Agency Oversight

• After Denver hospital debacle, VA should leave building to the pros

  Having the Army Corps of Engineers take over the Denver hospital project is no doubt an embarrassment to VA. But it\'s a great opportunity to ask tough questions about whether VA should even be in the construction business at all, Federal News Radio\'s Francis Rose says in a new commentary.

  All News

  April 07, 2015
• New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez indicted on corruption charges

  Sen. Bob Menendez, the son of Cuban immigrants who rose to become one of the highest-ranking Hispanic members of Congress, was charged Wednesday with accepting nearly $1 million in gifts and campaign contributions from a longtime friend in exchange for a stream of political favors.

  Congress

  April 02, 2015
• Guilty plea from former GSA official Jeff Neely

  The ex-Public Buildings Service regional commissioner admitted to charging GSA for a vacation he took at the M Resort Spa Casino Las Vegas.

  Management

  April 01, 2015
• Agents probing drug site accused of taking online currency

  By KRISTIN J. BENDER and PAUL ELIAS Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Two former federal agents are accused of using their positions and savvy computer skills to siphon more than $1 million in digital…

  Technology

  March 31, 2015
• 5 steps for the government to regain trust

  The way to better, more trustworthy government is through fixing broken systems and processes, and funding them adequately, says Federal News Radio's Tom Temin in a new commentary.

  Federal Drive

  March 31, 2015
• Ex-FBI agent sentenced to 10 years in Afghan kickback scheme

  A former FBI agent accused of trying to derail a Utah investigation into an alleged defense contractor kickback scheme was sentenced to 10 years in prison Monday.

  Management

  March 30, 2015
• Congressman Hurd flashes IT oversight muscle at DHS

  In his new two-page bill, the Department of Homeland Security IT Duplication Reduction Act, Congressman Will Hurd is calling on the DHS chief information officer to reduce the number of IT systems used by the agency. This story is part of Federal News Radio's weekly feature, Inside the Reporter's Notebook.

  Congress

  March 30, 2015
• Inside the Reporter’s Notebook: OFPP procurement reform; IT oversight at DHS; longtime execs retire

  In this week's edition of Inside the Reporter's Notebook, Executive Editor Jason Miller examines the unintended consequences of 1990s procurement reform and how OFPP plans to address them. Plus, multiple congressmen crack down on duplication issues at the Department of Homeland Security. Also in this edition, what's behind the retirement of a long-time CIO at Education and a procurement executive at Veterans Affairs?

  Congress

  March 30, 2015
• Delete, erase, shred: enemies of federal record-keepers

  By NANCY BENAC Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — In the never-ending quest to preserve the government’s history, there have been plenty of weapons of mass destruction. Before delete keys on computers, there were paper shredders,…

  Management

  March 30, 2015
• Watchdog report faults DEA handling of sex party allegations

  By ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal watchdog on Thursday faulted the Drug Enforcement Administration over allegations that agents attended sex parties with prostitutes on government-leased property while stationed overseas. The sex…

  Management

  March 26, 2015
• Data at the heart of OMB’s latest office space reduction goals

  Over the last two years, agencies have done a better job collecting information about their real property holdings. The Office of Management and Budget hopes that now can lead the government to better decision making. But Rep. John Mica (R-Fla.) plans to introduce legislation to add "more teeth" to the government's property disposal process.

  Congress

  March 26, 2015
• Homeland Security No. 2 accused of improper influence

  Homeland Security Deputy Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas helped efforts to secure the visas in ways that created the appearance of favoritism and special access, the DHS IG said Tuesday.

  Management

  March 25, 2015
• IG revokes decision on DoD’s first clean audit

  The Defense Department's inspector general has reversed its findings on the Marine Corps' 2012 schedule of budgetary activity, saying the clean opinion it first issued is no longer to be relied upon. The 2012 SBA had been the first successful financial audit for any of the military departments.

  Congress

  March 24, 2015
• Matt Rumsey, Director, Advisory Committee on Transparency, Sunlight Foundation

  The government has started releasing comprehensive indexes of data showing how agencies operate and conduct oversight. That's in response to a Freedom of Information Act request from the Sunlight Foundation. It's been more than a year in the making, and most of the data has never been publicly identified before. Matt Rumsey, the director of the Advisory Committee on Transparency at the Sunlight Foundation, joined Tom Temin on the Federal Drive with more on just what's in those indexes.

  Federal Drive

  March 20, 2015