Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco Firearms and Explosives

Organized crime today is not your father’s godfather

The Godfather of literary and movie fame wanted to avoid trafficking in illegal drugs. The reality of organized crime in modern times is much different….

People

SBA shuffles its CIO chair once again

Reporter's Notebook

AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta

FILE - In this Feb. 25, 2015 file photo, the Homeland Security Department headquarters in northwest Washington. President Joe Biden has selected two former senior National Security Agency officials for key cyber roles in his administration. Chris Inglis, a former NSA deputy director, is being nominated as the government's first national cyber director. Jen Easterly, a former deputy for counterterrorism at the NSA, has been tapped to run the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency at the Department of Homeland Security. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)

A lesser known but crucial office in the Homeland Security Department passes the 15-year mark

Cybersecurity

FILE - This evidence photo from the criminal complaint of the U.S. District Court for Massachusetts v. Ashley Bigsbee for illegal possession of a stolen firearm on Nov. 15, 2015, in Suffolk, Mass., shows one of ten M11 semiautomatic handguns that former Army Reserve member James Morales stole from the Lincoln Stoddard Army Reserve Center in Worcester, Mass. Overall, AP has found that at least 2,000 firearms from the Army, Marines, Navy or Air Force were lost or stolen during the 2010s. (U.S. District Court for Massachusetts via AP)

Congress plans fixes for US military’s AWOL weapons problems

Defense

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ATF misclassified jobs, improperly paid out law enforcement benefits, audit finds

Pay

Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, speaks as FBI Director Christopher Wray testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, March 2, 2021. (Mandel Ngan/Pool via AP)

Senator looking into potential pay abuse at ATF

Federal Newscast

The American flag flies outside of the Justice Department building, Thursday, Oct. 8, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

DOJ investigators have mixed reviews of agency’s COVID-19 response, IG says

Workforce

How agencies can best prepare for AI: ‘Build a data team’

Technology

New 3D imaging assists ATF, police partners in arresting shooters

First look at new ideas to modernize Congress

Federal Newscast

Former ATF whistleblower says agency needs permanent director, accountability

More immigration judges, consolidation color DOJ 2020 budget request

Despite a proposed nearly $700 million budget decrease and several consolidations, the Justice Department wants more FTEs in fiscal 2020.

Budget

MAP: Where in the country are GSA’s greenest buildings?

This week the U.S. Green Building Council released its 2018 Top 10 States for LEED Green Building. See which of these states are home to the most LEED-certified…

Green Buildings

Honor guards from the US Air Force carry the creamated remains of veterans found at Cantrel Funeral home during a full military ceremony at the Great Lakes National Cemetery in Holly on Monday, Nov 12, 2018. About 20 Patriot Guard Riders lined the walk with flags for the ceremony. (Dale G.Young /Detroit News via AP)

IT problems cause delay in veterans receiving GI Bill benefits

Federal Newscast

In today’s Federal Newscast, thousands of veterans are waiting for the Department of Veterans Affairs to pay their education benefits.