The Internal Revenue Service has to collect most of the revenue coming into the government. But it's got to do it legally and fairly. Congress has been keeping an eye on the IRS ever since the tax exempt scancal broke in 2013. In its latest study, the Government Accountability Office looked into how the IRS Wage and Investment division handles tax returns flagged for audit. It found some good things, and some matters that need tightening up. Jessica Lucas-Judy, acting director for tax issues at GAO, joins Federal Drive with Tom Temin with some insight.
A draft policy under development by OMB would require agencies to create an inventory of, and buy mobile devices and services only from, GSA's governmentwide contract in order to get better control over $1.2 billion in annual spend.
The CIO Council is trying to bring the capital planning and investment control (CPIC) process in line with the desire by agencies to use agile development for IT programs.
Federal employees get one more day to dig out from the historic blizzard that hit the District, Maryland and Virginia metro areas.
Federal News Radio wants to know how you're staying warm this weekend. Share your snowstorm photos and tell us what you think about OPM's snowstorm response.
Ray Coleman, the chief information officer of the Natural Resources Conservation Service in the Agriculture Department, and James Porter, an IT portfolio manager for Immigration and Customs Enforcement at DHS, say their agencies have a better understanding of where new IT efforts exist.
The budget request comes as the General Services Administration announces Phase II for the FBI headquarters project.
The Office of Personnel Management announced early departure guidelines for federal employees late last night, but commuting feds are mad they may have to fight the snow on their way home.
The National Background Investigations Bureau will have its own director, who will report to the Office of Personnel Management. The administration says it doesn't have a specific timeline for implementing the new security clearance program or standing up the new agency, but changes will come in incremental stages.
What is the real federal deficit and should you care? Sheila Weinberg from Truth in Accounting says a debate over spending has to at least start with agreement on the basic facts. She joins Federal Drive with Tom Temin to sheds some light on the subject.
Defense spending seems to have a life of its own. Neither the Secretary of Defense nor experienced members of the Armed Services Committees can stem the tide of wasteful spending. That's according to Charles Tiefer, professor at the University of Baltimore law school and former soliciter and deputy general counsel for the House of Representatives. He joins Federal Drive with Tom Temin with what he sees as some of the more egregious examples of DoD waste coming up in 2016.
AFGE President J. David Cox joined Tom Temin on the Federal Drive to talk about the ongoing contract negotiations for TSA employees.
The Office of Personnel Management says employees should leave four hours before normal, but no later than 12 p.m.
Postmaster General Megan Brennan told the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, Congress needs to pass legislative reforms to her agency, now.
A call of the Metropolitan Council of Governments will help determine when and if the federal government should open, close early or not close early ahead of the impending blizzard.