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With some details, Todd Harrison, senior fellow and director of defense budget analysis at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, joined Federal Drive with Tom Temin.
December 14, 2020 -
President Donald Trump has signed a temporary government-wide funding bill into law, averting a federal shutdown at midnight and buying Congress time for on-again, off-again talks on COVID-19 aid
December 11, 2020 -
Troy Edgar, the Homeland Security Department’s chief financial officer, said the Transportation Security Administration moved to the Coast Guard’s financial management shared service in October has proven to be successful, making TSA the second component to modernize.
December 11, 2020 -
President Donald Trump is closing federal agencies and offices on Thursday, Dec. 24, effectively giving federal employees a four-day weekend over the Christmas holiday.
December 11, 2020 -
In the face of COVID-19, members of the U.S. government have scrambled to offer programs that can prop up both individuals and companies, one of which is the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP). But often, where there is a crisis, there are fraudsters waiting in the wings to exploit weaknesses. PPP is no different.
December 11, 2020 -
You'd think for the way Congress appropriates the United States has unlimited money, and those trillions and trillions in debt are just academic. But budgetary policy and monetary policy are two different things.
December 11, 2020 -
In today's Federal Newscast, veterans service organizations and others have mixed reactions to President-elect Biden's pick to lead the Department of Veterans Affairs.
December 11, 2020 -
Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-Va.), chairman of the Oversight and Reform Subcommittee on Government Operations, introduced new legislation designed to help incoming administrations better track "midnight regulations" issued in the final days of the previous one.
December 10, 2020 -
USPS and Customs and Border Protection officials expect only about two-thirds of international packages will include advanced electronic data meant to flag illegal shipments of opioids.
December 10, 2020 -
An investigative report by the Veteran Affairs Department's internal watchdog has taken a look at what VA Secretary Robert Wilkie did when he was confronted with a sexual assault allegation at the flagship medical center in the nation's capital
December 10, 2020 -
President-elect Joe Biden is naming Susan Rice as director of the White House Domestic Policy Council
December 10, 2020 -
Every new administration promises transparency and accountability. Typically they say it shortly after entering the Oval Office after the inauguration parade.
December 10, 2020 -
Lawmakers are embracing a one-week extension of government funding to buy time for more COVID-19 relief talks
December 09, 2020 -
The initiatives FEMA began over the course of the last 18 months to address harassment, discrimination and employee engagement challenges in the workforce will require "constant maintenance" from future leaders and current career executives, said agency Administrator Peter Gaynor.
December 09, 2020 -
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has unveiled a new data visualization project. It shows enforcement data in what the commission calls a simple, comprehensible and visually appealing way.
December 09, 2020