Environmental Protection Agency

Customer service at this USDA hotline is undercooked

We get mixed results when dialing into the federal and the commercial turkey-cooking hotlines.

Tom Temin Commentary

EPA moves toward network modernization

Technology

FILE - Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange in New York, Aug. 10, 2022. Stocks teetered between small gains and losses in morning trading on Wall Street Thursday, Sept. 15, 2022 which left major indexes well in the red for the week. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)

Are senior federal employees violating ethics rules en masse?

Agency Oversight

Amelia Brust/Federal News Network

Biden administration’s cyber regulatory plan comes into focus

Cybersecurity

Federal Executive Forum CDM in Government

Federal Executive Forum

Security personnel from the Department of Homeland Security's Federal Protective Service, watch the vicinity around the Alexandria Federal Court in Alexandria, Va., on day one of Paul Manafort's trial, Tuesday, July 31, 2018. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

House Dems want details from Federal Protective Service in wake of rising threats

Congress

USDA’s new answer to cutting food waste by 50%: Jelly ice

Technology

FILE - In this June 3, 2017, file photo, the coal-fired Plant Scherer in Juliette, Ga. The Trump administration is doing away with a decades-old air emissions policy opposed by fossil fuel companies, a move that environmental groups say will result in more pollution. The Environmental Protection Agency issued notice Thursday it is withdrawing the “once-in always-in” policy under the Clean Air Act, which dictated how major sources of hazardous air pollutants are regulated. (AP Photo/Branden Camp, File)

Does that Supreme Court decision on the EPA change the agency itself?

Management

SBA names its third CIO in two years

Federal Newscast

FILE - A child rinses a toothbrush at a shelter in San Francisco, Calif., June 18, 2019. Tap water is subject to a rash of government standards but people in many communities across the U.S. remain exposed to unhealthy drinking water. A Supreme Court decision on EPA regulation of carbon emissions from power plants this past week could make it harder to expand federal regulation in other areas. (Gabrielle Lurie/San Francisco Chronicle via AP, File)

Water water everywhere: EPA using Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funds to make it safer to drink

Workforce

GSA’s chief information officer is on a hiring spree

Federal Newscast

3 takeaways from FITARA 14

Rep. Gerry Connolly’s letter to agency CIOs seeking details about their data center closure plans will help determine a new grading category for the…

Reporter's Notebook

FILE - Two of the offshore wind turbines which have been constructed off the coast of Virginia Beach, Va. are seen on June 29, 2020. The White House is launching a formal partnership with 12 East Coast governors to boost the growing offshore wind industry. It's a key element of President Joe Biden's plan for climate change. (AP Photo/Steve Helber, File)

Biden administration’s climate science focus and what it means for the public sector

The Biden administration has placed a greater focus on the impact of climate change than any administration to come before it. From climate research projects…

Commentary

Ba Le fills up a container of water at the Georgetown Community Center on Friday, Feb. 19, 2021, in Austin, Texas. Georgetown Community Center opens its door for people in need of clean water due to the boil water notice that most Texans are experiencing. The first day Georgetown Community Center opened its doors, they had 49 different families that came in need of water. (Ricardo B. Brazziell/Austin American-Statesman via AP)

How agencies scale up to oversee infrastructure grants

Facilities/Construction

A recent interview with the Project on Government Oversight said agency inspectors general are not prepared to oversee the hundreds of billions of dollars in infrastructure spending coming their way. Assistant Inspector General for Audits at the Environmental Protection Agency Katherine Trimble disagrees. She explains why on the Federal Drive with Tom Temin.