Agency Oversight
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Elliott Johnson Jr., a senior management analyst in the HUD’s Office of the Chief Risk Officer, said the agency updated its front end risk assessment (FERA) policy in September, including two years of lessons learned.
November 03, 2022 -
No one particularly likes Defense Department's PPBE process. It’s rigid, inflexible, and very slow. But it's been encoded into the DNA of the Defense bureaucracy for more than 60 years. Over the next year, two separate groups of experts will try to figure out how to fix the system.
November 03, 2022 -
Mark Bradley, a former CIA officer, has served as director of the Information Security Oversight Office since 2016.
November 03, 2022 -
A survey back in 2019 showed nearly a third of employees at FEMA had experienced discrimination or harassment. Since then the agency has taken a number of steps to reduce the incidence of these problems.
November 02, 2022 -
In today's Federal Newscast: The GAO calls on FEMA to help more people in need of rebuilding their homes. The percentage of contract protests drops by double digits. And the Thrift Savings Plan was up in October.
November 02, 2022 -
Thousands of career and political federal employees own stock in companies their agencies regulate.
November 01, 2022 -
Certain migrants to the United States are allowed to stay pending immigration court proceedings. That means Homeland Security must keep track of their family status and where they end up. This process needs a technology update.
October 31, 2022 -
The Postal Service, like nearly every federal entity, has strict legal limits on how much executives can get paid. There are a few exceptions though.
October 28, 2022 -
The Information Technology and Innovation Foundation ITIF, has analyzed federal customer service and found one thing the government needs to strengthen is how it measures digital services effectiveness.
October 27, 2022 -
Auditors have found that the Special Operations Command has trouble with oversight of its command and control or C-2 structures.
October 26, 2022 -
The Defense Department has been working under a leadership diversity plan since the Obama administration. Here is an update on its progress.
October 24, 2022 -
In today's Federal Newscast: GAO said better policies are needed for the treatment of some 5,000 government dogs. OMB is expected to soon issue guidance on a recent ruling on the COVID-19 vaccine. And TSA rolls out a new machine, at small airports, to get you through the security line faster.
October 20, 2022 -
What federal managers need to know better to handle OSC investigations.
October 19, 2022 -
The General Services Administration has completed two rounds of a three round plan to sell off unneeded federal buildings. It hasn't gone all that well.
October 19, 2022 -
In today's Federal Newscast: The GAO has some advice for the Army to make sure it shoots straight. With some 14 million tax returns needing attention and $80 billion in new funding, the IRS is confident it can do the job. And the TSA is taking new steps to ensure America's railways are not susceptible to cyberattacks.
October 19, 2022