Agency Oversight

The IRS recovered $1 billion in overdue taxes. Will that save its future funding?

The IRS recently announced it had collected $1 billion in overdue tax revenue, after launching a crackdown on millionaires not paying what they owe.

Financial Management

Government Accountability Office

Image of GAO sign at headquarters office

GAO reviews how the VA is training its claim processors

Agency Oversight

Federal Protective Service, Trump Classified Documents

Federal security agency struggling with new IT system for tracking contract guards

Agency Oversight

National Archives & Records Administration

NARA takes on digitizing modern textual records and other formats

Management

The Marshals Service has trouble managing detention

Agency Oversight

U.S. Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle,Election 2024 Trump Shooting Congress

Secret Service director steps down after assassination attempt against ex-President Trump at rally

Management

Secret Service director, grilled by lawmakers on the Trump assassination attempt, says ‘we failed’

Management

How federal funding, guidance can protect the water supply

Commentary

The road to electrifying America’s personal vehicles starts with the USPS EV fleet

Management

GOP lawmakers see post-Chevron opportunity to ‘retake’ power from regulatory agencies. Experts doubt it’ll work

Agency Oversight

Secret Service, Republican National Convention Security

Secret Service Director Cheatle likely can’t hang on

Tom Temin Commentary

House Oversight panel subpoenas Secret Service director to testify on Trump assassination attempt

The Republican chairman of the House Oversight and Accountability Committee has issued a subpoena to Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle.

People

VA warns of historic $15B budget shortfall. House committee says more hiring ‘above all’ is driving up costs

The Department of Veterans Affairs’ financial experts tell lawmakers that the historic funding discrepancy is due to increased hiring and pharmaceutical…

Budget

The State Department seal is seen on the briefing room lectern ahead of a briefing by State Department spokesperson Ned Price at the State Department in Washington, DC, on January 31, 2022. (Photo by MANDEL NGAN / POOL / AFP) (Photo by MANDEL NGAN/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)

Why the State Department wants to set up federally-funded research and development centers

Agency Oversight

Industry was puzzled by the State Department’s plan to establish three federally-funded research and development centers, FFRDCs.