Oversight
The White House Is Refusing to Comply With Congressional Inquiries Into Travel Spending
A congressional committee has already subpoenaed documents on travel from two agencies.
Management
Trump Administration Reverses Key Immigration Decision After Postal Service Screwup
Some immigrants with DACA status will now have an extension to apply for renewal.
Management
Navy Poised to Fire Employee After Failing for 4 Years to Accommodate Her Disability
Service spent more than a year attempting to address compatibility issues between promised speech recognition and its intranet.
Oversight
Watchdog Warns Uncorrected Mistakes Risk Billions During Disaster Recovery
Local officials pledge full transparency, defend controversial actions to date.
Management
Postal Service Suffers First 'Controllable' Loss in Five Years
USPS loses $2.7 billion overall in fiscal 2017, the 11th consecutive year with major deficits.
Management
House Speaker Says Congress Likely to Stave Off Shutdown With CR Through 2017
Paul Ryan says lawmakers are considering a measure to keep agencies open past Dec. 8, but not into next year.
Management
The EPA Is Taking Years to Resolve Discrimination and Harassment Cases
The agency is far from meeting its requirement to issue decisions within 60 days.
Management
Employee Group Raises Concerns That New Park Service Uniforms Could Increase Disease Risk
35,000 federal employees could put both themselves and the environment at risk, group says.
Oversight
Federal Prison Guard Pleads Guilty to Distributing Narcotics, Sexually Abusing Inmates
Bureau of Prisons officer took bribes for drugs and engaged in oral sex with female inmates.
Management
Trump's Nominee for DHS Pledges Hiring Reforms, New Immigration Deportation Priorities
Kirstjen Nielsen takes a softer tone on immigration policy, says officers should follow Obama-era priorities.
Management
Trump Ramps Up Shutdown Odds by Reiterating Demands for Wall Funding
Democrats say they will not approve bills with funding for a "useless, immoral wall."
Management
House Votes for VA to Clean Up Its Management
Bill would prevent VA leaders from "beating each other over the heads," lawmaker says.
Pay & Benefits
Trump Admin Tells Agencies to Strip Contract Provisions Guarding Against Wage Theft
New rule was required by a vote in Congress earlier this year.
Oversight
FEMA Delivers Mixed Messages on Whether It’s Paid for Any of Now-Terminated Puerto Rico Contract
Lawmakers open second inquiry into contract with similar provisions.
Pay & Benefits
The State Department Spends $500M Annually on Perks for Employees Overseas
Payments range from adjustments for dangerous posts to pet relocation.
Pay & Benefits
House Panel Backs Two-Year 'Cooling-Off Period' for Appointees Looking to Burrow In
Republicans have harped on the issue despite infrequent use of political to career conversions.
Management
Trump Opposes House-Backed Effort to Reform Emergency Disaster Spending
White House doesn’t want hurricane relief funding to compete with wildfire suppression efforts.
Management
FEMA Head Acknowledges Imperfect Federal Response in Puerto Rico
Administrator wants to ‘rewrite the book’ on how it hires, establish a reserve force similar to the National Guard.
Pay & Benefits
FBI Employees Cannot Use Whistleblower Retaliation as a Defense, Court Rules
FBI employee says he was fired for reporting on employees who used a government plane to solicit prostitutes.
Management