed

The Daily Show is skeptical about the possibility of reform.

Oversight

IRS Training Guidance Doesn’t Appear to Have a Smoking Gun

Documents obtained through the Freedom of Information Act cover period before agency’s mishandling of applications.

Management

Obama: NSA Reforms Should Give Americans 'Greater Confidence'

But will they be enough to satisfy critics?

Oversight

Play of the Day: How to Get Off the NSA's Grid

Stephen Colbert has tips to avoid the surveillance.

Oversight

Crusader Against Government Waste Cuts Senate Career Short

Tom Coburn, R-Okla., is battling a recurrence of cancer.

Oversight

Congress Pushes Forward on Security Clearance Reform Bill

Legislation provides more oversight of government and contract investigators.

Oversight

Agency Watchdogs Could Get More Freedom to Roam

IGs tell House panel they need exemptions from privacy and paperwork laws to expedite investigations.

Management

West Virginia Water Contamination Prompts Federal Response

U.S. Chemical Safety Board investigates accident as lawmakers, environmentalists call for answers.

Oversight

Play of the Day: Advertising America

The United States has majestic landscapes, diverse people, and the best kept national secret: eagle paragliding.

Management

Why the Spending Bill Would Ban Official Portraits

Federal officials have a history of commissioning expensive oil paintings for tens of thousands of dollars.

Management

House Passes Fiscal 2014 Spending Package

Senate has to vote by Saturday on the measure funding federal agencies through Sept. 30.