Agency Oversight
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Depending on which polls you believe, what publications you read, and what radio/TV outlets you follow, many Americans are dying to get back to the office. By the same token, many say they would stay home.
July 01, 2021 -
The Biden administration is expecting agencies to back up future budget requests with data and program performance metrics --- or at least provide a plan to gather this information.
June 30, 2021 -
Federal Drive with Tom Temin got the latest from Shelby Oakley, the director of contracting and national security acquisitions at the Government Accountability Office.
June 30, 2021 -
The Office of Management and Budget set a 2025 deadline for agencies to move at least 80% of all IP assets to Internet Protocol version 6.
June 29, 2021 -
Workhorse alleged the USPS vehicle award recipient submitted a prototype vehicle “entirely different” than the one selected for production, and that the winning design “skipped the prototype phase altogether.”
June 29, 2021 -
The Postal Service is pursuing a new service standard that would slow delivery of about a third of small, lightweight packages.
June 28, 2021 -
Facilities management contracts sound like mundane things. But they're expensive, and they require no less oversight than any other type of contract.
June 25, 2021 -
The Department of Homeland Security set out in 2016 to replace its facial and fingerprint recognition system. But little has gone right for the Homeland Advanced Recognition Technology program.
June 23, 2021 -
Attorneys general are telling regulators that the Postal Service should abandon plans that would slow the delivery of nearly 40% of first-class mail.
June 22, 2021 -
Biofuel will be part of the country's energy future - that's why the Energy Department's ARPA-E is spending some $35 million in grant dollars to improve the efficiency of making this class of fuel.
June 21, 2021 -
What does the oil and gas industry have in common with the Capitol Hill Police? Both need a bit more oversight from Congress, according to POGO's Tim Stretton.
June 18, 2021 -
A new study finds that female soldiers at Army bases in Texas, Colorado, Kansas and Kentucky face a greater risk of sexual assault and harassment than those at other posts, accounting for more than a third of all active duty Army women sexually assaulted in 2018
June 18, 2021 -
EPA senior officials failed to follow standard operating procedures in 2018, when they signed off on permit renewals for certain pesticides. Including leaving scientific documents out of the decision.
June 18, 2021 -
Lawmakers are questioning whether CISA is involved enough in responding to cyber incidents and overseeing the security of critical infrastructure sectors.
June 17, 2021 -
More than 75 years have passed since the Navy has had to repair several battle-damaged ships all at once. Now naval planners are wondering whether this capability might be needed once again.
June 16, 2021