Agency Oversight
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NGA is leading the way in terms of female leadership. Three executives joined Women of Washington to talk about what the agency is doing right.
October 11, 2018 -
Ten months ago, Robert Storch became the first presidentially-appointed, Senate-confirmed inspector general in the National Security Agency’s history.
October 09, 2018 -
In today's Federal Newscast, a new report from the Homeland Security Department says large agricultural operations face cyber threats like data theft, and even destruction of large-scale farm equipment.
October 09, 2018 -
With a majority of the House and nearly half the Senate pushing back on the Trump administration's plan to privatize the Postal Service, postal employees across the country rallied Monday, calling on their lawmakers to scuttle the proposal.
October 09, 2018 -
One year following the launch of Oversight.gov, a one-stop shop where users can reference more than 10,000 agency inspector general reports, the watchdog community sees an opportunity to grow the website.
October 05, 2018 -
Government Accountability Office looked at Army and DoD implementation of 35 recommendations to shore up the safety of the military’s biological agents program.
October 05, 2018 -
The Voice of America has fired or proposed to terminate 15 individuals following investigations that found the individuals had accepted improper payments from a foreign official.
October 05, 2018 -
Faced with budget cuts, a reduced workforce, and aging computer systems, IRS Commissioner Charles Rettig has outlined his strategy for leading the agency in an all-hands email to employees.
October 04, 2018 -
National Taxpayer Advocate Nina Olson has questioned the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) method for reporting customer service satisfaction, calling it misleading.
October 04, 2018 -
Steven Dillingham, the Trump administration's pick to head up the Census Bureau, just 18 months out from the 2020 decennial count, faces the challenge of overseeing the first census that households can respond to online.
October 04, 2018 -
On this episode of Women of Washington, Gigi Schumm welcomed Vicky Niblett, deputy assistant commissioner within the General Services Administration's Federal Acquisition Service. In this role, she provides management and oversight of the Integrated Award Environment (IAE).
October 03, 2018 -
The National Institute of Standards and Technology is spearheading an initiative to help agencies and organizations fill in the holes when it comes to implementation of data privacy protections.
October 03, 2018 -
Coming off the end of a period of sequestrations, some defense experts are worried that innovation has taken a backseat.
October 03, 2018 -
Find out what has to happen for Congress to approve a pay raise for federal workers and what's the latest on the Trump Administrations' plans to re-train what is sees as an aging, tech-challenged workforce on this week's Your Turn.
October 03, 2018 -
Narrowly avoiding a shutdown, the House and Senate will go into recess with the proposed pay raise still potentially on the chopping block.
October 03, 2018