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President Biden will convene congressional leaders to discuss the emergency aid package for Ukraine and Israel, as well as avoiding a government shutdown.
February 26, 2024 -
Whistleblowers filed more than 700 lawsuits under the qui tam provisions of the False Claims Act in fiscal 2023. That's the most since 2014.
February 26, 2024 -
Dozens of current and former employees of the New York City Housing Authority were arrested earlier this month, slapped with federal charges of bribery and extortion for taking kickbacks from companies getting housing-development contracts. The Housing and Urban Development's Office of Inspector General (HUD IG) helped conduct the multi-agency investigation leading to the charges.
February 23, 2024 -
Can the federal government resolve a long-running dispute with the Texas National Guard. And if it could, should it? The Guard, under Gov. Greg Abbott, has been running its own border-protection operation, at times keeping Customs and Border Protection out of the way.
February 23, 2024 -
Russell Rumbaugh, the Navy’s comptroller, said the financial management modernization effort could be delayed if the 2024 budget is reduced or cut.
February 23, 2024 -
The BOP has huge responsibilities in the care and feeding of over 150,000 prisoners in its care and over 36,000 staff. It has an $8.7 billion annual budget and houses some of the most infamous criminals in the United States. It also houses nearly 50,000 inmates who are low and minimum-security prisoners, many of whom are eligible for earlier release due to the First Step Act.
February 21, 2024 -
Whistleblower protection legislation often has bipartisan support. Yet it seems to take forever. A bill to extend federal protections to contractors was supposed to get marked up in January in the House Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. But now it is sidelined.
February 21, 2024 -
Russian brutality on parade once again. No end in sight for the Middle East conflict. No federal 2024 budget and the border crisis rolls on. What a great time for Congress to take a recess.
February 20, 2024 -
The Pentagon’s IG said Defense vendors are getting millions of dollars they did not earn because of shortcomings in how DoD manages cost-plus contracts.
February 20, 2024 -
The clock is ticking for the current administration to implement measures to protect science and the workers dedicating their lives to confronting this millennium’s greatest challenge: preserving our planet, its resources and its people.
February 19, 2024 -
Trust is a complicated issue, and while improving the ‘digital experience’ citizens have with government websites and apps isn’t a panacea, it will go a long way toward restoring faith By Rob Hankey
February 16, 2024 -
Linda Miller, the founder and CEO of Audient Group, LLC and a former deputy executive director of the Pandemic Response Accountability Committee, explains why Congress needs to act now to create a centralized antifraud office within Treasury with the tools to prevent fraud and establish antifraud funding for new and emergency programs to give them the ability to combat fraud from the start.
February 15, 2024 -
With a new structure, a strategic plan and more consistent funding, Federal Executive Boards (FEBs) appear ready to greet the future federal workforce.
February 15, 2024 -
OPM's Kelly DeGraff shares an inside view of what's happening with Federal Executive Boards (FEBs) across the country, and what's in store for them in future.
February 15, 2024 -
Pouring over presentation slides in a conference room at USPS headquarters, DeJoy goes into detail about the investments USPS is making to exponentially increase its capacity to process and ship packages.
February 15, 2024