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A group of Republican senators criticized the Merit Systems Protection Board for overturning disciplinary actions taken against corrupt Veterans Affairs Department bureaucrats. The board and its array of administrative judges almost always uphold agency actions. Attorney Debra D'Agostino, partner at the Federal Practice Group, helps Federal Drive with Tom Temin sort things out.
Auditors at the Government Accountability Office are finding such large flaws in agencies' annual financial statements they can't render an opinion on them. It's a result of persistent material weaknesses. Robert Dacey, chief accountant at the GAO, gives Federal Drive with Tom Temin a complete rundown.
The Defense Department is not doing a good enough job to stop improper spending on travel. A report from the agency's Office of Inspector General found DoD's methods for fixing the problem didn't work because it did not identify reasons for the improper payments.
In attempting to obtain a presidential greeting for the retirement of a member of the clergy, I found out just how annoying and ultimately disappointing federal digital services can be. The White House web site itself provided the example.
The new version of Circular A-123 is coming out soon. Mallory Barg Bulman, research director at the Partnership for Public Service, tells Federal Drive with Tom Temin what new financial control guidance the policy document will contain.
The Defense Department authorizes the military to start integrating women for all occupations and specialties right away.
NSA will have to get out of its own way if it wants to rapidly ingest innovation technology from people it doesn't know.
Later this month, the Navy is launching the USS Secure effort to ensure disparate networks and systems on board ships are protected from hacks or computer viruses. Adm. Lorin Selby, commander of the Naval Surface Warfare Center, fills in executive editor Jason Miller on Federal Drive with Tom Temin.
Recent research shows a mismatch between what federal managers think and what constituents think when it comes to customer service. Bob Tobias, founder of the Key Leadership Program at American University, shares his insight on Federal Drive with Tom Temin.
One small, disadvantaged company found itself on the short end of the stick when after three protests, its award from the Agriculture Department got switched to the protester. Procurement attorney Joseph Petrillo of Petrillo and Powell joined Federal Drive with Tom Temin to discuss the lessons learned.
The Senate passes the Presidential Transitions Improvement Act. The bill requires presidential candidates to put together a transition team six months before Election Day.
The MSPB in 2015 upheld agency decisions or actions on initial appeal nearly every time. But not for the Veterans Affairs Department. So what are the senators asking?
The British government, which spends some $317 billion a year, was the first to use category management to control government spending. David Shields, procurement transformation executive who led the U.K. effort, recently joined ASI Government in Rosslyn, Virginia. He joins Federal Drive with Tom Temin with more on the history and promise of category management.
The Defense Department will deploy Windows 10 throughout the department by January, according to a recent memo by Deputy Defense Secretary Bob Work.