Agency Oversight
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The Drug Enforcement Administration has made a number of moves to help in the federal response to coronavirus.
April 23, 2020 -
Untold numbers of businesses are applying for federal assistance, including federal contractors. But federal loans and grants come with strings.
April 22, 2020 -
When its Mexico border apprehensions soared last year, Customs and Border Protection hired a contractor to build a temporary detention center. It could hold 2,500 detainees, but in reality, it never had more than a few dozen at a time.
April 22, 2020 -
The Census Bureau’s efforts to get a snapshot of conditions under the pandemic comes a few weeks after calls for Congress to fund a “robust data infrastructure” under the CARES Act went unheeded.
April 22, 2020 -
Recent forced departures of high profile inspectors general under controversial circumstances haven't sat well with whistleblower advocates.
April 21, 2020 -
It’s been several years since budget challenges caused federal agencies to offer widespread buyouts and early-outs to their workforces, but the Defense Contract Management Agency is finding itself in that position now.
April 20, 2020 -
The ruling gives the Postal Service and its regulator more to consider about its future business model, as USPS warns Congress that the coronavirus pandemic has triggered a steep decline in mail the agency “may never fully recover” from.
April 17, 2020 -
The Trump administration's recent dismissal of two department level inspectors general isn't sitting well with everyone.
April 16, 2020 -
The Government Accountability Office found that agencies with improper payment mitigation programs in place don't actually measure how effective they are.
April 15, 2020 -
The USPS Office of Inspector General surveyed the postal services of six nations to see how they deal with rural networks.
April 15, 2020 -
To a certain cadre of thinkers, the coronavirus crisis is no surprise. For example, the National Intelligence Council accurately predicted it back in 2004.
April 14, 2020 -
CDC, FDA, even the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services have all trimmed, relaxed or altered regulations.
April 14, 2020 -
The Trump administration amid the coronavirus pandemic has urged Congress to extend the timeline for the decennial count.
April 13, 2020 -
Election Assistance Commission has called for a review of the the latest proposed standards by its board of advisors, and by the public.
April 13, 2020 -
In today's Federal Newscast, as more assets and money are being distributed for coronavirus response, there are those looking to take advantage of the current situation.
April 13, 2020