Agency Oversight
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In today's Federal Newscast, immigration judges would no longer be part of the Justice Department, if a bill introduced in the House passes.
February 04, 2022 -
The Biden administration is in the market for greener sources of electricity for the federal government, a significant step in a decades-long plan set into motion by a recent executive order.
February 04, 2022 -
The name SolarWinds has become synonymous with a scary cybersecurity crisis. It's one of at least two widescale breaches to which the government had to respond. The other is when hackers showed they could get into and take over Microsoft Exchange Server. The Government Accountability Office took a look at the federal response to these two incidents.
February 02, 2022 -
One of the great parlor games in federal procurement is adding up the number of award protests every year. But because of the way the Government Accountability Office compiles the numbers, it's hard to understand the real patterns. This is the topic of a recently published paper.
February 02, 2022 -
A federal appeals court, for the second time in two weeks, is striking down a Federal Labor Relations Authority decision that set a higher bar for when agencies needed to negotiate with their unions.
February 01, 2022 -
NASA, famously and consistently the best place to work in government, has an urgent need to transform itself and how it operates. That's the principal finding of the Aerospace Safety Advisory Panel, in its latest annual report to Congress. For highlights, the Federal Drive with Tom Temin turns to the panel chair, Dr. Patricia Sanders.
February 01, 2022 -
The agency cites a lack of employee availability throughout the pandemic as a major factor behind these persistent challenges.
February 01, 2022 -
Best listening experience is on Chrome, Firefox or Safari. Subscribe to Federal Drive’s daily audio interviews on Apple Podcasts or PodcastOne. The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office is about to launch a program called the Deferred Subject Matter…
January 31, 2022 -
The White House revised cybersecurity metrics for agencies this year, with a major focus on multifactor authentication, security testing, and cyber workforce.
January 31, 2022 -
Best listening experience is on Chrome, Firefox or Safari. Subscribe to Federal Drive’s daily audio interviews on Apple Podcasts or PodcastOne. You might be one of the federal employees who filled out that so-called pulse survey. It’s the…
January 28, 2022 -
A federal watchdog says the government's main health agency is failing to meet its responsibilities for leading the national response to public health emergencies including the COVID-19 pandemic, extreme weather disasters and even potential bioterrorist attacks
January 27, 2022 -
The number of natural disasters requiring a federal response seem to be on the rise. Yet the first- response agency FEMA suffers from staffing shortages. That's one finding of a review by the Government Accountability Office. No agency can ensure mission success without the right people. The Federal Drive with Tom Temin got more from GAO's director of Homeland Security and Justice issues Chris Currie.
January 26, 2022 -
People who track politics say the majority in Congress could switch next year from Democratic to Republican. If that's the case, that prospect will drive the Democrats' oversight agenda for the rest of 2022. Some congressional leaders have laid out their agendas on paper. For what agencies can expect, the Federal Drive with Tom Temin turned to Hogan Lovells attorney and former House Foreign Affairs Committee staff member Ari Fridman.
January 26, 2022 -
The IRS, looking to avoid unnecessary processing delays at the start of this year's filing season, is sending letters to taxpayers who received an Economic Impact Payment or child tax credit payment in 2021.
January 24, 2022 -
The Postal Service, following several high-profile partnerships with apparel companies, is ramping up its licensing deals and expanding into the emerging fad of Non-Fungible Tokens.
January 21, 2022