Agency Oversight
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When the Government Accountability Office releases its summary of work by its bid protest adjudication unit, it includes the number of cases decided using alternative dispute resolution.
January 25, 2021 -
The Supreme Court has brought an end to lawsuits over whether Donald Trump illegally profited off his presidency
January 25, 2021 -
The riots and the inauguration behind it, Congress has barely settled into the next session. With only a few bills actually introduced, the Senate is mainly concerned with the Biden administration confirmations for the moment.
January 25, 2021 -
The memos underscore the Trump administration’s skepticism with agency performance data requirements, but now it's to the Biden administration to decide how agencies gather and use this information.
January 25, 2021 -
The new secretary of defense, Lloyd Austin, is giving his senior leaders two weeks to send in reports on sexual assault prevention programs in the military.
January 23, 2021 -
The Transportation Security Administration is crowdsourcing ideas for how to better use its data. The Power of Passengers Challenge seeks better ways to get people securely through airports and improve situational awareness.
January 22, 2021 -
In today's Federal Newscast, the White House tells agencies to hold off on publishing any new rules until after President Biden’s appointees have had a chance to review them.
January 21, 2021 -
A signature initiative of the Trump administration was the removal of what agency heads considered excessive or outdated regulations.
January 21, 2021 -
The IRS estimates it will need $4 billion in multi-year funding over the next five years to meet the goals of the 2019 Taxpayer First Act and its IT modernization plan.
January 21, 2021 -
The IRS is sending a second wave of pandemic stimulus payments, preparing to open this year’s tax filing season and Implement its largest reorganization in decades under the Taxpayer First Act.
January 20, 2021 -
In a slew of executive actions on his first day in office, President Joe Biden reinstated previously-canceled diversity and inclusion training for federal employees and issued a mask mandate for those working inside government buildings.
January 20, 2021 -
Donald Trump released current and former members of his administration from the terms of their ethics pledge
January 20, 2021 -
U.S. Census Bureau director Steven Dillingham is planning to resign with the change in presidential administrations
January 18, 2021 -
In today's Federal Newscast, the Government Accountability Office sees some progress in the efforts from the Department of Homeland Security to improve employee engagement.
January 18, 2021 -
With Congress totally preoccupied with the aftermath of the Capitol riot, and fresh pandemic spending, is there what you might call a normal agenda? For some answers on what to expect near term WTOP Capitol Hill correspondent Mitchell Miller spoke to Federal Drive with Tom Temin.
January 18, 2021