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A new bill would get rid of law enforcement units at the U.S. Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management and transfer those authorities to local police instead. The legislation also requires both secretaries at the agriculture and interior departments develop a grants program for states who will use local law enforcement to police federal lands.
Rep. Seth Moulton (D-Mass.) has introduced a bill to link the Veterans Affairs Department with private sector technology, in the hope of creating an opportunity for veterans to self-schedule medical appointments.
Federal employee engagement has been studied extensively through the Office of Personnel Management's annual viewpoint study. Julie Osowski, senior research psychologist at Merit Systems Protection Board, tells Federal Drive with Tom Temin about MSPB's effort to look beyond the external factors that affect employee engagement.
The Government Accountability Office took a fresh look at the Defense Department's Real Property Assets Database and discovered missing and inaccurate information. Brian Lepore, GAO's director of defense capabilities and management issues, talked about the findings on Federal Drive with Tom Temin.
Anne Rung, the administrator in the Office of Federal Procurement Policy, said at the recent Acquisition Excellence conference that she’s working with the Chief Acquisition Officer’s Council to share some best practices to improve how agencies provide debriefings to unsuccessful vendors.
The Defense Department inspector general took a look at 48 performance assessment reports prepared by the Air Force and found some weaknesses. Michael Roark, assistant Defense IG for contractor management, tells Federal Drive with Tom Temin why Performance Assessment Reports are important and how they're being used.
Internal Revenue Service Commissioner John Koskinen warned that without adequate funding and a renewed hiring authority from Congress, the IRS is going to remain understaffed, less vigilant against tax fraud and at a higher risk of cyber attack.
The Department of Health and Human Services' inspector general highlighted several areas agencies should focus on when developing IT projects, including creating a badgeless culture with industry partners, better integration of policy and technology and a “ruthless prioritization” of capabilities.
There isn't much more the Veterans Affairs Department can do, now that the Merit Systems Protection Board overturned punishments for two of four senior executives accused of misconduct. The VA handed out lighter punishments to the four VBA leaders, despite criticism from Congress.
This week's Pentagon Solutions looks at sleep-deprivation among Army soldiers and defective contract at six Navy and Coast Guard shipbuilding programs.
The IRS took three times as long to review and process tax returns in fiscal 2015, but a fraud prevention company says the slowdown is geared toward security.
Following an investigation by VA Deputy Secretary Sloan Gibson, the agency is recommending a combination of reduced pay and suspension for four VA leaders involved in relocation “impropriety.”
Congress is beginning to get a clearer picture of the Veterans Affairs Department's new Choice Program, which lets veterans access private sector community care providers if they choose. But members on the House VA Committee question the department's continued involvement in scheduling appointments for veterans.
Judge Marilyn Zahm was recently elected the first woman president of the Association of Administrative Law Judges. She joins Federal Drive with Tom Temin to discuss some of the issues administrative law judges who decide Social Security disability claims are facing, such as ensuring due process when the agency is pushing to expedite cases and maintaining their independence.