Tom Temin
-
The usual uncertainty over budget negotiations, coupled with the debt-ceiling brinksmanship, mean contractors should be highly prepared. This as federal spending continues to set records.
April 25, 2023 -
Justice Department agency is failing at is own stated mission, but new leadership vows to correct things.
April 25, 2023 -
In today's Federal Newscast: A court awards some Oregon VA employees, added leave and back pay in a COVID-related case. An alleged transgression costs a major government contractor $22 million. And the Technology Modernization Fund Board hands out more millions.
April 25, 2023 -
The U.S. Agency for International Development has updated its policy for promoting the rule of law in countries where the agency operates.
April 24, 2023 -
A recent decision from the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has allowed a lawsuit against the U.S. Air Force to move forward as a class action suit.
April 24, 2023 -
Congress last week took up several issues close to the federal bureaucracy. There was the Small Business Administration and its struggles with defaulted COVID loans, the Veterans Affairs Department and its troubled Electronic Health Record project, and the [Government Accountability Office (GAO's) High-Risk List.
April 24, 2023 -
In today's Federal Newscast: House Speaker Kevin McCarthy's debt limit proposal evokes backlash from the largest federal employee union. The Department of Homeland Security announces new measures to address AI advances, as well as threats from China. And the VA warns that the debt-ceiling proposal by House Republicans would cut tens of thousands of jobs.
April 24, 2023 -
The Biden administration recently declared a new approach to federal regulation it said would modernize and streamline it.
April 21, 2023 -
The Office of Inspector General at Housing and Urban Development is boosting efforts to end sexual abuse and unsanitary conditions in HUD-backed housing.
April 21, 2023 -
In today's Federal Newscast: The Postal Service’s regulator is reviewing the agency’s plans to consolidate its delivery network. The Secret Service has a new deputy director. And lawmakers are still trying to figure out what to do about the troubled rollout of the VA's new Electronic Health Record.
April 21, 2023 -
Yes, there's been an arrest in the latest document leak, but can the government get to the heart of why it keeps happening?
April 20, 2023 -
The Biden administration has proposed new ways to classify people for the 2030 census, with more racial groups than ever.
April 20, 2023 -
Investments can change seemingly as fast as the weather, a fact to which anyone with a Thrift Savings Plan account can testify.
April 20, 2023 -
For 25 years, IT giant IBM has operated a government focused think tank. It's called the IBM Center for the Business of Government. To commemorate the Silver Anniversary, the center is holding an essay contest.
April 20, 2023 -
In today's Federal Newscast: Other than strong Marine Corps numbers, recruiting struggles continue across the military. The Inspector General at the Energy Department says she needs more funding. And federal employees may soon see better access to child care services.
April 20, 2023