Agency Oversight
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By the reckoning of the Government Accountability Office, over the last two decades it has saved the government more than $1 trillion and recommended 25,000 improvements.
November 23, 2020 -
IRS Commissioner Chuck Rettig said he’s “cautiously optimistic” that next year’s filing season will open on time either in late January or early February.
November 20, 2020 -
Between the Defense Department, the Veterans Affairs Department and the Health and Human Services Department, the government is one of the biggest health care providers anywhere.
November 16, 2020 -
A year-long study by the Defense Health Board suggests the Pentagon is not providing proper medical care to women, wasting money and hurting retention and readiness.
November 16, 2020 -
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