Drug Enforcement Administration

Inspector General detects big polygraph failure at DEA

In today’s Federal Newscast: The Labor Department is struggling to retain drug intervention specialists in its Job Corps centers. The Justice Department…

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A cautionary tale from DEA’s plan to return to the office

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FILE - This Aug. 29, 2018, file photo shows an arrangement of prescription oxycodone pills in New York. U.S. health officials Tuesday, April 9. 2019, warned doctors not to abruptly stop prescribing opioid painkillers to patients who are taking them for chronic pain ailments, such as backaches.  (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)

The DEA keeps an eye on a problem that predated the pandemic, and will be here long after

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(Getty Images/iStockphoto/Felipe Caparr?s Cruz)Young man in handcuffs

Does federal customer experience extend to prisoners?

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DEA has a foundation, and it’s been up to some star-studded work

You might not have realized the Drug Enforcement Administration has a foundation, but it’s been working for 20 years to help young people find healthy…

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White House announces nominations for leadership roles at DEA, Army, and others

In today’s Federal Newscast, President Joe Biden announces his picks for a slew of leadership roles.

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‘Smart IT investments’ carried pandemic relief, but $9B TMF plan falls apart in Congress

Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-Va.) says agencies relied on “smart IT investments” to disburse COVID-19 pandemic stimulus, but the Senate is passing on plans to give $9 billion to the Technology Modernization Fund.

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