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Will the government have controls in place for the spending programs? Will it even have the basic capacity?
The Agriculture Department is investing $300 million to build an early warning system against the next pandemic.
Michele Evermore, senior policy adviser on unemployment insurance at the Labor Department, talked about some of the efforts now underway via the American Rescue Plan.
The Health Resources and Services Administration, part of Health and Human Services, wants to do something to combat "burnout" in health workers, in particular, with a grant program with more than $100 million.
Last year was a good one to be a federal contractor because of the pandemic and a few other things. Federal contract spending went up by double digits.
Lawmakers are questioning whether CISA is involved enough in responding to cyber incidents and overseeing the security of critical infrastructure sectors.
The American Rescue Plan law directed $17 billion in new money towards veterans.
Under the new emergency paid leave program, agencies will grant time off to eligible federal employees on conditional basis. Agencies will request reimbursement from the Office of Personnel Management, as long as funds are available.
The Economic Development Administration has given out more than a billion dollars in grant money under the CARES Act, and it gets another three billion under the American Rescue Plan.
In today's Federal Newscast, the Treasury Department is standing up a central office to oversee COVID-19 economic relief spending.
With how services contractors are thinking about the proposed infrastructure bill, president and CEO of the Professional Services Council, David Berteau.
The Social Security Administration sent the IRS data on 30 million Supplemental Security Income (SSI) recipients Thursday, which will allow the Treasury Department to move ahead on processing their Economic Impact Payments.
House Appropriations Subcommittee on Homeland Security members questioned CISA leaders about plans to improve federal cybersecurity efforts.
The $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief package gives federal employees access to a new bank of paid leave, which will allow them to recover from COVID-19 and care for sick family members, or children who are learning virtually from home. President Joe Biden signed the relief bill into law Thursday afternoon.