Agency Oversight
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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 -
A proposed Securities and Exchange Commission rule change would limit whistleblower payouts, seeming to disincentive the very whistleblowers the SEC relies on.
November 02, 2020 -
The Postal Service is looking to make the most of its massive delivery network by expanding its portfolio of services to include biometrics and geospatial data.
November 02, 2020 -
Organizations that receive funding from the EPA are required to adhere to section Six of the Civil Rights Act which bars racial discrimination. But agency staff don't always check.
October 29, 2020 -
The federal judge's order requires USPS to let employees know that late and extra trips will be approved “to the maximum extent necessary to increase on-time mail deliveries, particularly for election mail.”
October 29, 2020 -
COVID-19 has created a wealth of different risks for people around the world. But in the United States, another unexpected consequence is the influence of the pandemic on government security clearances.
October 28, 2020 -
Everybody talks about the problem of workplace sexual harassment. But hard facts about its extent and frequency are difficult to find.
October 28, 2020 -
In today's Federal Newscast, the Oversight.gov Authorization Act would formally require the upkeep of the website where users can access all public reports released by agency IGs.
October 28, 2020 -
A persistent funding shortfall at the Office of Personnel Management is limiting just about everything the agency does, from processing retirement claims to administering the federal employee health insurance program, according to OPM's acting inspector general.
October 27, 2020 -
The IRS this year has been blessed - or maybe it's cursed - to live in interesting times. Delayed filings, getting millions of checks out under the pandemic stimulus CARES Act, having nearly all of its employees telework.
October 27, 2020 -
The American Federation of Government Employees has no end of complaints about Veterans Affairs. Now the union has obtained documents it says proves systemic racism issues.
October 26, 2020 -
Census Bureau officials have compressed the 2020 deadline to deliver apportionment data to Congress and the president by the end of the year, but haven’t committed to meeting that deadline if the accuracy of the data isn’t sufficient.
October 21, 2020