Agency Oversight
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VA looks headed for its sixth secretary in five years.
March 20, 2018 -
Employees say the Veterans Affairs Department's interpretation of the Accountability and Whistleblower Protection Act doesn't give them enough time to improve performance.
March 19, 2018 -
In today's Federal Newscast, CACI International makes an offer to buy IT contractor CSRA after it had already agreed to a deal with General Dynamics.
March 19, 2018 -
The head of the intelligence community's advanced research agency is looking at new encryption standards that can withstand future breakthroughs in quantum computing.
March 15, 2018 -
The General Services Administration's inspector general will investigate the Trump administration's sudden reversal on plans for a new FBI headquarters building.
March 14, 2018 -
The Social Security Administration has an urgent need to modernize how it does business.
March 14, 2018 -
In today's Federal Newscast, Senator John McCain said Gina Haspell will have to explain her involvement in the CIA's enhanced interrogation program before he'll vote for her confirmation.
March 14, 2018 -
The president's fiscal 2019 budget proposal includes $18 million for the Interior Department to begin reorganization and relocation of its employees and sub-agencies to new locations in the western U.S.
March 13, 2018 -
It was only recently that the IRS started notifying victims of employment-related identity theft and a program glitch means many have yet to be told.
March 13, 2018 -
The closeout backlog has been growing — more contracts coming into the Defense Contract Management Agency than it can get to.
March 13, 2018 -
In today's Federal Newscast, the Government Accountability Office polled nine acting inspectors general and their staffs to find out how operations are effected by not having a permanent IG in place.
March 13, 2018 -
Nearly two years after the Securities and Exchange Committee suffered a major data breach, the financial regulatory agency plans to hire a chief risk officer to help shore up its cyber defenses.
March 12, 2018 -
The Professional Services Council plans to submit comment to the Defense Department on how they can shorten their procurement and acquisition lead time.
March 12, 2018 -
Some governments are leading the way in making their states cradles of innovation as they transition into the digital age.
March 12, 2018 -
The Office of Personnel Management is expanding the variety of political conversations that must receive its permission before a new appointment to a civil service job begins.
March 09, 2018