Agency Oversight
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The Census Bureau will join a growing number of agencies in offering a bug bounty program as it ramps up security preparations for the 2020 population count.
February 01, 2019 -
Special prosecutor Robert Mueller has been almost like a silent partner throughout the Trump administration, but for President Bill Clinton in the 1990s, it was Kenneth Starr.
February 01, 2019 -
Ron Jarmin, the Census Bureau's deputy director, said the agency looks to build a set of digital tools to help the private sector and the public make better use of its treasure trove of data.
January 30, 2019 -
The House is set to clear a 2.6 percent federal pay raise for civilian employees this year. The Senate already has a companion of the Federal Civilian Workforce Pay Fairness Act.
January 30, 2019 -
In today's Federal Newscast, Senate Democrats have brought forth a companion to a new bill from House Democratic leaders, which calls for giving civilian federal employees a 2.6 percent pay raise.
January 30, 2019 -
Federal Protective Service was formerly housed in the General Services Administration, and has been part of the Department of Homeland Security for 15 years. Yet it doesn't seem to quite fit anywhere.
January 29, 2019 -
The IRS processed "several million" tax returns on Monday in the opening hours of the tax filing season, but the effects of a 35-day partial government shutdown that ended Friday still leaves open questions about the agency's readiness.
January 29, 2019 -
The IRS recalled more than half of its total workforce to work without pay and help issue tax refunds during the partial government shutdown, but some financially hard-pressed employees remain at home, due to a clause in their union's contract.
January 25, 2019 -
In today's Federal Newscast, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce estimates there were about $2.3 billion in government contracts that would have been issued to small firms over the past month, but weren't because of the government shutdown.
January 25, 2019 -
In today's Federal Newscast, agency leaders are being asked to provide a list of what programs will be effected if the current partial government shutdown goes into March and April.
January 24, 2019 -
In today's Federal Newscast, the Homeland Security Department says a series of incidents have tampered with agencies domain name systems (DNS) on their websites.
January 23, 2019 -
The Supreme Court is allowing the Trump administration to go ahead with its plan to restrict military service by transgender men and women while court challenges continue
January 22, 2019 -
In today's Federal Newscast, a new study in the Journal of American Medicine Association finds veterans waited fewer days in 2017 than 2014.
January 22, 2019 -
In today's Federal Newscast, two senators asked the Transportation Security Administration for its plan if staffing shortages and call outs continue.
January 18, 2019 -
One of the administration's signature initiatives — deregulation, or reregulation — is an effort that involves both the White House and many that remain without appropriations.
January 17, 2019