Bureau of Fiscal Service

In today’s Federal Newscast, a group of nearly 40 senators are urging the appropriations committee to include back pay for federal contractors impacted by the last government shutdown, in an upcoming disaster relief package.

While agency IT officials recognize the Foundations for Evidence-Based Policymaking Act and OPEN Government Data Act present opportunities to get more value out of their data, they also see challenges in preparing the workforce to manage all that data.

In today’s Federal Newscast, a review by the Center for American Progress looks at how much money federal workers could lose during the partial government shutdown.

Marshall Henry, a program manager in the Bureau of Fiscal Service, said the agency is applying a standard multi-factor authentication approach to 10 of its citizen and business facing services.

The CFO Council and the Treasury Department’s Bureau of Fiscal Service give agencies a guide to address an area of improper payments that has long been overlooked.

The Treasury Department’s Bureau of Fiscal Service lays out ambitious goals to strengthen the central processes of disbursing, collections, reporting and administrative services.

NSF will use robotics process automation to improve its intergovernmental transactions, while Interior will apply bots to improve its electronic invoice processing.

The Department of Navy outlined its plan for the new CIO organization with new roles for four executives.

The Treasury Department is launching a series of new data analysis tools to let people have access to a treasure trove of contracts, grants and other spending information like never before.

Ronda Kent, of the Treasury’s Bureau of Fiscal Service, said agencies and vendors alike are benefiting from the centralized management of federal invoices.