Agency Oversight
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Former Defense Secretary Carter Ash has shot down proposals suggesting the creation of a sixth military service devoted to space.
June 08, 2018 -
Despite receiving an unprecedented volume of Freedom of Information Act requests last year, agencies processed more requests than they received, and made a dent in the overall FOIA backlog.
June 08, 2018 -
The mail gets delivered, but at large annual financial losses. Drastics reforms are needed to define a new role for a digital age postal system.
June 07, 2018 -
DHS' Karinda Washington joined Gigi Schumm on Women of Washington to discuss her dedication to private-public partnerships and the importance of patience and persistence in the job seeking process.
June 06, 2018 -
President Donald Trump signed the VA MISSION Act into law, but Senate appropriators say the Veterans Affairs Department will still face funding shortfalls without further action.
June 06, 2018 -
Back from vacation, Congress faces the immigration stalemate, tensions over new tariffs, and a power struggle over whether to privatize the care of veterans
June 05, 2018 -
In today's Federal Newscast, the Justice Department says a former Defense Intelligence Officer received at least $800,000 to act as an agent of China.
June 05, 2018 -
Cybersecurity is not currently a line item in the federal budget but one congressman wants to make sure it still receives budgetary oversight.
June 01, 2018 -
Danielle Metz of the Office of Science and Technology Policy joined Federal Drive with Tom Temin in the studio for an update.
June 01, 2018 -
The Government Accountability Office sided with Oracle Corp. in a bid protest that alleged the Pentagon ran afoul of the already-broad rules for other transaction agreements.
June 01, 2018 -
President Donald Trump's second executive order offers new limitations on official time, as well as restrictions to federal union use of agency office space and property.
May 31, 2018 -
The Environmental Protection Agency is on track to receive more Freedom of Information Act requests this fiscal year than in the first year of the Trump administration, according to government data.
May 31, 2018 -
The president's new executive order on the employee removal process makes some significant changes for federal workers.
May 29, 2018 -
The administration wanted it to be harder to achieve a good grade on the FITARA scorecard, because it wants to focus agencies on certain tangible actions.
May 25, 2018 -
Less than a month into his new role, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is walking back concerns that the Trump administration would once again seek to cut the agency's budget by nearly 30 percent.
May 25, 2018