Agency Oversight
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A federal judge in New York has ruled that Acting Department of Homeland Security Secretary Chad Wolf assumed his position unlawfully.
November 14, 2020 -
The State Department’s Bureau of Information Resource Management, under the COVID-19 pandemic, accelerated the way it fields applications that support the agency’s mission.
November 13, 2020 -
The Postal Service, seeing no sustainable path under its current business model, is offering Congress and the incoming Biden administration a shot at working together on a long-term strategy to reform the way it operates.
November 13, 2020 -
Congress could still take up some sort of pandemic relief bill in the lame duck session. The Senate has been pondering a new payroll protection plan worth more than $250 billion.
November 13, 2020 -
Many whistleblowers complain of retaliation to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration. But OSHA resolved only a tiny fraction of the retaliation complaints.
November 12, 2020 -
Products made with forced labor are banned from the United States. But the law doesn't stop all of them from coming in.
November 11, 2020 -
Agencies often release requests for information from industry. But many times agencies have trouble getting feedback from contractors.
November 10, 2020 -
Want to know what's going on at the National Transportation Safety Board? Until recently that wasn't easy. But no more.
November 10, 2020 -
In today's Federal Newscast: A multibillion dollar contract has been awarded to build nuclear-missile submarines, an IG report expresses concern with OPM's cybersecurity efforts, and the SBA is ordered to release the names of all recipients of COVID-19-related loans.
November 06, 2020 -
In today's Federal Newscast, the Office of Special Counsel issued a post-election Hatch Act advisory. The voting is over, so the OSC says it's ok to sport hats or T-shirts or to display pictures while you're on duty.
November 05, 2020 -
The Postal Service could've set up a way to track ballots that went through its expedited process, but an agency executive stressed USPS made the speed of delivery its top priority.
November 05, 2020 -
Behind every court procedure are carefully devised rules for judges and other court actors called the Federal Rules of Practice and Procedure. Brooke Coleman at the Seattle University School of Law says it's a select group who writes them.
November 04, 2020 -
The veterans population has seen growing numbers of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people over time.
November 04, 2020 -
Nearly a year after the governmentwide Chief Data Officers Council held its first meeting, members are looking to move agencies beyond “quick wins” and one-off solutions to build stronger data literacy.
November 03, 2020 -
The National Academy of Public Administration has published a long list of ideas for the administration that begins this coming January.
November 03, 2020