Tom Coburn

Lankford: There shouldn’t be one federal wastebook. ‘There should be 535’

Sen. James Lankford (R-Okla.) has cataloged some of the federal government’s spending on usual or duplicative programs through the annual release of “Federal…

Agency Oversight

Dr. Tom Coburn: Legislation reworks how FDA would approves drugs

Federal Drive

Sen. James Lankford (R-Okla.) (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)

Lankford’s ‘wastebook’ report roasts legacy IT spending

Agency Oversight

Federal wastebook targets year-end spending, $300K matchmaking study

Agency Oversight

Melissa Hathaway, President, Hathaway Global Strategies

Federal Drive

Levin, Coburn leave legacy of bipartisanship, oversight

Congress

GAO raises concerns about quality of OPM official time data

Congress

GAO: Agencies not using performance data to decide policy, budget changes

Budget

Report blasts rabbit massages among gov’t waste

Congress

DHS management chief nominee’s approach is data centric

Congress

OMB asked to address agency-IG quarrels

Congress

Random audits would close gaps in security clearance process

The Enhanced Security Clearance Act of 2013 requires the Office of Personnel Management to implement an enhanced security clearance system. Under the system,…

Congress

DoD gave security clearances to thousands of ‘federal tax cheats’

About 83,000 Defense Department employees and contractors, who held or were determined eligible for a security clearance, owed more than $730 million in…

Congress

Senators back OFPP nominee, lambast OMB over communication breakdowns

Congress

Anne Rung, President Obama’s nominee to lead the Office of Federal Procurement Policy, detailed her three major priorities should the Senate confirm her. Lawmakers press Rung on improving communication between OMB and Congress, and how best to deal with the multi-sector workforce.