The Justice Department's fraud section has added staff and caseload in the last year. Attorney Kevin Muhlendorf of Wiley Rein joins Federal Drive with Tom Temin with analysis of the latest fraud section year in review.
In today's Top Federal Headlines, a group of Senators want to make sure the White House is conducting thorough enough background investigations for security clearances for its staff.
A more contemporary and effective performance management system ought to be a priority for federal executive management and the Office of Personnel Management. Margot Conrad, director of education and outreach at the Partnership for Public Service, joins Federal Drive with Tom Temin with more.
You may think you're talking privately when texting or phoning people. Law enforcement officers might think their communications over radios are only for them. Chris Perry, chief operating officer at Secured Communications, tells Federal Drive with Tom Temin that in reality you might as well be using sky writing.
In today's Top Federal Headlines, Veterans Affairs Secretary David Shulkin is looking at what jobs the agency needs to be able to continue to hire in so he can ask the White House for more exemptions.
The Justice Department’s Office of Information Policy is constantly fighting an uphill battle to improve federal agencies’ responses to FOIA requests.
In what might be the most politically contentious event in hours, President Donald Trump appears before Congress this evening. David Hawkings, Roll Call senior editor, gives Federal Drive with Tom Temin a preview.
Last year, after a long gap, the Veterans Affairs Department got a permanent inspector general. Federal Drive with Tom Temin interviews the VA's new IG, Michael Missal, about the Veterans Choice Act and how the department responded when Congress updated it.
The Government Accountability Office said the Homeland Security Department has made a lot of progress towards operating efficiently and as a unified department. Rebecca Gambler, the GAO's director of Homeland Security and Justice issues, joins Federal Drive with Tom Temin to explain why DHS is still on the high-risk list.
In today's Top Federal Headlines, the Justice Department's Office of Inspector General finds three senior officials with the Marshals targeted employees who were cooperating with another IG investigation.
When President Donald Trump issued his executive order freezing federal hiring, it contained a clause against using contractors to make up for it. Often these types of rules are leaky. David Berteau, president and CEO of the Professional Services Council, tells Federal Drive with Tom Temin what services contractors are seeing right now.
One area where federal agencies have been able to save money is by ensuring projects run smoothly. Last year, agencies were able to reduce waste by 20% with better project management. That's what Mark Langely, CEO of the Project Management Institute, told Federal News Radio's Eric White on Federal Drive with Tom Temin.
Frederick Douglass was appointed U.S. Marshal by President Rutherford B. Hayes in 1877, making him one of the first African American marshals.
Our hunger for more guidance from the Trump administration stems from what we’re used to from the last 24 years of administrations.
In today's Top Federal Headlines, newly appointed Veterans Affairs Secretary Dr. David Shulkin names a new Chief of Staff and Deputy Secretary.