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DoD declined millions in savings to make sure dual military families continued getting current BAH funds.
Government Accountability Office auditors found 13 problems with internal controls at the Internal Revenue Service. Cheryl Clark, GAO's director of financial management and assurance issues, shared GAO's recommendations for IRS on Federal Drive with Tom Temin.
One congressman and the Veterans Affairs Department's number two both suggested the VA doesn't need another policy or rule to help the agency turn around years of mismanagement and a "culture of fear" at some medical centers.
Rep. Don Beyer (D-Va.) told the Federal Drive with Tom Temin that Metro General Manager Paul Wiedefeld's sudden shutdown of the entire rail system on March 16 for emergency repairs was a "bold stroke" in the right direction, despite the furor it generated from commuting federal employees.
The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee is particularly concerned by a penetration test the Homeland Security Department performed on the Social Security Administration's IT systems last summer, when testers gained access to personally identifiable information while they were inside. SSA did not share the findings of that report with its inspector general.
The bills aim to improve coordination within and between agencies, further reduce duplicate efforts and improve availability of information on government grants and data.
A third report in a year suggests OPM continues to struggle to develop a credible business case and now will have trouble paying for the network and security upgrades.
As hearings to consider impeaching IRS Commissioner John Koskinen move forward, two opposing narratives emerge regarding criminal intent, or lack thereof.
The Senate is still debating whether it should overhaul current programs at the Veterans Affairs Department that give veterans access to private health care or revise certain pieces of it. At the same time, the VA said it's close on finalizing a new appeals process, but the committee is concerned the VA's plan does little to address the current backlog of 450,000 unresolved claims.
Congress and the Defense Department have imposed a comprehensive set of ethics procedures to make sure staff departures remain kosher. But the inspector general found those procedures aren't always followed to the letter. Assistant Deputy IG Joe Baker shares more on Federal Drive with Tom Temin.
A House committee said Monday that the head of security operations at the Transportation Security Administration has been replaced.
In a letter to acting OPM Director Beth Cobert, Sens. Claire McCaskill (D-Mo.) and Jon Tester (D-Mont.) say they're concerned the agency doesn't have firm plans for transitioning the federal security clearance process from the old organization to the new National Background Investigations Bureau.
Kareem El-Alaily, managing director at Censeo Consulting, and Richard Beutel, principal at Cyrrus Analytics, make the case for adding new metrics to the FITARA scorecard.
The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee continued their investigation of the Transportation Security Administration, this time hearing from Administrator Peter Neffenger and Department of Homeland Security Inspector General John Roth.