Agency Oversight
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The Department of Health and Human Services has some new authorities to hopefully help resolve the nationwide shortage of baby formula.
May 23, 2022 -
Several hundred IRS employees over the past decade violated the agency’s policies around unauthorized access to sensitive taxpayer information.
May 19, 2022 -
The Postal Service is looking to restructure its network of facilities in its delivery network as part of an ongoing effort to improve its long-term financial health.
May 18, 2022 -
Federal oversight bodies often look for waste, fraud and abuse. But another trio of witches also bedevils the government: Fragmentation, overlap and duplication (FOD).
May 18, 2022 -
The Biden administration is looking to accelerate the pace of federal permitting and environmental reviews for thousands of infrastructure projects under the $1 trillion Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.
May 17, 2022 -
Agencies and Congress saved more than half a trillion dollars over the past decade through the Government Accountability Office’s recommendations.
May 16, 2022 -
The new EHR has proven to be a heavy lift, especially when it comes to a realistic and enforceable schedule.
May 16, 2022 -
In today's Federal Newscast, the Postal Service settles another lawsuit stemming from the 2020 presidential election.
May 16, 2022 -
Teri Donaldson has been inspector general of the Energy Department since 2019.
May 12, 2022 -
The inspectors general for two intelligence agencies were each overpaid by tens of thousands of dollars between 2016 and 2020.
May 12, 2022 -
The Postal Service is facing yet another challenge to plans for its next-generation vehicle fleet — this time from Congress.
May 11, 2022 -
Some lawmakers felt political influence decided the location more than feasibility.
May 11, 2022 -
The Securities and Exchange Commission recently proposed changes to its program for dealing with corporate whistleblowers. Since the Dodd-Frank banking legislation, whistleblowers receive up to 30% of penalties the SEC collects when they exceed $1 million.
May 11, 2022 -
New priorities from the Office of Personnel Management, aligned with the President’s Management Agenda, aim to help agencies fix workforce issues, use better data and recruit the next generation of federal employees.
May 11, 2022 -
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is mainly concerned with traffic safety. That mission involves rulemaking. Going back a decade, Congress asked for 19 reports and 22 rules from NHTSA, but the agency has been slow getting all of this administration out the door.
May 11, 2022