Agency Oversight
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With the Office of Management and Budget soon to release the draft version of its federal data strategy, forward-thinking agency program offices see opportunities to leverage their data to get a better sense of how much performance they get out of each dollar in their budgets.
November 30, 2018 -
Individuals enrolled in the Office of Personnel Management's free identity protection service don't need to take action while recompetes its existing contract over the next six months. OPM's existing contract was supposed to expire on Dec. 31, 2018.
November 29, 2018 -
The Defense Department is talking the talk, but there is no walk in the spending numbers.
November 28, 2018 -
Norfolk Naval Shipyard is working on a priority list and a 20-year plan to begin upgrading its facilities, including buildings that date back to the 1830s, and equipment from the World War II era.
November 27, 2018 -
A recent GAO report concluded that employees believe agencies are doing reasonably well on four of OPM’s Five Phases of Performance Management, with improvement needed on rewarding.
November 27, 2018 -
In today's Federal Newscast, after requests from Congress, the Government Accountability Office will look into how the Department of Veterans Affairs developed its strategy for its electronic health record modernization program.
November 27, 2018 -
The IRS failed to flag compromised personally identifiable information linked to dozens of external data breaches last year and put the tax information of nearly 11,000 people at risk, according to a recent watchdog audit.
November 27, 2018 -
Before the end of 2018, Congress needs solutions for seven unfinished appropriations bills, plus a definitive answer on federal employee pay.
November 26, 2018 -
Nick Parrillo, a professor at the Yale Law School, joined Federal Drive with Tom Temin with highlights of a deep-dive look at the guidance in question.
November 26, 2018 -
The Department of Veterans Affairs said it is realigning the health administration to comply with the president's reorganization executive order.
November 26, 2018 -
In today's Federal Newscast, there have been more than 200 cases of federal air marshals misusing their firearms between 2005 and 2017.
November 23, 2018 -
In today's Federal Newscast, NASA received eighth consecutive clean financial audit opinion for fiscal year 2018.
November 22, 2018 -
Chief human capital officers told the Government Accountability Office they're seeking best practices, guidance and research on leading performance management concepts from the Office of Personnel Management.
November 21, 2018 -
Every year the federal government reports levels of improper payments of around $140 billion. The problem seems impervious to efforts to end it.
November 21, 2018 -
One of the biggest culprits of improper payments in the federal government — the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services — is making progress to combat the issue.
November 20, 2018