With six months to go before the deadline set by Congress, agencies have a lot of work to do in regards to implementing the Data Act. That's according to two studios (study 1, study 2) from the Government Accountability Office. Paula Rascona GAO's director of financial management and assurance issues, talked about the DATA Act deadline on Federal Drive with Tom Temin.
The defense budget is constantly going through ups and downs. Congress is still trying to figure out the numbers for 2017. Federal News Radio’s Scott Maucione talks to Federal Drive with Tom Temin about how this year wrapped up and what’s in store for next year.
Secretary Sylvia Burwell poses for 381 photos with staff members and their families at the annual HHS Holiday Open House.
The FAR Council and lawmakers are updating federal procurement regulations to address long-standing concerns about veterans, prompt payment and privacy training.
Presidential transitions can be perilous, but they can also be opportunities to better engage the workforce and get things done. Margot Conrad, director of education and outreach at the Partnership for Public Service, which last week came out with its annual rankings of the Best Places to Work in the Federal Government, offers her take on the transition on Federal Drive with Tom Temin.
The Government Accountability Office found three common themes for how the EPA, the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center and the Employment and Training Administration dealt with decreases in new money over a five-year period.
Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Chairman Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) and Senate Judiciary Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) outlined their concerns with the Veterans Affairs Department in a letter to Vice President-elect Mike Pence. Meanwhile, current VA Secretary Bob McDonald said Congress has been the biggest barrier to true transformation at the VA.
Viola's nomination was out of the blue, but experts say that might work to his advantage. Outsiders can create an opportunity for change through new perspectives.
The Department of Homeland Security's long-awaited new headquarters won't be completed until at least 2021, but one of the project's biggest champions in the Senate has urged Congress to hold up its end of the bargain once its current continuing resolution expires.
USPS improved its numbers across the board in 2016, reaching record growth in certain categories, but still lost money due to retiree health benefits prefunding requirements and April's exigent rollback, which cost USPS about $1 billion this year.
Each change of administration raises the most important question: What does it mean to me? For people living in the Washington, D.C. region, the economic influence of the federal government is waning. Steve Fuller, professor of public policy at George Mason University, has been tracking these trends. He shares his latest research on Federal Drive with Tom Temin.
AECOM was named Contractor of the Year ($300 million and up) as part of the 2016 Greater Washington GovCon Awards, which are presented by the Northern Virginia Chamber of Commerce.
As part of National Wreaths Across America Day, volunteers remember the sacrifice of fallen service members by laying wreaths at Arlington National Cemetery.
President-elect Donald Trump nominated Rep. Mick Mulvaney (R-S.C.) to be the director of the Office of Management and Budget.
The Small Business Administration issued a memo in October stating all task and delivery orders between $3,000 and $150,000 under the GSA schedule are to be set-aside for small businesses if two or more are qualified.