Agency Oversight
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Federal News Network conducted an anonymous, online reader survey to gauge feds' reactions to the Jan. 6 events and what they think could happen next.
January 18, 2021 -
At the moment President-elect Joe Biden takes the oath of office on Wednesday, the National Archives and Records Administration will take custody of Donald Trump’s presidential records.
January 16, 2021 -
USPS awarded a contract to IDEMIA National Security Solutions to expand its fingerprinting services to 4,000 facilities before the end of 2021, in an effort to make the most of its vast network of post offices across the country.
January 12, 2021 -
Much of the world's palm oil comes from foreign producers that used forced labor. That's why the Department of Homeland Security banned palm oil and palm oil products from certain companies.
January 11, 2021 -
The Office of Personnel Management said Friday it would impose a temporary hiring freeze on positions in the Senior Executive Service. The move is customary during most presidential transitions, though OPM has previously given agencies more time to suspend SES hiring.
January 08, 2021 -
Employees within the Justice Department's investigative subcomponents offered mixed reviews of their organizations' responses to the COVID-19, according to a recent survey from the department's inspector general.
January 08, 2021 -
The FCC has been busy for the last several years. Now longtime chairman Ajit Pai is getting ready to make his exit.
January 08, 2021 -
The National Defense Authorization Act for 2021 is, like NDAAs tend to be, a vehicle burdened with semi-related policy provisions.
January 07, 2021 -
Here are a few encouraging takeaways for the federal workforce after the end of a strenuous year.
January 01, 2021 -
New challenges and opportunities lay ahead for USPS in the new year, but here's a recap of what the USPS overcame in 2020.
December 30, 2020 -
The omnibus appropriations bill recently passed by Congress is so large, it took a week to stuff it into whatever antiquated electronic system the Congress operates. But not all federal documents are so fat and bloated.
December 30, 2020 -
Although not the best known agency, the CFTC has had a busy period the last couple of years. It's reorganized, established a new division and pursued a record setting agenda.
December 29, 2020 -
In today's Federal Newscast: The executive order trying to ban certain types of diversity training is in trouble. During these last days in office, it looks like a first override is in the cards for President Trump. And postal workers might be getting vaccinated soon.
December 29, 2020 -
In today's Federal Newscast, the Education Department's inspector general says the agency developed a decent enough reopening plan for its employees during the pandemic.
December 23, 2020 -
The latest COVID-19 relief package drew on some of the lessons agencies and lawmakers learned in implementing the first round of loans, payments and direct aid earlier this year. The IRS, for example, will receive access to the Social Security Administration's death master file in hopes of more accurately disbursing economic stimulus payments.
December 22, 2020