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The Agricultural Research Service has broken ground on a big new facility at the University of Kentucky. It's known as the Forage-Animal Production Research Unit.
In today's Federal Newscast, employees at the Social Security Administration are warning that the agency's workforce challenges have become even more troubling.
Each year the station stages this event to benefit the Federal Employees Education and Assistance Fund and Friends of Patients at the NIH.
In today's Federal Newscast, the General Services Administration’s Login.gov service continues to be in the crosshairs of House lawmakers.
Congress has gone into a two week recess, however the entirety of the debt ceiling debate took up a lot of time that could've been used to address other confirmations and hearings. So that mean it's going to be a busy summer once members return.
Homeland Security isn't the only department dealing with an ongoing border crisis. Health and Human Services has a big job too. It's Office of Refugee Resettlement has struggled with the task of making sure unaccompanied children are properly taken care of. It's got a mixed record.
Last month, the Defense Department announced $18 million in Defense Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research or DEPSCoR awards to 28 academic teams. The teams hail from all parts of the country and the competition aims to help introduce potential researchers to DoD’s unique research challenges and supportive research ecosystem.
The nation seems to have both more problems and more government than ever. Federal Drive host Tom Temin's interview guest makes the case in a new book, that more collaboration with what he calls bridge-builders will be more effective than the traditional approach.
Can a federal department have an institution. Health and Human Services does. Its institution is a person: Bill Hall, who recently retired after — get this — 43 years in public affairs.
In today's Federal Newscast: The House Armed Services Committee sends an $874 billion defense bill to the House floor. The Government Accountability Office said the military health care system still needs to complete Congressionally-mandated reforms. And the Senior Executives Association has a new president.
Not all human trafficking takes place in trucks and boats. Sometimes perpetrators fly their victims around.
Acquisition is more than a routine, if complicated, administrative process. It takes skill, collaboration and strategic thinking.
Fragmentation, duplication and overlap. There is too much of it in government programs. It degrades economy and efficiency. Each year the Government Accountability Office (GAO) details instances of multiple agencies doing the same thing. This year GAO found what if calls "100 new matters for congressional consideration."
In today's Federal Newscast: Military service members will soon get reimbursed for moving expenses for their pets. A bill advancing in Congress could mean $63 billion for the Department of Homeland Security and 22,000 Border Patrol agents. And the Homeland Security IG is being probed again about his deleted text messages.