Agency Oversight
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Task Force offers both new and old ideas for fixing the cash-poor Postal Service.
December 06, 2018 -
The Air Force believes it's proved the value of agile software development via its Kessel Run project. The next task is to spread it across the service.
December 05, 2018 -
In today's Federal Newscast, the Justice Department said Sgt. Ikaika Kang provided sensitive military documents and military equipment to who he thought were members of ISIS.
December 05, 2018 -
The first round of public comments recently closed on NIST's draft IR 8228 “Considerations for Managing Internet of Things (IoT) Cybersecurity and Privacy Risks." Learn more as part of Federal Monthly Insights — Security Month.
December 04, 2018 -
In today's Federal Newscast, officials with the Defense Department's Office of Inspector General said they’ve had much more success with a new alternative dispute resolution process.
December 04, 2018 -
The IRS faces a particularly challenging rollout to the 2019 filing season, best summarized in four words: more work, fewer employees.
December 03, 2018 -
Now that the Senate has failed to move on three Trump administration appointees, the three-member Merit Systems Protection Board is left with one holdover and his term expires in March.
December 03, 2018 -
In today's Federal Newscast, a Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee bill would create stronger laws to prevent political appointees from becoming career federal employees.
December 03, 2018 -
The Government Accountability Office said it received more than 2,600 protests in fiscal 2018, which was less than a 1 percent increase over 2017.
December 03, 2018 -
The Defense Department is putting an emphasis on jointness and addressing injuries in the field in order to ensure military competitiveness.
November 30, 2018 -
The Office of Management and Budget is launching a cyber reskilling academy to identify the next generation of IT talent from those already working in the ranks of the federal government.
November 30, 2018 -
The newly installed chief of the U.S. Forest Service has promised to change the agency's culture of widespread harassment, misconduct and retaliation. But what would that take?
November 30, 2018 -
Like all large departments, the US Postal Service has a comprehensive ethics policy and program. But how effective is it?
November 30, 2018 -
In today's Federal Newscast, the Integrated Digital Experience Act calls for digitizing government processes and establishing minimum standards for federal websites.
November 30, 2018 -
The Transportation Department could do a bit more to help inform harried passengers about the limited rights they do have.
November 30, 2018