CARES Act
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Gary Shiffman, who teaches security studies at Georgetown University, argues that the right screening applied at the right time would prevent the improper payments in programs like those under the CARES Act.
July 27, 2020 -
In today's Federal Newscast, the Pandemic Response Accountability Committee outlines its roadmap for oversight over the next five years.
July 27, 2020 -
Russ Martin, associate Treasury inspector general for tax administration, shares some results from a review of how the IRS did in distributing stimulus checks.
July 23, 2020 -
Congress has returned from recess to pretty much the same conditions, pandemic-ally speaking, as when it left. We discuss with Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.)
July 23, 2020 -
Improper payments to prisoners and the deceased amounted to 0.04% of CARES Act dollars.
July 23, 2020 -
In today's Federal Newscast, the General Services Administration publishes a colorful guide to a complicated issue -- the ban on Chinese telecommunications gear.
July 20, 2020 -
In today's Federal Newscast, Senators say they're still fielding complaints from VA health employees who say they don't have enough support to work safely.
July 17, 2020 -
The Treasury Department and Small Business Administration this week said they would deliver at least some of the data about pandemic stimulus spending. After all, it involves $2 trillion.
July 09, 2020 -
Lawmakers are awaiting answers from the Small Business Administration on pandemic spending data requested by the Government Accountability Office.
July 09, 2020 -
The Moving Forward Act would require USPS to replace its fleet of Grumman Long-Life Vehicles with at least 75% “electric or zero-emission vehicles.”
July 03, 2020 -
After issuing laptops and increasing network capacity, IT offices in some agencies have had to build up a culture of telework for employees unaccustomed to telework.
July 02, 2020 -
IRS Commissioner Chuck reopening processing and call centers will require some employees to work different shifts in order to meet social distancing recommendations.
July 01, 2020 -
The National Defense Authorization Act is the most visible thing on which Congress is making progress. But it's not the only thing.
June 30, 2020 -
Members of Congress seized on the report's findings as a wake-up call about gaps in the oversight of emergency pandemic spending and pointed to better data-sharing as a way to prevent the problem.
June 30, 2020 -
In today's Federal Newscast, the Trump administration is reminding Congress of budget challenges at US Citizenship and Immigration Services.
June 26, 2020