Agency Oversight

With this year’s tax season set to start Monday, NTEU has renewed concerns that the IRS, after a decade of budget cuts, has fewer resources to tackle a growing workload.

With the nominees to restore a quorum at the Merit Systems Protection Board still sitting quietly in the Senate, disagreement has begun over who’s to blame for the historic absences at the board. In an exclusive report, Federal News Network explored different sides of the debate.

The U.S. Web Design System maturity model looks to give federal sites a familiar look and feel, and allow users to navigate seamlessly on their mobile devices.

With analysis of what’s going on, Federal Drive with Tom Temin turned to federal employment attorney Debra D’Agostino.

Best listening experience is on Chrome, Firefox or Safari. Subscribe to Federal Drive’s daily audio interviews on Apple Podcasts or PodcastOne. The Environmental Protection Agency is not just a policy-making body. It’s also a first responder to spills…

In today’s Federal Newscast, a federally appointed panel finds the Federal Aviation Administration followed its own rules in certifying the troubled airplane.

Gen. John Hyten, the new vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff says DoD must fix its requirements processes — not just its acquisition rules — if it wants to solve its software development challenges.

A sexual assault allegation from inside a VA hospital has led to rancor among officials.

The Data Coalition said the new strategy was influenced by the Foundations for Evidence Based Policymaking Act, and will make federal data more accessible.

For the military, the constant insertion of new technologies into weapons and other systems is important to maintaining a competitive edge.

The Navy’s new top officer says he doesn’t discount the need to grow his service, but for now, sustaining what it already owns is more important.

In an effort to course-correct from more than a decade of net financial losses, the Postal Service on Wednesday released its long-awaited five year-business plan.

A week out from the official start of the 2020 census, the bureau has ramped up its recruiting efforts for temporary, on-the-ground work that begins this spring.

In today’s Federal Newscast, a new page on Oversight.gov tracks IG vacancies.