Agency Oversight
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Sen. Tim Kaine (D-Va.) joined Federal Drive with Tom Temin to share his feedback on the recent Trump administration's initiatives to reorganize the government.
July 30, 2018 -
The Electronic Privacy Information Center is leading a call on the White House to establish policy for artificial intelligence.
July 30, 2018 -
The Massachusetts base, Hanscom, recently moved its Air Force portal to an Amazon Web Services Cloud.
July 30, 2018 -
The Environmental Protection Agency's communications staff led a coordinated effort to discredit two career employees who publicly criticized the policies of former agency administrator Scott Pruitt, according to recently released emails.
July 27, 2018 -
In today's Federal Newscast, the 2019 National Defense Authorization Act cleared the House, bringing service members one step closer to a pay raise.
July 27, 2018 -
Nearly four decades and seven presidents since one of Jimmy Carter’s proudest accomplishments — the Civil Service Reform Act, the team of President Donald Trump is set to take a crack at overhauling the government bureaucracy.
July 27, 2018 -
As the Internal Revenue Service rolls out its five-year roadmap to delivering faster, more efficient service, and prepares for upgrades under the next tax reform law, a bipartisan duo aims to restore the agency's long-neglected oversight board.
July 26, 2018 -
Following the recent rollback of telework agreements at the Education and Agriculture departments, two D.C.-area lawmakers have introduced legislation aimed at protecting and expanding existing agency telework agreements.
July 26, 2018 -
As agencies face an increasing volume of cyber threats, the Government Accountability Offices plans to examine whether the Trump administration has a reliable hierarchy for its cybersecurity leadership.
July 26, 2018 -
In today's Federal Newscast, a newly passed House bill would reform the way the Veterans Affairs Department hires human resources people.
July 26, 2018 -
An experienced government hand takes over Veterans Affairs and its raft of troubles.
July 25, 2018 -
Faced with an unprecedented volume of Freedom of Information Act requests, top agency FOIA officials say automation could help ease the burden of their strained workforces.
July 24, 2018 -
Preparations for a new appeals process at the Veterans Benefits Administration are two-thirds of the way complete, but IT upgrades have fallen behind.
July 24, 2018 -
Chris Mihm, managing director for strategic issues at the Government Accountability Office, had more details on Federal Drive with Tom Temin.
July 24, 2018 -
At last Congress goes along with an IT modernizing revolving fund ... but the horses mostly stay away from the trough.
July 23, 2018