The Administrative State Strikes Back: Federal Climate Change Draft Report Leaked
It would be ridiculous for the Trump Administration to try to suppress it now.
Federal Agencies
Opioid Addiction Report Uses Panic to Sell More Federal Spending
At least it's not calling for harsher laws-yet.
Why Did the IRS Seize this Wedding Boutique and Sell Everything for Next to Nothing?
Former owners are suing for $2 million, accusing agency of violating the rules.
Denmark Proves We Don't Need the FCC
By nearly eliminating their equivalent of the Federal Communications Commission, Danes now enjoy some of the best IT and telecom services on earth.
Why Trump's Budget Blueprint Loses Libertarians
Defense and Homeland Security hikes make up for cuts in discretionary spending. Does the government always need to spend $4 trillion?
U.S. Government Websites 'Fail to Meet Basic Standards,' New Report Says
92 percent of the most popular federal government websites just don't work as they should.
Why We Don't Need a Department of Technology Policy
Let's focus on overturning existing government policies that undermine security.
Disasters Should Be Dull
But as long as distant authorities are in charge, that's impossible.
Trump, Twitter, and the Revolt of the Permanent Government
Trump rose to power on tweets; maybe tweets will take him down too.
Trump Makes Government Leaks Great Again!
Orders media blackout at the Environmental Protection Agency
Trump Versus the Bureaucracy
The civilian bureaucracy voted overwhelmingly against Donald Trump. These people can make a lot of trouble for the next president in a lot of ways.
Operation Cross Country X: Everything You Need to Know About the FBI's Annual 'Underage Human Trafficking' Sting In One Chart
Sex workers and their customers made up 72 percent of arrests in this "underage human trafficking" operation. Human traffickers? One percent.
VA Clinic Leadership 'Reform' Really Just Shifting Managers Around
Reupholstering the deck chairs on a sinking ship
Texas Judge Blocks Obama Admin's School Transgender Accommodation Orders
Determines Title IX interpretation more than just 'guidance.'
Religious Freedom Invoked (Successfully) in Federal Transgender Discrimination Case
Judge smacks down EEOC attempt to apply federal civil rights law against funeral home.
New York Times' Analysis of 'The Obama Era' Focuses on All Those Oppressive New Rules
His legacy will include hundreds of new federal regulations.
Court Rules FCC Cannot Overrule State Laws Limiting City-Run Broadband
Potential pork projects hardest hit.
When Wrongthink Becomes Workplace Harrassment
The EEOC wants to decide whether the Gadsden flag might be racist.
Senator Mike Lee: Give More Power to Congress (and Take it Away from Federal Agencies)
The constitutional conservative has an ambitious plan to rebalance the separation of powers
Report: 99 Percent of Federal Workers Are Totally Good at Their Jobs
The Government Accountability Office wonders if "a cultural shift might be needed" on employee evaluations.
Department of Homeland Security
DHS's 2014 Panty Raid Was Concocted by an "Eager" Federal Prosecutor
Homeland Security was defined-down even further in the form of a raid on a Kansas City lingerie shop over possible copyright infringement.
The Government's Attitude on Data Security: There's Too Much and Also Not Enough
'Let us in, but do a better job at keeping others out!'
A U.S. Department of the Future Is a Really Bad Idea
Unfortunately, there is no shortage of would-be Secretaries of the Future.
Obama Administration to Expand Sharing of NSA Data from Snooping
This is why you shouldn't accept the FBI's 'just one phone' decryption argument.
US Marshals Shoot Innocent Man While Looking For Someone Else—No Explanation Provided
Feds don't wear body cameras.
What the State Department's New Report Tells Us About Human Trafficking Here and Abroad
Annual report looks at human-trafficking conviction numbers in America and around the world.
EEOC Attempts to Administratively Implement Protections Against Anti-Gay Discrimination
Wants to treat a law passed in 1964 as though it also covers sexual orientation
Ronald Bailey on the Feds' Epic Cybersecurity Fail
Encrypt everything - inhibits data breaches and government domestic spying.
Federal Cybersecurity: Not Even Good Enough for Government Work
Epic government fail, yet no one is responsible.
Feds Violate Data Breach Reporting Requirements They Would Impose on Private Companies
Office Personnel Management data breach perhaps 18 million - 4X larger than reported, says CNN
The Government's Ten Thousand Commandments Cost $1.88 Trillion Per Year
Regulations now cost your family nearly $15,000 annually.
HHS Inspector General Details How Feds Botched the Obamacare Exchange Planning Process
Federal health officials failed to review the prior work of key contractors and left taxpayers at risk for cost overruns.
Congress Has Veto Power over New Agency Regulations, But Could GOP Actually Make It Happen?
There's a reason you've probably never heard of the Congressional Review Act.
1,000 VA Employees Could Face Discipline over Scandal
Long wait times and terrible treatment.
Federal Agencies Outline Plans on Climate Change
Step one: Ask for lots and lots of money.
Government Agencies Use Their Power to Bolster Their Own Budgets
A northern California legal case involving state and federal efforts to secure a massive financial settlement from the state's largest land owner is rife with allegations of fraud, corruption, and official misconduct
Obama Expresses Bland, Passive Outrage at Growing Scandal About Veteran Care
Familiar, vague promises about holding bureaucrats "accountable"
