Agency Oversight

Biden cybersecurity leaders back incident reporting legislation as ‘absolutely critical’

Senior officials supported fines for companies that don’t comply with proposed cyber reporting regulations.

Cybersecurity

(Erin Scott/The New York Times via AP, Pool)

Chairman Sen. Gary Peters., D-Mich., speaks during a Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs & Senate Rules and Administration joint hearing on Capitol Hill, Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2021, to examine the January 6th attack on the Capitol. (Erin Scott/The New York Times via AP, Pool)

First Look

Senators introduce bill to incentivize agencies to lease space they don’t need

Facilities/Construction

Twitter

Biden administration is chided for falling short on spending transparency

Budget

GAO

Virtual immigration hearings during COVID could have gone better, GAO says

Agency Oversight

Department of Justice sign, Washington DC, USA. Many law enforcement agencies are administered by the DOJ, including the FBI, DEA and Federal Bureau of Prisons

How two employees can call a whole agency into question

Tom Temin Commentary

Lafayette Park, across the street from the White House, reopens in a limited capacity in Washington, Monday, May 10, 2021. Fencing remains in place around the park which will allow the Secret Service to temporarily close the park as they deem necessary. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

National Secure Data Service takes shape as advisory committee drafts report to OMB

Agency Oversight

FILE - In this undated photo provided by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, an airplane flies over caribou from the Porcupine Caribou Herd on the coastal plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in northeast Alaska.The Department of the Interior has approved an oil and gas leasing program within Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. The refuge is home to polar bears, caribou and other wildlife. Secretary of the Interior David Bernhardt signed the Record of Decision, which will determine where oil and gas leasing will take place in the refuge’s coastal plain. (U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service via AP)

Not everything taken from federal lands is gas or oil

Management

Veterans Affairs has a staffing model, but does the department use it

Veterans Affairs

How much money do GAO audits actually save federal government, taxpayers?

Agency Oversight

Pension Benefits Guaranty Corporation inspector general

Hazards of self-certification and other lessons learned from federal government’s pandemic response

Agency Oversight

Housing and Urban Development’s inspector general has a long list of concerns

Agency Oversight

A stamp is shown on an envelope Friday, May 28, 2021, in Washington. The U.S. Postal Service is raising rates on first class stamps from 55 cents to 58 as part of a host of price hikes and service changes designed to reduce debt for the beleaguered agency. The changes, which will take effect on Aug. 29, include price hikes for first class mail, magazines and marketing mailers. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane)

Federal appeals court casts doubts on lawsuit challenging higher USPS rates

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit suggested the Postal Regulatory Commission could allow USPS to set even higher prices for the mail products…

Agency Oversight

A new forum wants to strengthen the ties among federal, state and local governments

The National Academy of Public Administration has launched a new effort to bring together experts from all levels of government called the Center for Intergovernmental…

Agency Oversight

Ellen Gilmer, senior reporter at Bloomberg Government

A look back and forward for Homeland Security

Agency Oversight

For an agency that’s only had seven confirmed secretaries, the Department of Homeland Security’s area of responsibility has grown exponentially since it’s creation after the attacks of 9/11.

Agency Oversight

Biden cybersecurity leaders back incident reporting legislation as ‘absolutely critical’

Senators introduce bill to incentivize agencies to lease space they don’t need

Biden administration is chided for falling short on spending transparency

Virtual immigration hearings during COVID could have gone better, GAO says

How two employees can call a whole agency into question

National Secure Data Service takes shape as advisory committee drafts report to OMB

Not everything taken from federal lands is gas or oil

Veterans Affairs has a staffing model, but does the department use it

How much money do GAO audits actually save federal government, taxpayers?

Hazards of self-certification and other lessons learned from federal government’s pandemic response

Housing and Urban Development’s inspector general has a long list of concerns

Federal appeals court casts doubts on lawsuit challenging higher USPS rates

A new forum wants to strengthen the ties among federal, state and local governments

A look back and forward for Homeland Security

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