Agency Oversight
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Officials said Friday that DoD’s newest combatant command will stay at its temporary home in Colorado Springs for the next six years; it’s expected to take about that long for a new basing decision to be made and new facilities to be built.
May 18, 2020 -
Dead people are getting coronavirus stimulus payments, and a bipartisan group of lawmakers has asked the Treasury Department, IRS and Social Security Administration what they can do to stop it. While improper payments remain a…
May 15, 2020 -
In the last couple of weeks, GAO has reissued reminders on open recommendations. It's a long list.
May 14, 2020 -
The Postal Service, a month out from its next postmaster general taking office, will also see its second-in-command leave the agency.
May 13, 2020 -
Best listening experience is on Chrome, Firefox or Safari. Subscribe to Federal Drive’s daily audio interviews on Apple Podcasts or PodcastOne. Buying in urgent or emergency situations – procurement laws and regulations allow for it. But risk averse…
May 13, 2020 -
FEMA's goal of strengthening its financial transparency stems from the agency’s 2018-2022 strategic plan, which seeks to improve grants management and improve data analytics.
May 13, 2020 -
A provision proposed for the 2021 National Defense Authorization bill would undo a 2018 law, having to do with when departing defense officials can support lobbying.
May 12, 2020 -
A bipartisan group of lawmakers asked the Defense Department for more details about its plans to continue to provide a technology and cyber leadership program after the Pentagon ended its 30-year-old CIO development curriculum.
May 12, 2020 -
A group that includes many National Park Service former employees and supporters is urging the Trump administration to go slow when it comes to reopening America's public wilderness.
May 11, 2020 -
The Census Bureau has launched a new survey designed to track the effects of the pandemic.
May 11, 2020 -
The Small Business Administration was given a seemingly impossible task when lawmakers appropriated two tranches of money to loan businesses in March and April.
May 11, 2020 -
The Postal Service on Friday estimated that a $10 billion loan guaranteed under the CARES Act would give the agency enough cash to operate through May 2021. That loan buys the agency more time to…
May 08, 2020 -
Louis, DeJoy, the next postmaster general, will have to come up with a long-term business plan for an agency that's long been in dire financial straits.
May 08, 2020 -
GAO's Director of Homeland Security and Justice issues, Triana McNeil, joined Federal Drive with Tom Temin for a review.
May 07, 2020 -
Professional Managers Association President Chad Hooper said some areas of the IRS mission are moving ahead, but others will take “a very long time” to return to normal.
May 07, 2020