Agency Oversight
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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 -
Agencies have to start using the full taxonomy under the Technology Business Management (TBM) standards as part of their fiscal 2023 budget requests, but several are unlikely to meet OMB’s deadline.
June 15, 2021 -
The Army has expanded its temporary lodging improvement plans out to 2029.
June 14, 2021 -
The Postal Service’s regulatory agency is in the final stretch of drafting an advisory opinion that, if favorable, would give USPS approval to slow first-class mail delivery standards.
June 09, 2021 -
In its latest look at how the State Department manages itself, the Government Accountability Office found State has made a lot of progress. Federal Drive got the latest from GAO's Jason Bair.
June 09, 2021 -
The Department of Veterans Affairs also envisions additional funding for its electronic health record modernization program, accountability office and diversity and inclusion initiatives, according to its 2022 budget request.
June 08, 2021 -
GAO’s chief scientist Tim Persons said the agency is building artificial intelligence and cloud services in its Innovation Lab to drive toward better analytics.
June 08, 2021 -
USPS this week reported delivering nearly 88% of first-class mail on time in May. That’s about a 10% increase in performance compared to the second quarter of fiscal 2021.
June 04, 2021 -
A series of bills making their way through Congress look to improve agency cybersecurity, location and contractor relations.
June 04, 2021