Census Bureau Director John Thompson will step down from his role at the end of June after serving nearly four years on the job. The bureau's next leader will take over the operations of the 2020 Census, which has already received considerable budget scrutiny from government watchdogs.
The Partnership for Public Service announced its 26 finalists for the 2017 Samuel J. Heyman Service to America Medal, which recognizes top federal employees who have stood out in their fields.
One of the highlights of Public Service Recognition Week is meeting the Service to America medal finalists. Max Stier, president and chief executive at the Partnership for Public Service, gave Federal News Radio’s Lauren Larson on Federal Drive with Tom Temin a look at some of the finalists and why Public Service Recognition week is so important.
The Homeland Security Department's inspector general found Immigration and Customs Enforcement doesn't do a good job managing how it supervises and deports so-called non-detained aliens. John Shiffer, chief inspector in the Homeland Security Office of Inspector General, shares the details on Federal Drive with Tom Temin.
VA's facilities planning processes leave it with millions of square feet of empty and decaying space.
The more bitter the arguments over the federal budget become on Capitol Hill, the more members might resort to anything. Especially if the Trump administration refuses to spend money it didn't want appropriated in the first place. There's a law for that. Rob Levinson, senior defense analyst for Bloomberg Government, joins Federal Drive with Tom Temin to share the details.
In today's Federal Newscast, the General Services Administration 's Inspector General says the agency missed one of its major goals for reducing improper payments.
Agency chief information officers’ concerns about major changes to the capital planning and investment control (CPIC) process for 2019 were heard loud and clear by the Office of Management and Budget.
Department secretaries have been making the rounds this week, outlining their plans to reorganize their agencies and detailing how those strategies may involve or impact their workforce. Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price offered his view and asked that HHS employees view upcoming reorganization efforts as an opportunity.
Acting Defense Department Chief Information Officer John Zangardi said he is taking a "risk-aware" approach when it comes to meeting his priorities, some of which include improving effectiveness and efficiency, learning to "speak warfighter," and defining cyber responsibilities.
Office of Management and Budget Director Mick Mulvaney recently said feds should not fear the Trump administration’s promised overhaul of government. Senior Correspondent Mike Causey has some thoughts on what that might mean.
With a legal deadline looming, the Government Accountability Office took a look at how agencies are meeting the financial reporting requirements of the Data Act. Paula Rascona, the director of financial management and assurance issues at the GAO, fills in the details on Federal Drive with Tom Temin.
As the 2020 census approaches, lawmakers and the Government Accountability Office are concerned about the Census Bureau's cost estimation practices, lack of transparency and cybersecurity. No one currently has a clear picture of what the 2020 census will cost, although best estimates put it around $12.5 billion.
The new plan to drain the Washington swamp could accomplish little more than making the alligators really mad, says Senior Correspondent Mike Causey.
The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee scolded the Internal Revenue Service and the Department of Education on Wednesday for not sounding the alarm sooner on a major cyber incident that may have compromised sensitive financial information on more than 100,00 taxpayers who applied for federal student financial aid.