Agency Oversight
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Postmaster General Louis DeJoy said he will help the Postal Service develop a business operating model that will allow it to meet its universal service obligation and put it on a “trajectory for success.”
June 16, 2020 -
Grant Schneider, the federal chief information security officer, said the 2019 Federal Information Security Management Act (FISMA) report to Congress shows marked improvements around tools, processes and training, which is leading to better risk management.
June 12, 2020 -
Many traditional cybersecurity tools focus on managing risk as opposed to combating it actively head on, says Jacob Noffke, senior principal cyber engineer at Raytheon Intelligence & Space.
June 12, 2020 -
If spending priorities tell what's important to an organization, then the Military Health System ranks pretty low.
June 11, 2020 -
Vijay D’Souza, GAO’s director of Information Technology and Cybersecurity, said agencies have to consider their various business processes and what could impact them, then what can be done to offset those impacts and keep operations moving smoothly.
June 11, 2020 -
In 2017, Congress ordered the Pentagon to restructure its medical treatment facilities. A mandated GAO review finds DoD relied on incomplete data.
June 10, 2020 -
Forensic algorithms have become a routine tool for federal law enforcement agencies. The Government Accountability Office finds the algorithms are used to tie crime scene evidence to individuals with fingerprints or DNA on record.
June 08, 2020 -
President Trump's recent removals and reassignments of agency inspectors general has raised the ire of good government groups and some members of Congress.
June 08, 2020 -
The Pentagon says it's not resisting oversight but also did not say when officials will appear on the Hill.
June 08, 2020 -
Two long serving appointees notch their next positions.
June 06, 2020 -
With phased re-openings of our communities happening at different rates across the country a return to “normal” is months away.
June 05, 2020 -
In today's Federal Newscast, Senate Whistleblower Protection Caucus Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-IA) is putting a hold on two Trump administration nominations until the White House sheds more light on the recent firing of two inspectors general.
June 05, 2020 -
In today's Federal Newscast, the Department of Housing and Urban Development's inspector general says the agency was generally well prepared for the change to mandatory telework.
June 04, 2020 -
The Postal Service Board of Governors lost its quorum this week, with Deputy Postmaster General Ron Stroman stepped down, but the Trump administration has two nominees for the board in the pipeline.
June 04, 2020 -
The Government Accountability Office's latest report on government waste on overlapping and duplicative programs was just released. Jessica Lucas-Judy, the GAO's director for strategic issues, detailed the latest report's findings on an episode of the Federal Drive with Tom Temin.
June 03, 2020