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In today's Federal Newscast, the Department of Health and Human Services' inspector general explains to Congress how the agency might have been taken for over a billion dollars.
Both Republican and Democratic presidents have used overseas contingency operations (OCO) funds to bolster the Defense Department's budget, lately outside of the Budget Control Act rules. This year is no different. Lacie Heeley, a fellow at the Stimson Center's budgeting for foreign affairs and defense program, tells Federal Drive with Tom Temin Congress should do better.
A detailed study of congressional websites shows that none of them are fully secure. Most aren't very good in the user experience department either. Allan McQuinn, a research analyst at the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation, shares the latest on Federal Drive with Tom Temin.
In today's Federal Newscast, data discovered by the Associated Press reveals the Veterans Affairs Department Office of Inspector General is looking into over 100 cases of employees accused of stealing drugs from VA Health facilities.
You may be back at work today, but your U.S. senators are on a two-week recess. Does that mean Congress is snoozing while issues like the 2018 budget, health care policy, and confirmations of dozens of nominees lie around? Roll Call Senior Editor David Hawkings shares what's ahead on Federal Drive with Tom Temin.
Agencies have been under orders to reduce their data center count ever since the Reagan administration. In recent months, they've actually made progress, closing more than 4,000. Dave Powner, director of Information Technology management issues at the Government Accountability Office, shares the details on Federal Drive with Tom Temin.
But one big problem with Congress is mostly invisible to people who don't work on Capitol Hill. That's the sorry state of its information technology, and it's not because of a lack of spending on IT. That's according to a study done by The OpenGov Foundation, whose Executive Director Seamus Kraft joins Federal Drive with Tom Temin as part of a three-day series on modernizing Congress.
In today's Federal Newscast, the National Treasury Employees Union is worried the Trump administration's plan to eliminate the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program would make it harder for agencies to recruit top talent.
In today's Federal Newscast, an employee working under the Interior Department's Chief Information Officer admits to using her government travel card for personal use.
Within a decade, probably all of the veterans will be gone and with them misty recollections of those who didn't come home alive.
There's nothing like federal contract award protests to make the simple seem complicated. But if you cut through the legalese, sometimes the lowest cost bid really does turn out to be the best deal. Procurement attorney Joe Petrillo of Petrillo and Powell shares some recent cases in point on Federal Drive with Tom Temin.
The Transportation Department is giving out innovation awards to localities that implement roadway changes that encourage drivers to drive slower and more carefully. Greg Cohen, executive director of the Roadway Safety Foundation, and Michael Griffith, director of the Federal Highway Administration's Office of Safety Technology, share the details on Federal Drive with Tom Temin.
In today's Federal Newscast, the minority leaders and whips of both chambers of Congress asked Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke to not eliminate any national monuments.
Bill Eggers, executive director of Deloitte's Center for Government Insights said that automation and artificial intelligence could free up billions of man-hours worth of paperwork. He tells Federal Drive with Tom Temin about some of the research to support that claim.