Management
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A few years back, the Postal Service purchased 350 automated-guided vehicles to move pallets in its processing center. But according to the USPS Office of Inspector General, the experiment didn't quite work out.
August 30, 2023 -
The Biden administration is putting its next wave of customer experience improvement into focus, giving agencies new targets — and soon, new tools — to improve the way agencies deliver public-facing services across government.
August 30, 2023 -
Housing and Urban Development (HUD) does not build low-income housing, but it helps finance it. The Government Accountability Office (GAO) found that HUD officials need to do a better job of monitoring and overseeing the use of Housing Trust Fund dollars.
August 30, 2023 -
Deborah Sills, former global leader for Deloitte's Government and Public Sector practice, joins host Aileen Black on this week's Leaders and Legends, to discuss the keys to effective leadership.
August 29, 2023 -
The main question now is whether Congress will enact a continuing resolution come October 1, or whether we'll have a government shutdown. Either way, things will get messy come September 30. Joining the Federal Drive with some shutdown preparation tips for contractors, federal sales and marketing consultant Larry Allen.
August 29, 2023 -
The Government Accountability Office, in a recent report, recommended USPS can do more to ensure its 10-year reform plan succeeds — although the agency may need more than its own self-help strategy to dig itself out from a financial hole.
August 29, 2023 -
Although USDA met its obligations to notify Congress about a transfer of funds to support NIFA’s relocation, the department did not meet the same requirements for ERS’ relocation, GAO found.
August 28, 2023 -
Federal News Network and the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission hosted a panel reflecting on the vision of the 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, and how agencies are still carrying forward and expanding on its promises.
August 28, 2023 -
Tens of thousands of American women suffer dangerous complications during pregnancy each year. Some die. Now the National Institutes of Health (NIH) has awarded $24 million in grant money to form a new center of excellence devoted to maternal health research and improvement.
August 25, 2023 -
Two young State Department foreign affairs officers helped secure recent releases of Americans held in by foreign countries. That fact has landed them as finalists in this year's Service to America Medals program, aka "the Sammies." Fletcher Schoen developed the negotiation strategy for basketball player Brittney Griner, among others. And Jennifer Harkins was instrumental in the 2022 release of nine Americans held by Venezuela.
August 24, 2023 -
The Government Accountability Office (GAO) has been sifting through stacks of research on how many people actually teleworked over the last three years, and whether telework will continue to have a positive economic impact.
August 23, 2023 -
Without a chief management officer, the Pentagon’s efforts for future business management should include enough authority and resources to succeed.
August 22, 2023 -
Thomas Brandt, the chief risk officer at the Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board, said the upcoming Association of Federal Enterprise Risk Management summit and survey will provide the latest snapshot on how agencies are doing in managing and mitigating risks.
August 22, 2023 -
For several years, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) has issued recommendations for reforming the Capitol Police.
August 22, 2023 -
The new guidance from OPM is meant to help agencies and employees understand when travel time counts as hours of work, versus commute hours, for both teleworkers and remote workers.
August 22, 2023