Agency Oversight
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Also in today's Federal Newscast, for the first time in 12 years, federal civilian agencies suffered no major cyber incidents in fiscal 2018.
August 19, 2019 -
In the annual Federal Information Security Management Act (FISMA) report to Congress, which the administration made public on Aug. 16, OMB says the number of cyber incidents dropped by 12% as compared to 2017.
August 19, 2019 -
The list boils the issues down to 25 recommendations the OIG thinks would have big impacts on program effectiveness or cost savings, including Medicaid.
August 16, 2019 -
In today's Federal Newscast, agencies have one less thing to worry about for the final six weeks of fiscal 2019, budget cuts due to sequestration are not on the table.
August 16, 2019 -
The latest Annual Agency Ethics Program Questionnaire from the Office of Government Ethics shows things are not getting any easier for employees responsible for running federal oversight programs.
August 15, 2019 -
Federal Drive with Tom Temin spoke to Sharon Silas, acting director for Health Care Issues at the Government Accountability Office.
August 14, 2019 -
The Pentagon IG said a "multidisciplinary team" is conducting an investigation into potential improprieties, and plans to issue a report "as expeditiously as possible."
August 13, 2019 -
The Fulcrum's Editor in Chief David Hawkings joined Federal Drive with Tom Temin for this week's tale.
August 13, 2019 -
Thousands of temporary Census Bureau hires will lay the groundwork for the rest of the 2020 population count, later this month knocking on doors to ensure the agency has a complete list of addresses.
August 12, 2019 -
The head of U.S. Special Operations Command is launching an ethics review of his commando forces because of recent incidents of bad behavior and criminal allegations against troops.
August 12, 2019 -
Also in today's Federal Newscast, USDA employees relocating to Kansas City will now get incentive payments to make up for their now lower salaries.
August 12, 2019 -
USPS posted a net loss of nearly $2.3 billion for this fiscal year’s third quarter, higher than the loss reported by the agency for the same period last year.
August 09, 2019 -
State Department’s internal watchdog says the Trump administration’s 2017 hiring freeze had devastating effects on the agency throughout the world
August 09, 2019 -
NASA's Bob Cabana, a 2019 Sammies award finalist, joined Federal Drive with Tom Temin to talk challenges and victories of transforming the Kennedy Space Center
August 09, 2019 -
Nicholas Degani, fcc attorney, joined Federal Drive with Tom Temin to discuss upcoming upgrades to the commission's licensing systems.
August 09, 2019