Agency Oversight
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Michael Horowitz, DOJ inspector general, outlines issues with the Bureau of Prisons' data methods, as well as staffing issues at the agency and department-wide.
May 17, 2019 -
In today's Federal Newscast, after the Veterans Affairs Department second attempt at firing the director of its DC facility, VA's case against Brian Hawkins is reportedly falling apart.
May 17, 2019 -
In today's Federal Newscast, Council 216 of the American Federation of Government Employees is urging the EEOC to push for more staff.
May 16, 2019 -
The Department of Veterans Affairs said it has the right leadership and contractors in place this time to resolve the department's longstanding IT issues and prepare for Forever GI bill implementation.
May 15, 2019 -
In order for agencies to get a better understanding of what’s expected from them under the Evidence Act, OMB soon expects to release guidance.
May 15, 2019 -
In today's Federal Newscast, a bipartisan group in the House Veterans Affairs Committee wants more information about VA's plans to curb sexual harassment.
May 15, 2019 -
The Trump administration has announced more details behind its proposed reorganization of the Office of Personnel Management, a week before the plan is scheduled to receive more intense congressional scrutiny before the House Oversight and Reform Government Operations Subcommittee.
May 14, 2019 -
Former ATF special agent and whistleblower Vincent Cefalu says the bureau needs a permanent director, and more accountability in dealing with whistleblowers.
May 13, 2019 -
Following pressure from lawmakers at a House Oversight and Reform Committee hearing last month, the Postal Service has shed more light on a strategic plan aimed to outline a long-term business model for USPS.
May 10, 2019 -
Members of the House Ways and Means Committee and IRS watchdogs have expressed concerns about the size of the agency’s tax gap — hundreds of billions of dollars that go uncollected each year — but disagree how best to close the gap.
May 10, 2019 -
The Interior Department hasn’t had a permanent inspector general at the helm for more than a decade.
May 03, 2019 -
PEER senior counsel Peter Jenkins told Federal Drive with Tom Temin why the group is challenging the appointment of the NPS’s acting deputy director for operations.
May 03, 2019 -
OMB has doubled down efforts to transform customer experience in government as a way to address other top management challenges.
May 02, 2019 -
Amid bipartisan concern for recent leadership changes at the Department of Homeland Security, oversight experts advise Congress to make structural changes to staff up the management directorates at DHS.
May 02, 2019 -
Life is all about priorities, protection and being present. Gigi Schumm welcomes Assiya Ashraf-Miller from the State Department's diplomatic security bureau.
May 02, 2019