Agency Oversight
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In today's Federal Newscast, 28 Senators signed on to a resolution to keep the U.S. Postal Service a federal entity.
September 21, 2018 -
A panel of risk leaders from the Veterans Affairs Department, Bureau of the Fiscal Service and Treasury Department shared their experiences and advice for implementing Enterprise Risk Management.
September 20, 2018 -
In today's Federal Newscast, the State Department said the breach potentially exposed the personally identifiable information of about 1 percent of its employees.
September 20, 2018 -
In today's Federal Newscast, the Agriculture Department's progress under the Centers of Excellence initiative can now be tracked through a new website.
September 18, 2018 -
Internal Revenue Service enforcement operations brought in $2.6 billion more in 2017 than in 2016, despite a continually shrinking staff. But that doesn’t necessarily mean the IRS is getting better at doing less with more.
September 17, 2018 -
In today's Federal Newscast, the Labor Department's Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs sent letters to 445 vendors alerting them about an upcoming review.
September 17, 2018 -
Months after filing a complaint about the Interior Department's practice of filling top political positions with non-career, temporary acting officials, a nonprofit representing federal and state employees says the legal authority of those appointees “remains murky.”
September 14, 2018 -
NASA's Planetary Science Division focusing research and projects on missions within the solar system to determine what evolution of other planets could potentially reveal about Earth.
September 14, 2018 -
The troubled U.S. Census Bureau has a new challenge on its hands. Robert Goldenkoff, director of strategic issues at the Government Accountability Office, joined Federal Drive with Tom Temin for more.
September 14, 2018 -
Despite years of shrinking budgets and a smaller workforce, the Government Accountability Office gave the IRS a thumbs up for this year's tax filing season.
September 12, 2018 -
The Office of Government Ethics has a lofty mission: Establishing standards of ethics for those who are entrusted with operating the federal government.
September 12, 2018 -
Each year, the Defense Department spends more than $100 billion to run its 22 defense agencies and field activities. DoD is supposed to conduct reviews every two years to decide whether those “DAFAs” are still needed.
September 12, 2018 -
High operational tempo, decreased aircraft availability and potential for complacency during routine tasks as factors putting pilots and airmen at risk.
September 11, 2018 -
Veterans eligible for monthly caregivers sometimes have a hard time accessing the program, according to the VA inspector general Michael Missal,
September 10, 2018 -
Despite a number of recent initiatives aimed at getting agencies to make more data-based decisions, the Government Accountability Office finds agencies haven't moved the needle much on using performance information.
September 07, 2018