Agency Oversight
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From a supreme court confirmation vote to Russian misbehavior, the House and Senate have a lot to do in the coming week. And there's considerable time pressure to get it done.
April 04, 2022 -
The government spent trillions of dollars on pandemic relief and no one knows yet how many went out as improper payments.
April 04, 2022 -
The Biden administration exceeded the record of its two predecessors in one respect. Namely, the number and estimated costs of the regulations issued in the first year.
April 01, 2022 -
President Joe Biden’s latest nominees to serve on the Postal Service’s Board of Governors are planning to oversee sweeping reforms at the agency, if confirmed.
March 31, 2022 -
Postmaster General Louis DeJoy said the Justice Department has closed without criminal charges an investigation into political fundraising activity at his former business.
March 31, 2022 -
To ride herd on a federal department, you need a plan. In the case of HUD's Office of Inspector General, a five-year strategic plan.
March 31, 2022 -
The 2023 White House budget request includes more funding for diversity, equity, inclusion and accessibility initiatives at the Office of Personnel Management.
March 30, 2022 -
Somehow the national debt has managed to reach $28 trillion. But, where is it? It's in a set of electronic schedules maintained by the Treasury Department's Bureau of the Fiscal Service.
March 30, 2022 -
The administration, as part of its fiscal 2023 budget request, expects the money would fund an expansion of USPS delivery capacity in underserved areas and support for vote-by-mail, including making ballots postage-free and reducing the cost of other election-related mail for jurisdictions and voters.
March 29, 2022 -
The Trump Hotel is one major step closer to changing hands, now that the General Services Administration has cleared a buyer for the lease to the historic federal building.
March 25, 2022 -
CISA has two years to design one of the most significant cyber regulatory programs in history.
March 25, 2022 -
House Republican lawmakers are concerned that the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s lagging re-entry plans will delay results on discrimination charges.
March 24, 2022 -
Good behavior can get a con out of prison. Good behavior can also get your program off the Government Accountability Office's never-ending list of high-risk federal programs.
March 23, 2022 -
Presidents make sure their and their party's policies are carried out in large measure by whom they appoint. Each time, though, it seems like the confirmation process goes slower and slower.
March 23, 2022 -
Daniella Datskovska, the president of the Association for Federal Enterprise Risk Management, said a new practice guide breaks down ERM into four focus areas to help agencies implement these practices.
March 22, 2022