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  1. News Digest: June 17

    The Drug Enforcement Administration must take immediate steps to stop discrimination against female special agents seeking assignments abroad, under a new decision in a long-running class-action lawsuit.

    • Jun. 16, 2013
  2. Sen. Max Baucus, D-Mont., left, and Rep. Dave Camp, R-Mich., launched an effort to overhaul the nation's tax code last month. H. Darr Beiser / USA TODAY

    Tea Party scandal could lead to IRS restructuring

    The Tea Party targeting scandal shows the need for a major shake-up of the Internal Revenue Service, the chairmen of Congress's two tax-writing committees told reporters Friday morning.

    • Jun. 14, 2013
  3. Carol Bonosaro, president of the Senior Executives Association, objected to the White House's decision not to issue Presidential Rank Awards. Rob Curtis / Staff

    White House suspends Presidential Rank Awards

    The White House this year will not issue Presidential Rank Awards, which carry bonuses worth tens of thousands of dollars to selected executives and senior-level professionals,an administration official confirmed to Federal Times Wednesday.

    • Jun. 12, 2013

  4. DOJ planned 'state secrets' privilege in Booz Allen case

    Last year, one day after the Justice Department signaled plans to invoke the rarely used 'state secrets privilege' in a lawsuit accusing Booz Allen Hamilton of stealing information from a technology firm, the dispute quietly ended.

    • Jun. 12, 2013

  5. EEOC orders DEA to address bias against female agents

    The Drug Enforcement Administration must take immediate steps to stop discrimination against female special agents seeking assignments abroad, under a new decision in a long-running class-action lawsuit.

    • Jun. 12, 2013
  6. Sen. Rob Portman speaks at the Republican National Convention at the Tampa Bay Times Forum in August. The Ohio Republican is demanding answers from VA following revelations that nearly half a million electronic records were deleted from a VA computer system last month. Mark Wilson/Getty Images

    Senator demands answers about 464,000 deleted VA grant, loan files

    Sen. Rob Portman is demanding answers from the Veterans Affairs Department following revelations that nearly half a million electronic records, including active loan files, were deleted from a VA computer system last month.

    • Jun. 10, 2013

  7. News in brief: Week of June 10

    Under watch from the National Security Agency and the FBI, Internet traffic of people outside the United States is being closely monitored by Silicon Valley Internet giants in a massive data-snooping agreement.

    • Jun. 9, 2013

  8. WH: Phone records 'critical tool' to fight terrorism

    The White House says that gathering telephone records has been a 'critical tool in protecting the nation from terrorist threats,' responding to a news report that the National Security Agency has been harvesting records from millions of Verizon customers

    • Jun. 6, 2013
  9. Susan Rice is former U.S. ambassador to the United Nations. Evaristo Sa / AFP

    Obama to appoint Rice national security adviser

    President Obama will appoint United Nations ambassador Susan Rice as his new national security adviser, replacing Tom Donilon, officials said Wednesday.

    • Jun. 5, 2013
  10. Strong Castle Inc., decertified as a HUBZone contractor, is located in Washington's Chinatown section, in the red brick building second from left. Thomas Brown / Staff

    IRS contractor loses SBA certification

    The Small Business Administration has revoked the Historically Underutilized Business Zone status of a contractor that has come under congressional scrutiny over nearly $500 million in IRS contracts from last year.

    • Jun. 5, 2013

  11. AP reports that Obama aides use secret email accounts

    The Associated Press is reporting that some of President Obama's political appointees 'are using secret government email accounts they say are necessary to prevent their in-boxes from being overwhelmed with unwanted messages.'

    • Jun. 4, 2013
  12. Joe Jordan, administrator of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy, wrote in a blog post that the administration will send a plan to Congress next week to abolish the current formula for setting contractor compensation caps. Thomas Brown / Staff

    White House wants new caps on contractor pay

    The Obama administration unveiled a plan Thursday to halt what the White House's top procurement policy official called 'excessive' compensation to federal contractors.

    • May. 30, 2013
  13. President Obama plans to nominate James Comey as the next director of the FBI, sources said. Tim Sloan / AFP file

    Obama to pick Comey to replace Mueller at FBI

    President Obama plans to nominate James Comey, a former senior Justice Department official under President George W. Bush, to replace Robert Mueller as the next director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, according to a government official knowledgeable of the nomination.

    • May. 30, 2013

  14. News Briefs: May 27, 2013

    President Obama plans to nominate Katherine Archuleta to be the next director of the Office of Personnel Management.

    • May. 26, 2013
  15. Katherine Archuleta Photo by Christopher Dilts for Obama for America

    Obama announces pick for new OPM director

    President Obama plans to nominate Katherine Archuleta to be the next director of the Office of Personnel Management.

    • May. 23, 2013
  16. President Obama plans to nominate acting GSA Administrator Dan Tangherlini to become the agency's permanent chief. Mike Morones / Staff

    Obama taps Tangherlini to be permanent GSA chief

    President Obama said Wednesday he plans to nominate acting administrator Dan Tangherlini to become the official head of the General Services Administration.

