Agency Oversight
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In today's Federal Newscast, auditors at the Government Accountability Office say the Homeland Security Department has made considerable progress towards fixing management weaknesses.
April 05, 2019 -
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention resolved nearly all of the recommendations from the HHS inspector general, but that's not the end of the story.
April 05, 2019 -
The military is already starting to downsize its uniformed medical cadre, but there is no clear plan to replace the 18,000 positions it's eliminating with civilian providers.
April 05, 2019 -
Until the Trump administration provides more details about its plans to reorganize the Office of Personnel Management, Democrats on the House Oversight and Reform Committee are urging appropriators to prohibit funds for the proposed merger.
April 04, 2019 -
In today's Federal Newscast, A DHS IG report reveals that a quarter of the 8,000 TSA officers who left the agency in fiscal 2017, left within the first six months on the job.
April 04, 2019 -
Scammers are trying to imitate government agencies again to get their money or personal information, but the federal government is already looking at ways to fight back.
April 03, 2019 -
Try and look up all of the political appointees now working in the federal government. You can't, at least not without considerable effort. GAO's Kris Nguyen joined Federal Drive with Tom Temin to dive deeper.
April 03, 2019 -
In today's Federal Newscast, a bipartisan, bicameral group of lawmakers introduced two new bills to ensure federal employees don't lose insurance benefits during future government shutdowns.
April 03, 2019 -
The Census Bureau has shifted its focus for 2020 to scaling up operations to count more than 300 million people living in the United States.
April 02, 2019 -
A White House official turned whistleblower says dozens of people in President Donald Trump's administration were granted access to classified information despite 'disqualifying issues' in their backgrounds
April 01, 2019 -
Larry Allen, president of Allen Federal Business Partners, explained some of the key takeaways and what contractors need to be watching for in the coming months.
April 01, 2019 -
NASA’s 2020 budget request includes some pretty big projects, including missions to return to the moon and travel to Mars. But projects at that scale will require some changes to how NASA manages them.
March 29, 2019 -
The president’s pick to lead the Interior Department may have more direct experience than his predecessor, but the concerns about ethics and department leadership have not abated.
March 29, 2019 -
In today's Federal Newscast, two senators want to reverse steps Congress took last year to begin a comprehensive review of medical facilities at the Veterans Affairs Department.
March 29, 2019 -
Since the last time the Government Accountability Office studied the cost savings of dollar coins versus paper bills, the results have flipped.
March 29, 2019