Agency Oversight
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Mark Pappaioanou of the U.S. Postal Service said data analytics can help the agency's inspector general identify patterns of bad acts and make recommendations for the future.
August 28, 2018 -
In today's Federal Newscast, a new report from Reuters shows over 1,000 small children living in base housing had elevated levels of lead in blood tests.
August 28, 2018 -
The General Services Administration and its inspector general are at odds with each other following the release of a strongly worded IG report Monday about the fate of the FBI headquarters.
August 28, 2018 -
The vast majority of agencies claim they're on track to meet a key deadline in the path towards making the government less dependent on paper records, according to a new report from the National Archives and Records Administration.
August 27, 2018 -
Gigi Schumm welcomes Jeanette Manfra from the Office of Cybersecurity and Communications within DHS on this episode of Women of Washington.
August 24, 2018 -
FEMA dealing with many lessons learned — on both personnel and emergency response fronts.
August 23, 2018 -
Annual compendium finds DoD could save $2.3 billion if it implemented just 33 out of its more than 1,500 open recommendations.
August 23, 2018 -
When many long-time feds hear that their office has visitors from the Government Accountability Office, their first instinct is to head for the hills. But long-time CMS worker Anthony Corridore says this can be a win-win situation.
August 23, 2018 -
In today's Federal Newscast, a new report from the Veterans Affairs Department's inspector general finds VBA improperly processed and denied some 1,300 military sexual trauma claims in 2017.
August 22, 2018 -
With Medicaid accounting for more than a quarter of governmentwide improper payments, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services plans to launch new eligibility audits for the program.
August 21, 2018 -
Scientists working at 16 agencies report that increased political pressure and shrinking workforces under the Trump administration have limited their ability to do their jobs.
August 20, 2018 -
The Trump administration seeks to cut more than $63 million from the IG offices at five agencies, according to its fiscal 2019 spending plan.
August 17, 2018 -
Veterans Affairs Secretary Robert Wilkie says he'll review some personnel moves and major agency actions himself, as 16 senators urge the new secretary to review a series of actions from prior VA leadership that have impacted career employees and executives.
August 17, 2018 -
In today's Federal Newscast, the Government Publishing Offices takes another stab at finding a vendor to print and mail 2020 census forms.
August 17, 2018 -
The Trump administration's pick to run the Energy Department's experimental research branch says he supports the president's budget plan, which zeroes out funding for his agency.
August 16, 2018