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Agency Oversight

Treasury kept $4B away from fraudsters this year. It plans to triple that by 2029

Department officials are building on these fraud-prevention efforts, and expect to prevent $12 billion in improper payments annually by 2029.

Agency Oversight

Pandemic broke down some, but not all barriers for IGs

Artificial Intelligence

Two National Science Foundation people win a prize for financial innovation

Cybersecurity

AGA survey says data sharing remains a huge challenge to fighting cyber fraud

Artificial Intelligence

HUD rolls out AI risk management platform to fight fraud in grant spending

Workforce

How the bean-counters helped the government through the pandemic

Facilities/Construction

GSA offers HQ as telework space for other feds to reduce real estate footprint

FILE- This June 6, 2019, file photo shows the U.S. Treasury Department building at dusk in Washington. The U.S. Treasury has removed Vietnam and Switzerland from the list of nations labeled as currency manipulators, reversing a decision made by the Trump administration in December. In it's semi-annual report to Congress on currency manipulation, the first under the Biden administration, the U.S. Treasury Department said Friday, April 16, 2021, that no country currently meets the U.S. criteria. It said, however, that Vietnam, Switzerland, as well as Taiwan, will be placed under enhanced monitoring for their recent actions. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)

Reporter's Notebook

56 federal financial systems nearing end of life puts Treasury on fast track to get shared services right

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Budget

Federal accounting can be a more dynamic career than it sounds, industry group says

FILE — In this June 27, 2019 file photo, a clerk counts money at a sportbook, in Atlantic City, N.J. New Jersey's top gambling regulator is threatening to fine sports books operating in his state that ask customers to cancel requests to cash out money from their accounts, saying the practice is ongoing and "unacceptable." (AP Photo/Wayne Parry, File)

Budget

How have CFOs been faring during this uncertain time?

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Agency Oversight

CFOs dropped 'business as usual' in overseeing COVID-19 spending

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Big Data

NSF develops predictive model to flag improper payments in grants

Agency Oversight

IGs on pandemic oversight board warn job well done still means billions in fraud

In this Aug. 13, 2019, photo, Dr. Jasmine Saavedra, left, a pediatrician at Esperanza Health Centers in Chicago, hands newborn Alondra Marquez to her mother, Esthela Nuñez, right, after examination. Doctors and public health experts warn of poor health outcomes and rising costs they say will come from sweeping changes that would deny green cards to many immigrants who use Medicaid, as well as food stamps and other forms of public assistance. (AP Photo/Amr Alfiky)

Federal Newscast

OPM sheds more light on new paid parental leave for feds

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Workforce

Bureau of the Fiscal Service sees investment in workforce pay off during pandemic

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Agency Oversight

As CFO Act turns 30, agency financial officials draw up wish list for reform

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Federal Newscast

Agencies spending more on governmentwide contracts than ever before

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Reporter's Notebook

When it comes to shared services, Labor isn’t eating the apple in one bite

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Big Data

Treasury Dept. to overhaul CFO role with focus on data-driven decision-making

OMB Controller

Reporter's Notebook

After 2 years, OMB still lacks permanent controller and that’s a problem

Workforce

Staffing models are helping DHS finally answer basic questions about its workforce

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Government Shutdown

Number of postponed federal events rise as partial shutdown is prolonged

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Commentary

Deception technology: An approach that is beginning to gain traction