Agency Oversight
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The Postal Service is moving ahead with plans to raise rates later this summer, after lawmakers asked the agency to postpone the increase.
July 20, 2021 -
The Library of Congress has been on a long-term quest to digitize what it can, of its collection and find new ways to connect with the public online.
July 19, 2021 -
A Senate measure would bolster safety for when feds returned to the office. This and more updates from WTOP Capitol Hill correspondent Mitchell Miller.
July 19, 2021 -
In today's Federal Newscast, House Democrats have an idea of what the Social Security Administration should look like whenever the pandemic ends.
July 19, 2021 -
The agency is hosting a series of training strategy industry days in August, outlining to vendors its requirements under the 2019 Taxpayer First Act.
July 16, 2021 -
Robert Santos, the Urban Institute's vice president and chief methodologist, told the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee on Thursday that if confirmed, he would work to ensure employees feel supported “for the long term.”
July 15, 2021 -
The Postal Service’s inspector general says parts of the agency’s 10-year reform plan introduced this spring might result in “regional or widespread service issues,” and is calling on Congress to boost its budget in the years ahead so her office can track changes in on-time delivery.
July 14, 2021 -
The agency, part of Congress, has come a long way from its origins in bean counting. Federal Drive with Tom Temin got a brief overview from the GAO's Chief Operating Officer Kate Siggerud.
July 14, 2021 -
The Professional Services Council, which represents hundreds of IT contractors, is out with its annual business forecast scorecard. Federal Drive with Tom Temin discussed with the PSC's executive vice president for policy, Stephanie Kostro.
July 13, 2021 -
GSA has redesigned its auctions, which act as a clearinghouse for the government’s surplus assets and equipment, to include cryptocurrency.
July 12, 2021 -
GAO, which turns 100 years old this month, estimates every dollar Congress invests in its budget flags about $114 in potential cost savings.
July 09, 2021 -
Celeste Drake, the director of the Made in America Office in OMB, said a new website run by GSA will help agencies and businesses find and use data to drive domestic sourcing decisions.
July 08, 2021 -
Former federal statistical officials say the memo provides detailed directions for agencies in navigating a major culture change — one that predates the past two years under the Evidence Act.
July 07, 2021 -
Federal Drive with Tom Temin got the latest from the director of information technology and cybersecurity issues at the Government Accountability Office, Vijay D'Souza.
July 07, 2021 -
The National Taxpayer Advocate is warning Congress that the IRS has fallen behind on hiring goals in recent years, and that its human resources office may not have the resources needed to bring a large influx of new hires into the agency.
July 06, 2021