Covid-19
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Expenses rose, but so did financial liquidity. That sort of summarizes what happened to the U.S. Postal Service throughout the pandemic. The cost and pricing audit director for the USPS Office of Inspector General, Sherry Fullwood, joined the Federal Drive with Tom Temin with more on what a detailed look at the USPS found.
April 23, 2021 -
The Small Business Administration utilized its public affairs office to take on the threat of emergency loan frauds on social media platforms.
April 22, 2021 -
Immigration and Customs Enforcement does maintain standards for the detention of illegal immigrants. But it doesn't always follow them.
April 22, 2021 -
In today's Federal Newscast, the Energy Department and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency are leading a new 100-day effort to improve the cybersecurity of the electric infrastructure.
April 21, 2021 -
The grouping of defense agencies are looking inward to make up for the budget gap.
April 21, 2021 -
In today's Federal Newscast, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention say agencies should provide diagnostic COVID-19 testing for unvaccinated federal employees.
April 20, 2021 -
Now that the federal customers who rely on the system see speed as the new normal, they won’t be satisfied with a return to the status quo ante.
April 20, 2021 -
COVID-19 highlighted weaknesses in the federal emergency response chain of command and medical supply lines. But the agency's acting chief told senators FEMA has a better understanding of what needs to be done going forward.
April 19, 2021 -
As agencies rethink their remote work policies for a post-pandemic world, new governmentwide data shows just how far agencies have come in the last two years with telework.
April 19, 2021 -
This week hosts Mark Masselli and Margaret Flinter welcome Dr. Ashish Jha, Dean of the Brown University School of Public Health. Dr. Jha is a world renowned expert on pandemic preparedness and addresses concerns around the rare blood clot risk with the J&J vaccine, saying the brief pause in distribution is further evidence our scientific surveillance is working. He addresses the challenges of vaccine hesitancy and global supply chain. And also talks about the pandemic's impact on propelling meaningful change in public health in the U.S. as well as in the global health infrastructure.
April 16, 2021 -
Join host Michael Keegan as he explores these and more with Sherri Greenberg, contributor to the IBM Center Special Report, COVID-19 and its Impact on a Special Edition of The Business of Government Hour...
April 12, 2021 -
In today's Federal Newscast, to help agencies get the products and services they need faster as the pandemic continues, the General Services Administration is waving three key requirements for new and existing companies to earn a spot on the schedules contract.
April 12, 2021 -
If people can see Wrestlemania in person, why can't at least some federal offices start to repopulate?
April 12, 2021 -
Agencies have done their fair share of hiring during the pandemic, but the size of the federal workforce hasn't budged much in recent years. Today, Uncle Sam employs 1 million fewer people than it did during World War II.
April 12, 2021 -
In today's Federal Newscast, the Office of Special Counsel handed down a fine and two-year ban from federal service to a former official at Housing and Urban Development.
April 07, 2021