Agency Oversight
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The Treasury Department has launched an enterprisewide dashboard to identify component areas that would be understaffed in a massive wave of retirements.
October 30, 2019 -
Current and former members of the federal oversight community say the administration’s treatment of and efforts to identify the whistleblower have put trust in the process for future whistleblowers at risk.
October 29, 2019 -
Research from federal agencies served as the springboard for Google's major breakthrough in quantum computing.
October 25, 2019 -
The Federal Emergency Management Agency faces hiring challenges that have constrained its ability to meet its mission.
October 22, 2019 -
In today's Federal Newscast, the Commerce Department’s inspector general is running an audit of the bureau’s cybersecurity measures.
October 21, 2019 -
Citizenship and Immigration Services attributes a 64% drop in its Freedom of Information Act backlog to a new, end-to-end processing and tracking system it launched back in July. CIS sees the new system as a model for other organizations -- or an enterprise system that agencies could tap into.
October 18, 2019 -
In today's Federal Newscast, a Government Accountability Office report says four Marine Corps Commands either overspent or underspent at least $5 million on civilian personnel in 2019.
October 17, 2019 -
Policy and legal experts say informal guidance can be helpful to agency stakeholders and others but acknowledged instances where the documents have become stand-ins for the official rulemaking process.
October 16, 2019 -
While most IGs enjoy a reputation as neutral agency watchdogs, members of the oversight community continue to walk a careful line in staying out of political fights.
October 15, 2019 -
More than 1,200 high-performing health care community centers across the country have received federal grants totaling more than $100 million to boost quality improvement.
October 15, 2019 -
Orders tell federal agencies they must treat guidance documents as not legally binding, compile them into searchable databases within 120 days.
October 09, 2019 -
When it comes to hiring the talent they need, federal agencies are often working in the dark.
October 09, 2019 -
No federal executive wants his or her agency or bureau to languish at the bottom of those rankings of employee engagement.
October 08, 2019 -
A quiet update for the Overseas Private Investment Corporation shows how reorgs can work without flamethrowing.
October 04, 2019 -
The Red Cross and FEMA are supposed to coordinate with local air providers to make sure victims get what they need. But three hurricanes in 2017 showed the planning needs sharpening.
October 02, 2019