Agency Oversight
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The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit upheld a decision from the Merit Systems Protection Board, which said the Veterans Affairs Department could put one of its indicted employees could be put on indefinite suspension.
January 03, 2018 -
To compete, the government has an array of incentives to attract highly trained or specialized people. But are they used enough?
January 03, 2018 -
Small office within U.S. Northern Command is diving deeper into digital mapping and other information-related capabilities.
December 29, 2017 -
As the Defense Department begins preparations in 2018 to process nearly 80 percent of all federal security clearances, the Government Accountability Office paints a messy picture of the governmentwide effort to improve quality and timeliness for background investigations.
December 28, 2017 -
Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-Md.) sent a letter to Mick Mulvaney, director of the Office of Management and Budget, requesting copies of each agency’s reorganization proposal by Jan. 3.
December 21, 2017 -
A new president kept the federal workforce on its toes this year. Bureauchat hosts Meredith Somers and Nicole Ogrysko discuss the most important stories they covered in 2017.
December 19, 2017 -
Policy experts say CBP needs to implement major border patrol discipline and performance improvements before increasing its workforce.
December 18, 2017 -
The report highlights four steps IGs must take if they want to embrace a changing government.
December 18, 2017 -
Agencies offered special payment authorities, such as retention incentives or student loan repayments, to less than 6 percent of the federal workforce between fiscal 2014 and 2016, according to a new study from the Government Accountability Office.
December 15, 2017 -
In the technology industry sector, women and some minorities don't appear to be participating in the growth in oversight of discrimination.
December 15, 2017 -
OPM issues new guidance for agencies to comply with the president's executive order rescinding the National Council on Federal Labor-Management Relations and related forums.
December 14, 2017 -
According to new documents from the Interior Department, 33 senior executives received reassignment notifications back in June. Of the 33, 10 received requests for a geographic reassignment.
December 13, 2017 -
Gigi Schumm welcomes FEMA Acting Deputy Administrator of Protection and National Preparedness Katie Fox to discuss the importance of the 3 P's: Preparation, prevention and protection.
December 13, 2017 -
DHS' headquarters consolidation project is bleeding money, behind schedule and doing anything but bringing components together.
December 11, 2017 -
Sen. James Lankford (R-Okla.) wants to launch a three-pronged attack on government spending through greater accountability and reform of the budget and oversight processes.
December 07, 2017