Management
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The number of natural disasters requiring a federal response seem to be on the rise. Yet the first- response agency FEMA suffers from staffing shortages. That's one finding of a review by the Government Accountability Office. No agency can ensure mission success without the right people. The Federal Drive with Tom Temin got more from GAO's director of Homeland Security and Justice issues Chris Currie.
January 26, 2022 -
For an update, the Federal Drive with Tom Temin turned to the president of the National Association of Immigration Judges Mimi Tsankov.
January 26, 2022 -
People who track politics say the majority in Congress could switch next year from Democratic to Republican. If that's the case, that prospect will drive the Democrats' oversight agenda for the rest of 2022. Some congressional leaders have laid out their agendas on paper. For what agencies can expect, the Federal Drive with Tom Temin turned to Hogan Lovells attorney and former House Foreign Affairs Committee staff member Ari Fridman.
January 26, 2022 -
The Social Security Administration came out last or nearly last in nearly every measure in the recent pulse survey that came out from the Office of Management and Budget.
January 25, 2022 -
Agencies don't need to reverse discipline they've already imposed for failing to follow the mandate, but they must stop any new or ongoing enforcement actions, according to new guidance.
January 24, 2022 -
The IRS, looking to avoid unnecessary processing delays at the start of this year's filing season, is sending letters to taxpayers who received an Economic Impact Payment or child tax credit payment in 2021.
January 24, 2022 -
Tina Dolph, president and CEO of Siemens Government Technologies (SGT), Inc., joined Aileen Black on Leaders and Legends to explain how collaboration and networking can make you a more effective leader.
January 24, 2022 -
Government attorneys appealed a Texas judge's finding that the Navy's strict religious accommodation process violates the religious freedoms of 35 sailors who refused the vaccine.
January 24, 2022 -
The Postal Service, following several high-profile partnerships with apparel companies, is ramping up its licensing deals and expanding into the emerging fad of Non-Fungible Tokens.
January 21, 2022 -
In today's Federal Newscast, agencies will have a new weapon in the battle against counterfeit or fraudulent products.
January 21, 2022 -
The new Federal Sustainability Plan released in December charges agencies to harness procurement authority to reach 100% carbon pollution-free energy at federal facilities by 2030.
January 21, 2022 -
The U.S. Agency for International Development has launched a program to see if people can be saved before disasters.
January 20, 2022 -
The Nevada office of the Bureau of Land Management has so many paper records, they'd probably cover the land the agency manages.
January 20, 2022 -
With an overnight winter storm potentially causing a messy rush hour in the Washington, D.C. metro area, the Office of Personnel Management is telling employees going into the office that they can report two hours late.
January 19, 2022 -
SSA and the Association of Administrative Law Judges reached an agreement this week to resume in-person disability as soon as May 4, while continuing to hold virtual video and phone hearings.
January 19, 2022