Agency Oversight
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The Trump administration sought to slow down the pace of federal regulation growth by telling agencies to retire to regulations for every new one they proposed.
August 16, 2018 -
After most Homeland Security Department nondisclosure agreements were deemed noncompliant with federal whistleblower laws, congressional overseers worry about other agencies.
August 15, 2018 -
The State Department approved hundreds of multi-million-dollar purchases without taking the due diligence to ensure the agency would get the most value for their money, according to a recent inspector general report.
August 14, 2018 -
The new Veterans Affairs Secretary Robert Wilkie said several new people will be taking top-level leadership positions at the agency shortly. Pamela Powers will be the department's new chief of staff and Chris Syrek will be VA's deputy chief of staff.
August 14, 2018 -
The Defense Department's process for buying commercial items can take even longer than its traditional procurement system.
August 13, 2018 -
Former federal CIOs offered suggestions for how current technology executives can tamp down controversy in the aftermath of a cyber attack.
August 13, 2018 -
The White House Postal Task Force has yet to publicly release its recommendations on restructuring the Postal Service, but a Senate committee will soon shed more light on those plans.
August 10, 2018 -
Robert Goldenkoff, director of strategic issues at the Government Accountability Office, talked about preparations for 2020 on Federal Drive with Tom Temin.
August 10, 2018 -
As the Environmental Protection Agency's Office of Inspector General continues its work on probes tied to Scott Pruitt's tenure as EPA administrator, Andrew Wheeler, the acting head of the agency, has called on employees to cooperate with the oversight office's work.
August 09, 2018 -
New House Veterans Affairs Technology Modernization Subcommittee Chairman Jim Banks (R-Ind.) offered a preview of his oversight plans for VA's electronic health record initiative.
August 09, 2018 -
David Powner left the Government Accountability Office in early August after spending 16 years overseeing federal technology management issues.
August 09, 2018 -
The Postal Service posted a $1.5 billion net loss for the third quarter of fiscal 2018, just a day before the White House's Postal Task Force will deliver its report to President Donald Trump.
August 09, 2018 -
The government's annual spending on grants dwarfs what it spends on contracts by $200 billion. Yet much of the effort devoted to spending transparency leaves out grants.
August 08, 2018 -
Michael Horowitz, inspector general at the Justice Department, said 22 percent of all women and 43 percent of female criminal investigators reported experiencing gender-based discrimination in the department.
August 08, 2018 -
The Department of Energy doesn’t discuss nuclear material that has been lost or stolen, nor does it appears to have relatively few accountability measures in place to deal with problems when they happen.
August 07, 2018