Management
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A summary of how some federal agencies and the armed forces are celebrated Independence Day
July 04, 2022 -
The Biden administration expects upcoming sustainability standards for federal buildings will put agencies on a realistic path to meeting some of President Joe Biden's green government goals.
July 04, 2022 -
The Postal Service’s regulator said the agency met its financial health target last fiscal year, the latest sign that USPS’ long-term financial situation is improving.
July 01, 2022 -
The United States is helping Ukraine militarily, but only indirectly. When it comes to health care for the besieged Ukrainians, the aid and cooperation are more direct. Much of the work falls to the Health and Human Services Department.
July 01, 2022 -
Bob Tobias, a professor in the Key Executive Leadership Program at American University, has looked into this question.
June 30, 2022 -
The Electronic Tax Administration Advisory Committee, in its annual report to Congress, found the IRS experienced over 100 continuing resolutions since 2001, and that funding uncertainty forces the agency to opt for more expensive, less effective, short-term solutions.
June 29, 2022 -
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