Agency Oversight

IRS seeks 102,000-employee ‘right-sized’ workforce – and more money to maintain staffing

The IRS will use Inflation Reduction Act funds to increase customer service and enforcement personnel and grow its workforce through 2029.

Hiring/Retention

USPS sees mail delays amid network overhaul. Now lawmakers, regulator seek answers

Agency Oversight

Agency enhanced decision making through risk appetite lens

Ask the CIO

IG backs legislation to keep important oversight tool alive

Management

FILE - Sen. Charles Grassley, R-Iowa, speaks during the confirmation hearing for Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett, before the Senate Judiciary Committee, Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2020, on Capitol Hill in Washington. The chairman and ranking minority member of the Senate Judiciary Committee sent a letter to an advocacy group for minor leaguers asking questions about baseball's antitrust exemption. Sen. Richard Durbin, an Illinois Democrat who chairs the committee, and Charles Grassley, an Iowa Republican, sent the letter Tuesday, June 28, to Harry Marino, executive director of Advocates for Minor Leaguers.(AP Photo/Susan Walsh, Pool)

Senator underwhelmed by DoD oversight of government purchase card

Federal Newscast

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Close up studio shot of USA flag and U.S. ARMY patch on solders uniform

Army commanders fail to adequately address all forms of harassment, DoD IG says

Federal Newscast

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Biden Administration tweaks regulations for how states, cities can use federal funding

Agency Oversight

IRS seeks $104B for multi-year modernization fund to maintain customer service improvements

Agency Oversight

IRS underestimated cost of letting people file for free

Management

Federal Employees Health Benefits program

Stricter FEHB requirements from OPM aim to root out ineligible members

Open Season

Federal agency performance depends on individual accountability

Management

DeJoy says USPS will fix ‘deteriorating’ service in regions facing network shakeup

Postmaster General Louis DeJoy said USPS is seeing “significant issues” with on-time delivery in regions where USPS is opening massive new facilities.

Agency Oversight

Generosity snapshot of local federal employees

The Combined Federal Campaign wrapped up its annual effort with a Finale & Awards Ceremony. It signifies another year of volunteering for charitable causes.

Workforce

First Look

White House-backed bill to preserve pandemic fraud analytics tools introduced in House

Congress

Analytics tools and the expertise developed by federal watchdogs to fight fraud in COVID-19 emergency programs would live on permanently under this bill.