David Bray, the Federal Communications Commission’s chief information officer, said the agency has moved toward the concept of IT as a shared responsibility across all senior executives and that has helped it reduce spending on old technology.
The Government Accountability Office says it's helping agencies move from a "pay-and-chase" mentality to a broader, more risk-based approach to combating fraud. Yet even with help from GAO and OMB, agencies still need better data analytics tools and stronger leadership attention to address the root causes of fraud.
As the noisy election campaign rumbles on, Capitol Hill Republicans and Democrats are eyeing one another in preparation for that lame duck session. David Hawkings, senior editor at Roll Call, is a student of the lame duck. He tells Federal Drive with Tom Temin how this years version is likely to play out.
Flint, Michigan showed what can happen with water systems in a worst case. Local and state officials asked, where was the EPA? Katie Butler, director of water evaluations at the EPA's Office of Inspector General, joins Federal Drive with Tom Temin with some answers.
Is there a spy in your office? Insider Threat Defense identifies behaviors that may indicate an employee is a potential insider threat.
Nora Bensahel, distinguished scholar in residence at American University, and retired Lt. Gen. David Barno, a distinguished practitioner there, are co-authors of The Future of the Army, published by the Atlantic Council. They walked Federal Drive with Tom Temin through some of the budget challenges the Army currently faces.
The Office of Federal Procurement Policy issued a draft circular to institutionalize category management, but some experts question whether the initiative needs more time before putting into policy.
NAPA and Heritage release papers promoting evidence-based policymaking while the Reason Foundation highlights the lack of public-private competition under Circular A-76.
Agency information security officers say the most effective cybersecurity workforce is one that encourages equal use of left and right brains.
The source of the Office of Personnel Management's data on workforce programs like telework and sick leave may not be entirely accurate, the Government Accountability Office said. Payroll data that OPM collects and stores in its Enterprise Human Resources Integration (EHRI) system is unreliable and largely unavailable to other agencies and organizations.
Congress only gave agencies funding until Dec. 9 when it passed a continuing resolution last month. It funded itself for all of 2017. Yet some executive branch accounts also got full-year funding, something contractors need to know about. Larry Allen, president of Allen Federal Business Partners, shares more on Federal Drive with Tom Temin.
Two locations typify the ongoing management issues at the Veterans Affairs Department. Fresh investigations by the VA inspector general show what went wrong with the replacement hospital under construction near Denver and how the department wasted nearly $1 billion and scheduling problems continue to plague the Phoenix medical center. VA Inspector General Michael Missal share the details on Federal Drive with Tom Temin.
Aaron Snow, the executive director of 18F and deputy commissioner of GSA’s Technology Transformation Service, will step down on Oct. 13 and serve as an advisor to the incoming commissioner of the new service.
The Office of Government Ethics has a new proposed rule that would exclude some federal employees at General Schedule 13 positions or below from having to automatically submit financial disclosures.
The Department of Homeland Security is a diverse collection of agencies performing a variety of tasks, as evidenced by its three nominees for the Service to America Medals.