Agency Oversight
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Acting DHS IG says there are several things the agency can do to tighten up its screening process to protect national security.
February 21, 2018 -
In today's Federal Newscast, Attorney General Jeff Sessions is forming a Cyber-Digital Task Force to make recommendations on policy and process changes across the Justice Department.
February 21, 2018 -
Too much data is often a deterrence for agencies making the mission of integrating info in a cloud environment even more important.
February 20, 2018 -
In today's Federal Newscast, despite facing recent scrutiny, some veterans organizations still feel Dr. David Shulkin is the best person to run the Veterans Affairs Department.
February 20, 2018 -
The Homeland Security Industrial Base said it is still looking for more collaboration and communication from DHS.
February 19, 2018 -
In today's Federal Newscast, the Office of Personnel Management told agencies they may need to be flexible when applying retroactive pay for federal employees during the most recent government shutdown.
February 19, 2018 -
Veterans Affairs Secretary David Shulkin said Thursday he would reimburse the U.S. Treasury for his wife's travel expenses and instead wanted to turn attention back to veterans issues. VA is requesting a $12 billion budget increase for 2019.
February 15, 2018 -
Defense officials say each military services has its own readiness recovery plan, and they promise to be transparent with Congress about progress.
February 15, 2018 -
In today's Federal Newscast, in the wake of a report which says corruption is getting worse, Acting Director of the Office of Government Ethics reminds federal employees about the oath they take to perform their duties.
February 15, 2018 -
In today's Federal Newscast, Democratic lawmakers are worried the President's desired military parade would cost too much money.
February 12, 2018 -
The U.S. Postal Service reported a $540 million loss for the first quarter of fiscal 2018, compared to a $1.4 billion net profit the year before.
February 09, 2018 -
Rep. Tim Walz (D-Minn.) is advocating for an audit of the VA it’s important to make sure money and resources are being applied in the most effective manner.
February 09, 2018 -
Federal News Radio's Tom Temin says the new, two-year, topline spending ceiling raised eyebrows even as it raised the coming deficits.
February 09, 2018 -
NIH is working with industry on a project in the cloud to host its large data sets and make them more accessible to researchers
February 09, 2018 -
More than 50 Environmental Protection Agency employees based in Las Vegas, Nevada will soon face the decision of relocating across the country, retiring or resigning.
February 09, 2018