Joe Davidson
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In Benghazi and beyond, honoring federal workers who died on the job

In Benghazi and beyond, honoring federal workers who died on the job

FEDERAL DIARY | Earlier this month, Vice President Biden and Secretary of State John Kerry participated in the American Foreign Service Association ceremony, which honored government workers slain abroad.

AP, IRS scandals hurt all feds

AP, IRS scandals hurt all feds

FEDERAL DIARY | Even before the current troubles involving the IRS’s targeting of conservative political groups and the Justice Department’s secret seizure of AP telephone records, trust in the federal government was low. Current scandals will smear federal employees, but provide lessons for other agencies.

AP case highlights whistleblower policies

AP case highlights whistleblower policies

FEDERAL DIARY | DOJ secret review of phone records gives federal employee advocates one more reason to doubt the Obama administration's full commitment to protecting whistleblowers, particularly those in national security agencies.

IRS is quiet on accountability in scandal

IRS is quiet on accountability in scandal

The IRS’s targeting of certain groups might be a “deadly sin”; agency, union are quiet on whether anyone was disciplined.