There is an event later today, if you are looking to start a business. It is focusing on entrepreneurship for members of the military or their spouses. Joining that summit will be the U.S. Patent…
April 22, 2024
On today’s episode of the Federal Drive with Tom Temin: A summit being held today for military members looking to make money off their own creativity. Schedule F is dormant, but the possibility continues to…
April 22, 2024
The Postal Service is seeing problems with on-time delivery of mail and packages in areas where the agency is implementing its network modernization plans. Postmaster General Louis DeJoy said Tuesday that USPS is seeing issues…
April 22, 2024
For nearly a decade, the Army has not been able to hit its recruitment targets. 2024, however, could mark a turning point in the service’s recruitment efforts. The Air Force missed its recruiting goals for…
April 22, 2024
The Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency’s new director wants to get DCSA’s critical next-generation background investigations IT system back on track, while he also keeps an eye toward the “data-centric” future at the security agency.…
April 19, 2024
A new audit looks at how one agency within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) manages its cloud computing assets. The HHS inspector general looked specifically at the Administration for Children and Families. To learn…
April 19, 2024
A recent update by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to the Uniform Grants Guidance, aims to give state, local, and tribal governments more autonomy on how they spend federal grant money. The update engenders…
April 19, 2024
On today’s episode of the Federal Drive with Tom Temin: The Biden Administration tweaks regulations for how states and cities can use federal funding. A look into whether one HHS component is properly securing its cloud information…
April 19, 2024
A lot of DoD facilities — from barracks to office buildings — are in pretty bad shape, and because of consistent maintenance shortfalls, things are generally getting worse. So as part of a new strategy…
April 19, 2024
The Windfall Elimination Provision and Government Pension Offset have both been around for decades. They reduce or rule out Social Security benefits for some federal retirees. A bill to repeal them has been gaining unprecedented traction. For one view of…
April 18, 2024
The IRS’ direct file program was created to make things easier on taxpayers. Direct file, as its called, helps certain taxpayers file their tax returns for free, utilizing the the IRS website. IRS is running a pilot program this filing…
April 18, 2024
The White House has given agencies until the end of the year to make sure their use of artificial intelligence is safe and fair. It tells practitioners to keep humans in the proverbial loop and…
April 18, 2024
On today’s episode of the Federal Drive with Tom Temin: Can agencies actually do what the White House ordered for artificial intelligence? The IRS underestimated the cost of letting people file for free. Congress again…
April 18, 2024