Agency Oversight
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Stimson Center co-founder says budget would go further if it were geared for quickly sending forces to trouble spots rather than keeping them in one place.
September 01, 2020 -
USPS officials pledged to provide these metrics the same day the House Oversight and Reform Committee warned it would file a subpoena for some of the documents the agency has yet to produce.
September 01, 2020 -
The still relatively-new accountability office at the Department of Veterans Affairs has received thousands of complaints during an 18-month period, yet it's recommended disciplinary action for seven VA senior leaders and supervisors.
August 27, 2020 -
In today's Federal Newscast: Special Counsel Henry Kerner said the Hatch Act does not apply to Trump and Pence, the Post Office lost $1 billion dollars last month and a missing Fort Hood soldier is found dead.
August 27, 2020 -
The president made the announcement on Twitter, praising Wolf’s leadership of an agency that plays a major role in the key Trump administration policy areas of immigration and crime.
August 25, 2020 -
A federal agency that investigates chemical accidents and makes recommendations has only one of five statutory members. American Chemistry Council CEO Chris Jahn explains why this needs to be rectified.
August 25, 2020 -
In a contentious hearing, Postmaster Louis DeJoy blamed the Postal Service's serious financial problems on Congress for failing to pass postal reform legislation after more than a decade of net financial losses.
August 24, 2020 -
In today's Federal Newscast, more members of Congress are calling on Citizenship and Immigration Services to delay upcoming employee furloughs at the end of the month.
August 24, 2020 -
Postmaster General Louis DeJoy says USPS would seek “more pricing freedom” from Congress, as well as legislation that would reform the agency’s mandate to pre-fund retiree health benefits.
August 21, 2020 -
When the Social Security Administration denies someone's claim for supplemental or disability payments, there are a lot of ways to appeal that decision. But the process can and often does take years.
August 21, 2020 -
In today's Federal Newscast, the Census Bureau needed to hire 300,000 enumerators but fell well short of that goal.
August 21, 2020 -
A former senior member of the Postal Service’s Board of Governors says interventions by the Trump administration into its operations challenged the agency’s independence and led to his resignation in late April.
August 20, 2020 -
The government's antenna are quivering, at collusion and price fixing. They're attached to a big bug called the Procurement Collusion Task Force.
August 20, 2020 -
Making sure USPS lives up to its delivery service standards, is of course, especially important during the pandemic – particularly for rural Americans.
August 20, 2020 -
Several federal agencies operate so-called dissent channels for employees can express disagreement with policies or policy proposals. But a watchdog group said they're rarely used.
August 20, 2020