Agency Oversight
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Last year, Congress asked the National Academy of Public Administration to examine the sources of data for Social Security and how well it can access them. Here is what they found.
September 09, 2022 -
DHS is aiming to hire "hundreds" to help improve customer experiences ranging from air travel to the immigration process.
September 08, 2022 -
NIH funds or conducts dozens of medical trials every year. Trials come with statutory requirements to report the results.
September 08, 2022 -
The escape of the Malaysian defense contractor at the center of one of the Navy's biggest corruption scandals is as stunning and brazen as the case itself
September 07, 2022 -
The Postal Service is moving ahead with plans to consolidate the delivery operations of more than 200 post offices and other facilities into large, regional hubs.
September 06, 2022 -
NARA is looking at expanding the "Capstone" email retention approach to text messages, chat and other digital forms of communications.
September 05, 2022 -
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention leadership recently announced the agency will undergo an overhaul to address the causes of repeated missteps during the pandemic.
September 01, 2022 -
The Government Accountability Office says the Treasury Department has made good progress on some deficiencies on financial statements, but new ones have popped up.
August 31, 2022 -
The U.S. Secret Service said Friday that it has recovered $286 million in fraudulently obtained pandemic loans and is returning the money to the Small Business Administration
August 26, 2022 -
The Pentagon will set up a new center to help avoid civilian casualties in military operations around the world through better education and training and increased screening before strikes are launched.
August 25, 2022 -
Federal inspectors general are vital conduits to let Congress and the rest of us know when agencies or public officials have taken a wrong turn. But their work is quite a bit less useful when no one can read it. The house has included several measures intended to increase IG transparency,
August 25, 2022 -
Congress is considering bills that would preserve the merit-based civil service as part of the 2023 National Defense Authorization Act. There are at least two approaches being considered — one that originated in the House, and another that originated in the Senate.
August 23, 2022 -
Looking into enrollment numbers for the TSP mutual fund window, an upcoming GAO investigation and the latest TSP millionaires report.
August 22, 2022 -
One big lesson from the COVID pandemic: you need solid data to mount an effective response. And that was one of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's biggest challenges in the early days of COVID-19.
August 19, 2022 -
In today's Federal Newscast, a Virginia congressman demands to know if the Homeland Security Inspector General is under investigation. And the IRS is looking to expand its use of video conferences in appeals cases.
August 19, 2022