    • May. 22, 2013
  17. OMB's director has asked U.S. Chief Information Officer Steve VanRoekel to lead OMB's management team on an interim basis. Thomas Brown/Staff

    VanRoekel to lead OMB's management team

    Steven VanRoekel will lead the Office of Management and Budget's management team, following the departure of OMB's No. 2 official this month.

    • May. 21, 2013
  18. Outgoing acting IRS commissioner Steven Miller (left) and former IRS commissioner Douglas Shulman arrive May 21 at a hearing of the Senate Finance Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington. Brendan Smialowski / AFP

    Former IRS head says he didn't know of Tea Party affair

    Former Internal Revenue Service commissioner Douglas Shulman said he was 'dismayed and saddened' by revelations that his agency targeted conservative political groups for extra scrutiny, and said he had been unaware of it.

    • May. 21, 2013

  19. News Briefs: May 20, 2013

    Federal agencies have closed 420 data centers and aim to shutter more than 500 others by December 2015, but plans to save billions of dollars through the consolidation effort so far appear to be falling short.

    • May. 19, 2013
  20. Former acting Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Commissioner Steve Miller (right) and Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration, J. Russell George testify May 17 before a full House Ways and Means Committee hearing in Washington on 'Internal Revenue Service Targeting Conservative Groups.' President Obama sacked the acting head of the Internal Revenue Service on May 15 over a scandal sparked when officials unfairly targeted conservative groups. Nicholas Kamm / AFP

    IRS draws bipartisan fire at hearing

    The nation's top tax official apologized for the agency's treatment of conservative groups, denied he lied to Congress about it, and insisted that politics did not motivate the agency's decision to give Tea Party groups extra scrutiny.

    • May. 17, 2013
  21. Steven Miller, then-deputy IRS commissioner, testifies in 2010 in front of a House Oversight subcommittee. Miller has resigned as acting commissioner of the IRS as a scandal surrounding the agency grows. Colin Kelly / Staff

    IRS acting commissioner resigns in wake of scandal

    The top official at the Internal Revenue Service stepped down Wednesday amid a fast-building scandal over agency employees allegedly targeting for excessive scrutiny conservative groups who were seeking tax-exempt status.

    • May. 16, 2013
  22. Rep. Darrell Issa, R-Calif., chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, called the agency's actions appalling and said the additional information requested was far too onerous. Mike Morones / Staff

    Justice Department launches criminal probe at IRS

    The IRS inspector general blamed 'ineffective management' for the targeting of conservative groups seeking tax-exempt status by IRS employees in a report released late Tuesday.

    • May. 15, 2013

  23. FBI to investigate Tea Party tax affair

    Attorney General Eric Holder said Tuesday he's opened a criminal inquiry into the Internal Revenue Service's handling of applications for tax-exempt status by Tea Party groups.

    • May. 14, 2013
  24. The White House on Friday ordered agencies to start studying ways to narrow the pay gap between men and women in the federal government. JEWEL SAMAD/Jewel Samad / AFP

    Obama orders gender pay gap study

    The White House on Friday ordered agencies to start studying ways to narrow the pay gap between men and women in the federal government.

    • May. 10, 2013

  25. Obama directs agencies to make more data public

    Agencies are under more pressure to release government data to the public and ensure it is packaged in formats that promote widespread use and dissemination.

    • May. 9, 2013
  26. President Obama is seen with Tom Perez on March 18 at the White House. Jewel Samad / AFP

    Obama faces battle over Labor secretary nominee

    President Obama faces a potentially big Senate battle over his nominee for labor secretary, Thomas Perez.

    • May. 9, 2013
  27. OPM's Elaine Kaplan, left, and GSA's Dan Tangherlini are in 'acting' positions while their agencies await permanent leaders. They joined new Interior Secretary Sally Jewell at a recent announcement of GSA's hybrid vehicle initiative. Mike Morones/Staff

    High-level vacancies dot the Obama administration

    Barely three months into its second term, the Obama administration is confronting an epidemic of empty desks.

    • May. 7, 2013
  28. A Border Patrol agent guards a suspect caught along the Rio Grande River in Texas. John Moore/Getty Images

    Federal employees focus on mission in face of adversity

    Federal Times invited readers to reflect on the state of public service and on what, if anything, should be done to improve it. Following are excerpts.

    • May. 6, 2013
  29. Jeff Zients has stepped down as the No. 2 official at the Office of Management and Budget. He had been OMB deputy director for management since June 2009 and served as the agency's acting chief since January 2012. Thomas Brown / Staff

    Zients steps down as OMB deputy director

    Jeff Zients has stepped down as the No. 2 official at the Office of Management and Budget. He had been OMB deputy director for management since June 2009 and served as the agency's acting chief since January 2012.

    • May. 3, 2013

  30. Government employees celebrate Public Service Recognition Week

    Federal, state and local government employees celebrate Public Service Recognition Week this year from May 5-11.

    • May. 3, 2013
  31. Penny Pritzker, President Obama's choice as Commerce Secretary, as seen in July 2012. Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images

    Obama makes Commerce, trade representative picks

    President Obama plans to fill out his economic team on Thursday, nominating a long-time supporter and a top aide for the jobs of Commerce secretary and U.S. trade representative.

    • May. 2, 2013
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