Tom Temin
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The U.S. Marshals service arrested no less than 73,000 fugitives in 2023. And it concluded a multi-agency operation focusing on violent fugitives and drug pushers that had 600 arrests alone.
February 26, 2024 -
Congress will encounter the first of two deadlines for avoiding a partial government shutdown.
February 26, 2024 -
Whistleblowers filed more than 700 lawsuits under the qui tam provisions of the False Claims Act in fiscal 2023. That's the most since 2014.
February 26, 2024 -
Dozens of current and former employees of the New York City Housing Authority were arrested earlier this month, slapped with federal charges of bribery and extortion for taking kickbacks from companies getting housing-development contracts. The Housing and Urban Development's Office of Inspector General (HUD IG) helped conduct the multi-agency investigation leading to the charges.
February 23, 2024 -
The Pentagon keeps tabs on the status and attitudes of military spouses. Its biannual survey asks about satisfaction with military life, finances, employment and a list of other factors.
February 23, 2024 -
Can the federal government resolve a long-running dispute with the Texas National Guard. And if it could, should it? The Guard, under Gov. Greg Abbott, has been running its own border-protection operation, at times keeping Customs and Border Protection out of the way.
February 23, 2024 -
A fraudster who duped the government out of tens of thousands dollars hacking into a federal auction website is facing potential jail time.
February 23, 2024 -
The IG report goes on and on, but the theme is clear. The Bureau of Prisons (BOP) has an important operational short-fill it's got to fix.
February 22, 2024 -
Multiple-award contracts don't mean everyone who bids get a slot. A new federal circuit court ruling shows that losing companies can protest those who did get an award and maybe knock them off.
February 22, 2024 -
By law and regulation, the Veterans Affairs department is supposed to check out the employees used by its contractors. A recent look-see by VA's Office of Inspector General found pretty serious non-compliance.
February 22, 2024 -
This man has spent a career improving the lives of veterans and others with physical disabilities. He has overseen development of vastly improved wheelchairs and prosthetic devices. Now he is an inductee to the Inventors Hall of Fame.
February 22, 2024 -
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Whistleblower protection legislation often has bipartisan support. Yet it seems to take forever. A bill to extend federal protections to contractors was supposed to get marked up in January in the House Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. But now it is sidelined.
February 21, 2024 -
DNA has long been used to identify human remains. Such is the case at the identification lab operated by the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency. Now some new scientific methods have emerged called next-gen sequencing.
February 21, 2024 -
Contractors are wary of the latest proposed rule giving DoD access to their IT systems. It is part of an effort to improve cybersecurity with incident reporting and information sharing. Another rule would impose new requirements on contractors unclassified systems.
February 21, 2024