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In today's Federal Newscast, a new inspector general report shows federal building alarm systems and security cameras are falling short of expectations.
June 29, 2022 -
Even as the armed forces develop hypersonic missiles, the Missile Defense Agency pursues a project to develop measures to counteract enemies' hypersonics. But the program is having significant oversight problems and technical risks.
June 29, 2022 -
A challenge to the Postal Service's authority to set market-dominant mail prices above the rate of inflation won't get a hearing from the Supreme Court.
June 28, 2022 -
GAO legal opinion says the appointment of Sean O'Donnell to be acting DoD IG violated the Federal Vacancies Reform Act twice: once under President Trump, and again under President Biden.
June 28, 2022 -
Today, when system components are now IT components, the risk if greater but interconnectivity can also have preventative measures with cost benefits.
June 28, 2022 -
Remember the CARES Act, enacted at the height of the pandemic? Among other things, it let agencies reimburse contractors to pay employees unable to work at an approved federal site or to telework. At the National Security Agency, lack of controls led to millions of dollars in improper payments under the CARES Act.
June 28, 2022 -
The Postal Service handed out millions of dollars in employee awards in a program that lacked solid controls. People nominated one another and then voted on whether they got the money. A few people even approved their own bonuses.
June 27, 2022 -
Reeling from two highly controversial Supreme Court decisions and some revelatory hearings concerning the Capitol break-in, Congress is in recess this week. But not everything has stopped on the Hill.
June 27, 2022 -
The Air Force Radioactive Recycling and Disposal Team handles low-level radioactive recycling and low-level mixed waste management in the Air Force and provides radioactive material recycling for the entire Defense Department.
June 27, 2022 -
In today's Federal Newscast, the Justice Department is looking to help agencies resolve any questions about their authority in providing reproductive care.
June 27, 2022 -
Resilience, innovation and employee engagement are priorities for OPM Director Kiran Ahuja to position the federal workforce as a model employer.
June 23, 2022 -
The Biden administration is calling on agencies to improve customer experience across government, but former federal officials say a chief customer officer and scorecard are needed to track and encourage progress.
June 23, 2022 -
When a civil war broke out in Ethiopia back in 2020, my next guest worked overtime to ensure humanitarian aid got to those who are desperate for it, and to try and mitigate some of the human rights abuses. Now, he's a finalist in this year's Service to America Medals program. He's the director of the office of East African affairs at the U.S. Agency for International Development.
June 23, 2022 -
AmeriCorps is the government's premier agency for engaging volunteers of all ages to help with the nation's pressing problems. At the end of last year, it got an energetic new CEO when the Senate confirmed Michael Smith
June 23, 2022 -
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services’ backlog has nearly 5.2 million cases and approximately 8.5 million cases are pending, according the agency's Ombudsman Phyllis Coven.
June 22, 2022