Bureau of the Fiscal Service

FILE - This May 4, 2021 file photo shows the Treasury Building in Washington. The U.S. budget deficit rose to $2.71 trillion through August, on track to be the second largest in history due to trillions of dollars in COVID relief. In its monthly budget report, the Treasury Department said Monday, Sept. 13, that the deficit for the first 11 months of this budget year is 9.9% less than the imbalance during the same period last year. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, file)

Bureau of the Fiscal Service lowers grant reporting burden through blockchain

The bureau spent years on several blockchain pilots, but is now partnering with the National Science Foundation to help reduce the reporting burden for…

IT Modernization

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

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Proposed vaccine mandate for federal employees could face some legal hurdles

Federal Newscast

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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)

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

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Fiscal Service digital playbook flags workflows ripe for automation

Automation

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Treasury pilots AI algorithm to parse congressional spending bills faster

Artificial Intelligence

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Treasury made faster pandemic stimulus possible with push for electronic payments

IT Modernization

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

Agency Oversight

Treasury’s financial modernization roadmap came into focus with CARES Act spending

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In this April 23, 2020, photo, President Donald Trump's name is seen on a stimulus check issued by the IRS to help combat the adverse economic effects of the COVID-19 outbreak, in San Antonio. The US government has distributed about 130 million economic impact payments to taxpayers in less than 30 days. The IRS anticipates sending more than 150 million payments as part of a massive coronavirus rescue package. The distribution has had some hiccups, including an overwhelmed website, payments to deceased taxpayers and money sent to inactive accounts. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

IRS recovers more than $1B in coronavirus stimulus payments to deceased

Agency Oversight

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More women are joining the military but they’re not sticking around

Federal Newscast

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

Since Congress approved nearly $3 trillion in pandemic spending the Treasury Department, the bureau and the IRS have come together to get this money out…

Workforce

FILE - In this Nov. 28, 2018, file photo, the Department of Justice seal is seen in Washington, D.C. An internet firm is ending the automated registration of website names that include words or phrases related to the COVID-19 pandemic, in an attempt to combat coronavirus-related fraud. Los Angeles-based Namecheap Inc. made the pledge after a federal judge in Texas on Sunday, March 22, 2020, ordered the takedown of a website the U.S. Department of Justice accused of stealing credit card information while offering fake coronavirus vaccine kits. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File)

Federal agencies on the watch for fraud in coronavirus response

In today’s Federal Newscast, as more assets and money are being distributed for coronavirus response, there are those looking to take advantage of the…

Federal Newscast

Bureau of the Fiscal Service makes shared services key to modernization

Technology

The Bureau of the Fiscal Service has taken on a larger role as a shared service provider as part of Treasury’s plan to transform the state of federal financial management over a decade.