Charles S. Clark
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Army Corps of Engineers and GSA Faulted for Costly Contract Changes
Agencies aren’t tracking company timeframes in monitoring $36 billion in construction spending, watchdog finds. → Read More
US Senate Approves $750 Billion Defense Policy Bill
The National Defense Authorization Act also contains 3.1% military pay hike and acquisition reforms. → Read More
Staffing Shortages Impede State Department Monitoring of War-Zone Contracts
Watchdog finds several bureaus allowed questionable invoices to go through. → Read More
State Dept. Taps Ex-Fox News Correspondent to Counter Propaganda
Pompeo hails \"vision\" of long-rumored appointee Lea Gabrielle. → Read More
Federal Agencies Ramp Up Classified Plans to Protect 2020 Elections
The departments of Justice and Homeland Security delivered their joint review of meddling during 2018 to the White House. → Read More
Trump Instructs Pentagon to Curb Watchdogs' Access to Secret Military Reports
Transparency groups decry move as hindering the work of inspectors general. → Read More
Court OKs Suit Over Foreign Payments to Trump Business
U.S. lawmakers get permission to argue in court that the president is improperly receiving payment from foreign people, organizations, and governments. → Read More
Why NSA Has Its Eye on ‘Girls Who Code’
‘The future workforce needs to be representative of our nation,’ says the spy agency’s new director. → Read More
Army Corps of Engineers May Lose Its Domestic Missions
The White House's sweeping reorganization proposal would move the Corps' navigation functions to the Transportation Department, and other civil works missions to Interior. → Read More
Army Corps of Engineers May Lose Its Domestic Missions
Army Corps of Engineers May Lose Its Domestic Missions By Charles S. Clark June 22, 2018 The Trump administration on Thursday released a blueprint for a massive overhaul of the federal bureaucracy, one that if implemented would touch virtually every agency and the way all Americans receive government services. The proposal would strip the Army Corps of Engineers of its domestic missions of… → Read More
Charles S. Clark
Charles S. Clark joined Government Executive in the fall of 2009. He has been on staff at The Washington Post, Congressional Quarterly, ... → Read More
Research & Development
Government news resource covering technology, performance, employment, telework, cybersecurity, and more for federal employees. → Read More
US Agencies Chip Away at Science and Climate Change Spending
A progressive group analyzes Trump team efforts to downplay data and research. → Read More
US Agencies Chip Away at Science and Climate Change Spending
US Agencies Chip Away at Science and Climate Change Spending By Charles S. Clark June 15, 2018 Despite Congress’s rejection of many of their proposed budget cuts, political appointees at agencies have made significant headway reining in scientific pursuits in the area of climate change, according to a compendium released on Wednesday. The liberal-leaning Center for American Progress compared the… → Read More
Military Watchdogs Defend Process for Probing Officer Misconduct
Government news resource covering technology, performance, employment, telework, cybersecurity, and more for federal employees. → Read More
In the Era of Fake News, VOA Is Fact-Checking Russia’s Messages
The agency’s Polygraph.info is desk expanding its “disinformation news” coverage. → Read More
In the Era of Fake News, VOA Is Fact-Checking Russia’s Messages
The agency’s Polygraph.info is desk expanding its “disinformation news” coverage. → Read More
In the Era of Fake News, VOA Is Fact-Checking Russia’s Messages
In the Era of Fake News, VOA Is Fact-Checking Russia’s Messages By Charles S. Clark March 27, 2018 The Russian ambassador to the United Kingdom last week stated that his government had “no links to the analytical organization Cambridge Analytica,” the British company now under fire for using Facebook data to target American voters in the 2016 elections. “False,” declared the Polygraph.info… → Read More
Comptroller: Pentagon's First Audit Will Be Worth Its Nearly-$1B Pricetag
At a Senate hearing, DoD's David Norquist defended the cost of the first-ever financial accounting and provided new details about the effort. → Read More
Comptroller: Pentagon’s First Audit Will Be Worth Its Nearly-$1B Pricetag
Comptroller: Pentagon’s First Audit Will Be Worth Its Nearly-$1B Pricetag By Charles S. Clark March 9, 2018 The top financial managers at Pentagon this week assured senators that the nearly $1 billion audit now underway at the Defense department will be worth the price. Defense Undersecretary and Comptroller David Norquist—under questioning by Senate Budget Committee members seeking efficiencies… → Read More