Agency Oversight
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Contractors are looking to see who will fill crucial sub-cabinet appointment slots. The latest from Professional Services Council president and CEO David Berteau.
February 09, 2021 -
The American Statistical Association is warning the government needs to bolster statistical agencies. With more, former U.S. chief statistician Katherine Wallman.
February 08, 2021 -
Many federal advisory boards continue to operate normally. One of them is the National Advisory Council supporting FEMA. Tom Temin spoke to acting director Rob Long.
February 08, 2021 -
In his first visit to the State Department’s HQ during his administration, Biden told a new class of Foreign Service officers, joining virtually, that he would focus on ensuring they feel “trusted and empowered."
February 04, 2021 -
The USPS Fairness Act, introduced by Sens. Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii) and Steve Daines (R-Mont.), would eliminate the Postal Service’s 2006 obligation to pre-fund retiree health benefits well into the future.
February 04, 2021 -
Faced with persistent delays, USPS is building a dashboard to give its biggest customers regular status updates on facilities and on-time metrics for mail.
February 03, 2021 -
Implementation of the CARES Act and vaccine distribution has been rocky. We got a look at the latest assessment from the Government Accountability Office's managing director for health care issues Nicole Clowers.
February 03, 2021 -
Agency financial staffs have to account for everything down to the penny. So how'd they do in the past year while dealing with the pandemic?
February 02, 2021 -
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission is undergoing a change in leadership and makeup as the Biden administration takes over. Tom Temin checked in with the former chairman, and a commissioner through 2022, Janet Dhillon.
February 01, 2021 -
The Army is focusing on data accuracy as it prepares to move the rest of its uniformed workforce into its centralized HR IT system, known as IPPS-A.
February 01, 2021 -
The government seemed off guard when the COVID-19 pandemic first hit US shores. Now a bipartisan commission which warned of the need for strong biological defense plans back in 2015, recommends an "Apollo" plan for the next one.
January 29, 2021 -
Of the $2.6 trillion in emergency pandemic spending Congress authorized last spring, federal agencies received over $82 billion for program administration and oversight.
January 29, 2021 -
This week, Michael Binder spoke with Tammy Whitcomb, USPS' third Inspector General, who was appointed in 2018.
January 28, 2021 -
Amelia Strauss, a policy adviser at Demand Progress, has studied the strengths and shortcomings of the Capitol Hill Police since way before the riots.
January 28, 2021 -
As the Biden administration gets up and running, the president's pick to run the State Department sees an opportunity to revitalize its workforce.
January 26, 2021