CARES Act

FILE - This March 27, 2020 file photo shows the signature of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., on the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act after it passed in the House on Capitol Hill in Washington. Since the pandemic began, Congress has set aside trillions of dollars to ease the crisis. A joint KHN and Associated Press investigation finds that many communities with big outbreaks have spent little of that federal money on local public health departments for work such as testing and contact tracing. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)

GAO: CARES Act provision keeping contractors afloat during pandemic showed great success

In today’s Federal Newscast, the provision in the CARES Act that lets agencies reimburse contractors who can’t work because of the pandemic was an overwhelming…

Federal Newscast

If you thought federal contract spending shot through the roof last year, you’re right

Contracting

Veterans Affairs only spent about half of CARES Act money so far, GAO says

Veterans Affairs

U.S. Secret Service police officers stand guard on the roof in front of the the American flag as it files at half-staff above the White House in Washington, Friday, April 16, 2021. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Secret Service lending a hand in nabbing COVID relief fraudsters

Federal Newscast

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Though the worst is over, CISA wants agencies on guard after SolarWinds breach

Federal Newscast

(Photographer: Brian Larson)

Dennis Alvord serves as EDA’s Deputy Assistant Secretary for Economic Development and Chief Operating Officer

Economic Development Administration hits milestone in CARES Act fund distribution

Management

SBA cyber teams, public affairs partner to take on social media scammers

Cybersecurity

Defense Health Program facing $1.8B budget shortfall for 2021

Defense

FILE - This May 8, 2008, file photo, shows blank checks on an idle press at the Philadelphia Regional Financial Center, which disburses payments on behalf of federal agencies in Philadelphia. The Treasury Department says it has issued more than 156 million payments as part of President Joe Biden’s coronavirus relief plan. This includes 25 million payments on April 6, 2021, that were primarily to Social Security beneficiaries who hadn’t filed 2019 or 2020 tax returns.(AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)

New office in Treasury Dept will oversee COVID-19 relief spending

Federal Newscast

Federal contractors warned to prepare for stricter oversight with new administration

Agency Oversight

Has the SBA gotten better at preventing fraudulent loans?

Agency Oversight

Navy and Marine Corps make drones a top priority

In a new campaign plan, the sea services say teaming traditional systems with unmanned ones will let them “rewrite the narrative” of maritime warfare.

DoD Reporter's Notebook

Fencing and razor wire surrounds the perimeter of the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Feb. 25, 2021. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Congress feels threatened but it doesn’t like the security measures it and its staff are enduring

Incomes, employment, economic growth might be on the rise and a variety of vaccines are getting out into the market. But that didn’t stop the House from…

Congress

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

Budget

If you think federal accounting is dull and unchanging, think again. People who do federal accounting and finance say it’s a constantly moving field that requires ongoing training.

CARES Act

GAO: CARES Act provision keeping contractors afloat during pandemic showed great success

If you thought federal contract spending shot through the roof last year, you’re right

Veterans Affairs only spent about half of CARES Act money so far, GAO says

Secret Service lending a hand in nabbing COVID relief fraudsters

Though the worst is over, CISA wants agencies on guard after SolarWinds breach

Economic Development Administration hits milestone in CARES Act fund distribution

SBA cyber teams, public affairs partner to take on social media scammers

Defense Health Program facing $1.8B budget shortfall for 2021

New office in Treasury Dept will oversee COVID-19 relief spending

Federal contractors warned to prepare for stricter oversight with new administration

Has the SBA gotten better at preventing fraudulent loans?

Navy and Marine Corps make drones a top priority

Congress feels threatened but it doesn’t like the security measures it and its staff are enduring

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

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