Agency Oversight
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A watchdog report finds contracting officials with the Government Publishing Office mismanaged the awarding of one of its biggest contracts — selecting a vendor to print and mail forms for the upcoming decennial census.
August 07, 2018 -
The Office of Inspector General at Health and Human Services has been spending more money and achieving less results for years, according to publicly available documents.
August 06, 2018 -
The Air Force's most high performance jets are also rare birds, as only 187 F-22s were built before the program was curtailed in 2011.
August 06, 2018 -
A series of scattered data gathering systems doesn't help, while the Veterans Affairs Department is inconsistent in how it deals with miscreant employees, especially senior people.
August 03, 2018 -
In today's Federal Newscast, new analysis shows significant regulatory activity has fallen 74 percent since the new team took office.
August 02, 2018 -
Yesterday Mike Causey asked people to revisit the ghosts of shutdowns past and remember how they handled the financial and emotional strain. Shutdowns can be traumatic financially, but some feds said they turned them into a vacation.
August 02, 2018 -
HHS OIG's Kirsten Dalboe, an advocate for information, labeling herself as somewhat of a data 'enabler,' joins Gigi Schumm on Federal News Radio's Women of Washington.
August 01, 2018 -
Despite President Donald Trump's history of tweeting about "leakers" in government, Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) remains optimistic that the president may take him up on his offer to honor whistleblowers.
July 30, 2018 -
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