Agency Oversight
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The new Global Trade Task Force is enlisting help from other Department of Homeland Security components and throughout government.
March 29, 2019 -
In today's Federal Newscast, three Senate Democrats want to take federal retirement cuts off the table in the proposed 2020 budget resolution.
March 28, 2019 -
The Agriculture Department said it plans to make a final recommendation on a new location for both the Economic Research Service and the National Institute of Food and Agriculture in early May.
March 28, 2019 -
Lawmakers say a decrease in funding for Energy's 2020 budget could hurt "critical" energy and national security programs, as well as global competitiveness. Secretary Rick Perry defends cuts, claiming the agency is becoming more sustainable with its investments.
March 27, 2019 -
In today's Federal Newscast, staffing cuts at the IRS have limited its ability to conduct audits, according to the Government Accountability Office.
March 27, 2019 -
House lawmakers are denouncing Defense Department plans to use military funds to pay for President Donald Trump's border wall
March 26, 2019 -
The White House's task force on USPS recommends reamortizing payments that would, in the long-term, save the Postal Service about $20 billion. That would also increase annual retirement contributions.
March 26, 2019 -
In today's Federal Newscast, up to $1 billion from DoD is now available to help support the Homeland Security Department's drug enforcement efforts at the southern border.
March 26, 2019 -
Citing the Government Accountability Office's plans to increase its capacity to conduct science and technology audits later this year, the Commerce Department's inspector general said staffing up GAO makes more sense than reviving the Office of Technology Assessment.
March 25, 2019 -
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. swoops in when badly managed banks threaten to fail and cause local or regional financial havoc. Jay Lerner, FDIC inspector general, joined Federal Drive with Tom Temin.
March 25, 2019 -
Contractors watch the President's Management Agenda developments no less than federal managers. David Berteau joined Federal Drive with Tom Temin for his view.
March 25, 2019 -
In today's Federal Newscast, the Veterans Affairs Department's inspector general released its review of the agency's implementation of the new Forever GI bill.
March 25, 2019 -
Steve Wallace, a systems innovation scientist in the Emerging Technology Directorate at the Defense Information Systems Agency, said the agency soon will choose vendors to develop a prototype to protect the network and data from attacks that come through web browsers.
March 25, 2019 -
In today's Federal Newscast, former venture capitalist Michael Kratsios is tapped to become the next U.S. chief technology officer.
March 22, 2019 -
Savvy organizations have long turned to the National Institute of Standards and Technology for its detailed guidance publications on all facets of cybersecurity, and updates could be on the way.
March 22, 2019