Agency Oversight
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In today's Federal Newscast, the Federal Risk Authorization and Management Program and the Cloud Security Alliance announce the creation of FedSTAR to offer mutual recognition between the two security programs.
May 15, 2018 -
For all the controversy surrounding the last-minute addition of a citizenship question on 2020 census forms, Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross says he's unconvinced that the question will impact response rates.
May 14, 2018 -
Cristina Chaplain, director of contracting and national security acquisition issues at the GAO, said a troubling trend has been observed at NASA in the last few years.
May 14, 2018 -
The Social Security Administration is planning to close two more field offices this year, despite congressional and oversight guidance that says otherwise.
May 11, 2018 -
USPS' rocky start to the first half of the fiscal year comes a month after President Donald Trump signed an executive order setting up a postal task force after claiming the agency is “on an unsustainable path."
May 11, 2018 -
In today's Federal Newscast, the Government Accountability Office finds 75 percent of the Defense Department's IDIQ type contracts were only open to a single contractor.
May 11, 2018 -
The Veterans Benefits Administration is reverting to previous performance management guidelines, which the American Federation of Government Employees says it too "chaotic."
May 10, 2018 -
In today's Federal Newscast on Federal News Radio, the House Armed Services Committee kills a proposal aimed at exposing more details about government officials’ travel on military aircraft.
May 10, 2018 -
Emily Murphy, the administrator of GSA, explains how her agency continues to live up to its founding principles through shared services.
May 10, 2018 -
Officials from the Homeland Security Department tell lawmakers the agency is working across government to figure out consequences for not following the binding operational directive.
May 09, 2018 -
The Government Accountability Office has been tracking fragmented, duplicate or overlapping federal goals and activities since 2011.
May 08, 2018 -
In today's Federal Newscast, agencies must give employees a chance to respond to the adverse action findings before including the incident in a permanent record.
May 08, 2018 -
In today's Federal Newscast, a policy update from the U.S. Postal Service emphasized its preference for so-called clustered box units in new housing developments, instead of door-to-door.
May 07, 2018 -
The Office of Special Counsel is investigating whether the Environmental Protection Agency violated the Hatch Act over a politically charged tweet sent last month.
May 04, 2018 -
OMB announced the comments could not be located in response to a public records request.
May 04, 2018