Agency Oversight
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Commissioner Rettig said taxpayers should still file their returns as soon as possible, and do so electronically. Most tax refunds from electronically filed returns are issued within 21 days.
March 17, 2021 -
After a year-long study, the National Academy of Public Administration offered up 23 recommendations on how Congress and the new administration could restructure, strengthen and refocus the Office of Personnel Management as the principal, independent human capital agency in the federal government.
March 17, 2021 -
The Marine Corps' bid to replace its heavy lift helicopter is running into heavy downdrafts. Federal Drive spoke with the Government Accountability Office's Jon Ludwigson for an update.
March 17, 2021 -
A new bill would require the Department of Veterans Affairs to produce a single list of all ongoing IT projects at the agency, as well as a prioritized ranking of initiatives that are currently unfunded.
March 16, 2021 -
The government has learned a lot about its strengths and weaknesses during COVID. Forrester Research Vice President Rick Parrish joined Federal Drive with a progress report.
March 16, 2021 -
President Joe Biden wants the public sector to be an example for environmental sustainability. One of the biggest ways to reduce the U.S.’s carbon footprint is with real estate, as examined in this three-part special report.
March 16, 2021 -
House Oversight and Reform Committee Chair Carolyn Maloney (D-N.Y.) introduced new legislation designed to make presidential records more easily searchable and accessible.
March 15, 2021 -
The Project on Government Oversight, or POGO, has delivered to the new Congress a new set of legislative recommendations
March 15, 2021 -
Postmaster General Louis DeJoy says the Postal Service is still in the early stages of figuring out the percentage of electric vehicles it will buy in the first round of its next-generation delivery vehicle contract with Oshkosh Defense.
March 11, 2021 -
The man spent five hours freely wandering the base where the president’s plane is kept.
March 11, 2021 -
In today's Federal Newscast, former administrators from the Environmental Protection Agency are encouraging Congress to help EPA rebuild its cadre of scientific talent.
March 11, 2021 -
A year into the COVID-19 pandemic, the Government Accountability Office still faces a higher demand for its oversight work.
March 11, 2021 -
Walter Shaub led the Office of Government Ethics for several years, now he's joined an external gadfly, the Project on Government Oversight, where he's leading a new Ethics and Accountability initiative.
March 09, 2021 -
The bill requires USPS to guarantee that at least 75% of its new fleet will be electric or zero-emission delivery trucks.
March 09, 2021 -
For one look at whether minority owned small businesses have benefitted so far, Federal Drive turned to Creative Investment Research economist and principal William Michael Cunningham.
March 05, 2021