Agency Oversight

IG backs legislation to keep important oversight tool alive

As an acute threat, the pandemic departed a couple of years ago. The Pandemic Response Accountability Committee (PRAC) has another 18 months to do the same.

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

Agency Oversight

Generosity snapshot of local federal employees

Workforce

First Look

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

Congress

USPS, postal service, postal service inspectors

Postal Service fights back against crime

The U.S. Postal Inspection Service (USPIS) recently gave an update on its Project Safe Delivery.

Management

Feds in fatigues too fatigued to properly do their jobs, GAO says

The watchdog group found that military personal consistently get less than six hours of sleep each night, which could compromise safety.

Federal Newscast

Congressional staff, Congress, minibus, funding, budget

Understatement: Congress doesn’t function properly

Federal Report

Survey of congressional staff shows worrisome trends in how the crucial staff feels about their jobs, their working conditions, and the behavior of Members.