The troubled U.S. Census Bureau has a new challenge on its hands. Robert Goldenkoff, director of strategic issues at the Government Accountability Office, joined Federal Drive with Tom Temin for more.
The Office of Personnel Management reminded agencies that they have a number of flexibilities available to them to deal with employees displaced by Hurricane Florence on the East Coast and Tropical Storm Olivia in Hawaii.
Congressional leaders say they have reached agreement on a plan to pass a stopgap government funding bill through Dec. 7, thereby avoiding a partial government shutdown on Oct. 1.
FEMA is the most familiar federal player in the drama of disaster response, but other agencies from the Coast Guard to USDA to USGS are pitching in to the effort to respond to Hurricane Florence and other natural disasters.
In the aftermath of last year's hurricane triple-whammy, state government needs to realize they're the first responders, not FEMA.
In today's Federal Newscast, the General Services Administration signs a 15-year lease for the Drug Enforcement Administration's new headquarters.
Storm watchers' biggest fear is that, like Hurricane Harvey last year, the giant Florence will slow almost to walking speed and dump feet of water on the East Coast, where the ground is already saturated.
Despite years of shrinking budgets and a smaller workforce, the Government Accountability Office gave the IRS a thumbs up for this year's tax filing season.
I believe we should go with the idea of “first, do no harm.” That means giving employees a pay raise that is equal to, or at least close to, the military pay raise.
With age comes a need for an upgrade, so three major federal workforce groups are coming together to propose changes to the Senior Executive Service.
The Office of Government Ethics has a lofty mission: Establishing standards of ethics for those who are entrusted with operating the federal government.
Each year, the Defense Department spends more than $100 billion to run its 22 defense agencies and field activities. DoD is supposed to conduct reviews every two years to decide whether those “DAFAs” are still needed.
In today's Federal Newscast, Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-D.C.) wants a joint session to analyze the legality of the Agriculture Department's proposal to move the Economic Research Service and the National Institute for Food and Agriculture out of the nation’s capital by the end of 2019.
The Federal Emergency Management Agency is taking Hurricane Florence seriously, and it’s not ruling out any options in responding. That includes activating the Surge Capacity Force.
High operational tempo, decreased aircraft availability and potential for complacency during routine tasks as factors putting pilots and airmen at risk.