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Microsoft ripped over shoddy security in Chinese hack of feds
The hack was initially disclosed in July by Microsoft in a blog post and carried out by a group the company calls Storm-0558.
Air Force still struggling to launch working performance review system
Rolling out myEval without sufficient beta testing or guidance has led to months of problems.
How GAO went from a small accounting office to Congress’ supreme auditor in 100 years
The Government Accountability Office has evolved over 100 years from a mainly financial overseer to the trusted authority on government operations.
By Dan Hu, Medill News Service
Performance evaluation in a year of upheaval
Teleworking and minimal or sporadic in-person attendance have several implications for the performance evaluation cycle.
By Martha Kesler, Kotter, Katy Paul-Chowdhury, Kotter and Angela Carsten, Defense Acquisition University
Injuries are higher among nonpermanent postal employees
U.S. Postal Service employees in a non-career capacity get injured on the job 50 percent more often than permanent employees, a government watchdog found.
By Jessie Bur
Biden selects IG empowerment advocate for personnel watchdog
President Joe Biden announced his choice to lead the Office of Personnel Management Office of Inspector General, which has been without permanent leadership for five years.
By Jessie Bur
Watchdog: Ross misled on reason for citizenship question
According to an investigation from the Office of Inspector General, during congressional testimony three years ago, former U.S. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross gave a misleading reason for why he wanted a citizenship question on the 2020 census.
Watchdog: 2 Trump EPA appointees defrauded agency of $130K
Two high-ranking Trump political appointees at the EPA engaged in fraudulent payroll activities, including payments to employees after they were fired and to one of the officials when he was absent from work.
Watchdog priorities back up IRS request for more staff
A Government Accountability Office report listed human capital management as a top challenge for the IRS to achieve its mission.
By Jessie Bur