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IRS Commissioner John Koskinen said the extra $290 million it got from Congress this year will help the agency improve customer service and identity theft and cybersecurity protections during the upcoming tax filing season. But it still doesn't have enough resources to improve other aspects of the agency's operations.
January 14, 2016 -
Even though Congress gave the Air Force every dollar it asked for in its 2016 budget for facility upkeep, the service estimates it will have 20 percent less funding than it needs. Leaders say it’s enough to patch and mend their existing facilities, but that approach will only work for so long. Federal News Radio’s Jared Serbu provides all the details for Federal Drive with Tom Temin.
January 14, 2016 -
Federal managers might be feeling as they're in limbo in 2016. Political appointees are scarce. And in his final State of the Union address, President Barack Obama didn't have much to say to the federal workforce itself or his desire for any sort of federal reform. Tim McManus, vice president for education and outreach at the Partnership for Public Service, joined Federal Drive with Tom Temin with his reflections on the speech and year ahead.
January 14, 2016 -
Politicians and their appointees make public policy, but career people have to implement it. Often they have to figure that out for themselves. Paul Light, dean of federal service researchers at New York University, tells Federal Drive with Tom Temin most consultants and think tanks look down their noses at the nuts and bolts of government.
January 14, 2016 -
Rep. Tom Price (R-Ga.), chairman of the House Budget Committee, said he's working on reforms to the Congressional Budget Act of 1974. The goal is to draft legislation by 2017, which he hopes a new president would sign into law.
January 13, 2016 -
House Armed Services Committee Chairman Mac Thornberry singled out new acquisition reform goals and a possible Defense Department reorganization for the 2017 Defense authorization bill.
January 13, 2016 -
Anne Altman, general manager for U.S. Federal and Government Industries at IBM, is retiring after nearly 20 years with the technology and consulting giant.
January 13, 2016 -
Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) on Jan. 7 unveiled his fourth installment of his "America's Most Wasted" report, a tribute to former Sen. Tom Coburn's (R-Okla.) annual report on wasteful spending.
January 13, 2016 -
As promised, last night's State of the Union speech from President Barack Obama was relatively short on big legislative proposals. More a restatement of his and his administration's values and a call, perhaps, for a little less partisanship. After listening to the speech from halfway around the world Steve Goodrich, CEO of the Center for Organizational Excellence, joined Federal Drive with Tom Temin to share some analysis.
January 13, 2016 -
It was only back in September that the Government Accountability Office issued a set of eight recommendations for the Small Business Administration. That agency has weak internal controls, workforce planning and strategy development. It's suffered from a lack of management attention to them. SBA has made progress, but GAO is still concerned. Bill Shear, GAO's director of financial markets and community investment issues, filled in Federal Drive with Tom Temin on the latest.
January 13, 2016 -
President Barack Obama’s final State of the Union speech offered few details on new programs or initiatives for federal managers and contractors. But the President did announce a new public-private sector effort to find a cure for cancer, led by Vice President Joe Biden.
January 13, 2016 -
Katie Maddocks, deputy director of Government Affairs at the Federal Managers Association, joins host Mike Causey to discuss the Wounded Warrior project, the OPM data breach, and more. January 13, 2016
January 12, 2016 -
Some federal employee groups and committee Democrats are taking issue with a series of bills under consideration at the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee. The legislation largely targets accountability issues among Senior Executives and career appointees.
January 12, 2016 -
Lawmakers cringed at the price expansion and lack of tangible goals associated with the Veterans Benefits Management System.
January 12, 2016 -
The President's picks for VA inspector general and special counsel at the Office of Special Counsel told lawmakers on Tuesday that they would work to provide protection for whistleblowers and transparency when dealing with congressional oversight and reform.
January 12, 2016