Agency Oversight
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SSA and the Association of Administrative Law Judges reached an agreement this week to resume in-person disability as soon as May 4, while continuing to hold virtual video and phone hearings.
January 19, 2022 -
The Energy Department has been sustaining carbon capture demonstration projects at process and power plants. But the program has been rocky.
January 19, 2022 -
Program evaluation dates almost as far back as government programs. But the art and science of program evaluation is always changing.
January 18, 2022 -
Charles Edwards pleaded guilty to charges after prosecutors alleged he stole government software and databases so he could sell the software back to agencies at a profit.
January 14, 2022 -
Meet the Presidential Rank Award winner who had to suddenly oversee the distribution of $178 billionWhen Congress passed the first pandemic relief legislation, Diana Espinosa of the Health Resources and Services Administration led the team to manage a $178 billion fund.
January 14, 2022 -
The agency will start accepting and processing 2021 tax returns on Jan. 24, more than two weeks earlier than when it started last year’s filing season.
January 14, 2022 -
New Republican chairman of the USPS Board of Governors Roman Martinez IV pointed to the Biden administration’s upcoming plans to mail millions of COVID-19 testing kits to households as a sign that the White House holds confidence in the agency’s leadership.
January 13, 2022 -
An audit by the Government Accountability Office found some policy and procedural lapses that hinder VA's ability to respond to complaints.
January 12, 2022 -
The Safer Federal Workforce task force released a new and updated FAQs to help shed some light on lingering questions about testing of unvaccinated, on-site employees and contractors.
January 11, 2022 -
In today's Federal Newscast, activist group asks the Senate Rules Committee and House Administration Committee to force the Capitol Police to publish inspector general reports online.
January 04, 2022 -
From its embassy buildings to how it conducts diplomacy, the State Department has been on a modernization drive.
January 03, 2022 -
The Pentagon said it's streamlined the approval process for urgent use of National Guard forces in the District of Columbia.
December 30, 2021 -
In today's Federal Newscast: A former top government scientist is exposed for thousands of dollars in sloppy expense-account reporting. An $83 million contract might mean millions of COVID test kits in America's future. And online military exchanges are now available to a new crop of customers.
December 30, 2021 -
The improved performance is a positive sign for USPS management. However, the latest COVID-19 quarantine figures indicate USPS will continue to contend with employee availability issues well into 2022.
December 27, 2021 -
In today's Federal Newscast, auditors for the Department of Veterans Affairs say the data Veterans Affairs is using to measure its capacity to provide specialty health care might not be accurate.
December 21, 2021