Agency Oversight
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A group of appropriators want the Government Accountability Office to review the Interior Department's decision to use fees to keep some national parks running during the 35-day government shutdown.
February 06, 2019 -
Tom Temin outlines why recent cloud strategies released by the Defense Department read more like a way of backing into what the department has already been doing in cloud computing.
February 06, 2019 -
While agency IT officials recognize the Foundations for Evidence-Based Policymaking Act and OPEN Government Data Act present opportunities to get more value out of their data, they also see challenges in preparing the workforce to manage all that data.
February 06, 2019 -
In today's Federal Newscast, the Department of Homeland Security's inspector general found that when it comes to detention facilities contractors, Immigration and Customs Enforcement doesn't adequately hold them accountable for written performance standards.
February 05, 2019 -
On time and on budget — that's really never been the case for new military weapons systems. But it's not that they don't try.
February 05, 2019 -
A recent study from the Senior Executives Association paints a dire picture. The federal workforce is too overworked, stressed and ill-equipped to handle the next major emergency response event.
February 04, 2019 -
The NSA's Office of Inspector General recently released the unclassified version of its semi-annual report to the congressional intelligence committees, which covers the six month period ending last September.
February 04, 2019 -
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