Agency Oversight
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For several years, agency acquisition shops have been getting more comfortable with buying outside of the Federal Acquisition Regulation.
August 06, 2021 -
As detailed as solicitations and procurement rules might be, protests are a regular part of the federal contracting scene. Joseph Petrillo, attorney at the law firm Smith Pachter McWhorter, provided some analysis on the topic.
August 05, 2021 -
Rebuilding the federal workforce -- and the Office of Personnel Management itself -- is the top priority for the agency's new director, Kiran Ahuja.
August 04, 2021 -
The Postal Service, as an independent agency, is setting its own rules on masks and vaccines apart from the rest of the federal workforce, but is seeing an uptick in employees who need to quarantine as the delta variant of COVID-19 presents new challenges for the agency.
August 03, 2021 -
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services not only pay for health care but they accredit the organizations that deliver the programs.
August 02, 2021 -
A call made in August 2014 led to the Justice Department reaching a $25 million False Claims Act settlement with a Boeing subsidiary earlier this year that allegedly sold used and refurbished drone parts to the Navy and Special Operations Command (SOCOM) for the price of new materials.
July 30, 2021 -
The White House wants to change how it employs the law that oversees agency cybersecurity efforts, while Congress is also eyeing reform legislation.
July 30, 2021 -
SIGAR will retain a small staff inside the country for as long as the security situation allows. And though it wouldn't be an ideal situation, much of its work could still be done without auditors and investigators on the ground.
July 30, 2021 -
House Oversight and Reform Subcommittee on Government Operations released the latest agency grades on progress around IT modernization goals.
July 28, 2021 -
The Postal Service Office of Inspector General has taken a step to make the public aware of what's really going on with mail delivery. For more about the project, IG Tammy Whitcomb joined Federal Drive with Tom Temin.
July 28, 2021 -
The Army and Marine Corps have sustained thousands of non-combat vehicle accidents. A review by the Government Accountability Office found the services don't always employ preventive practices. GAO's Cary Russell explains.
July 28, 2021 -
The White House is strongly considering requiring federal employees to show proof they’ve been vaccinated against the coronavirus, or otherwise submit to regular testing and wear a mask at all times regardless of the rate of transmission in their area
July 27, 2021 -
A bipartisan group of House members are urging the National Archives and Records Administration to apply for assistance through Technology Modernization Fund to help digitize military records and address a backlog of pending requests more quickly.
July 27, 2021 -
In today's Federal Newscast, agencies spent billions on urgent COVID-related contracts, but they neglected to report some important award information.
July 27, 2021 -
The Office of Personnel Management issued extensive guidance on Friday designed to help agencies make decisions about future telework and remote work policies. Here are seven takeaways and highlights.
July 26, 2021