Environmental Protection Agency
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The Environmental Protection Agency is on track to receive more Freedom of Information Act requests this fiscal year than in the first year of the Trump administration, according to government data.
May 31, 2018 -
Lawmakers sidelined facilities and questioned EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt about reports of unethical conduct. They also pressed FBI Director Christopher Wray about plans for a new headquarters.
May 17, 2018 -
In today's Federal Newscast, the House passes the VA MISSION Act, which would give the Veterans Affairs Department a long-awaited alternative to the Choice program and consolidates all seven community care programs.
May 17, 2018 -
In today's Federal Newscast, the Federal Risk Authorization and Management Program and the Cloud Security Alliance announce the creation of FedSTAR to offer mutual recognition between the two security programs.
May 15, 2018 -
On this episode of CyberChat, host Sean Kelley, former EPA CISO, discusses the Chinese military’s for-profit ventures with Joshua Philipp, an investigative journalist at the Epoch Times, which covers national security and politics.
May 10, 2018 -
The Office of Special Counsel is investigating whether the Environmental Protection Agency violated the Hatch Act over a politically charged tweet sent last month.
May 04, 2018 -
In today's Federal Newscast, a new report from the Energy Department's Inspector General finds the agency's Chief Financial Officer moved too much money over to the Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability account.
May 03, 2018 -
The Environmental Protection Agency received one of the inaugural Citizen Champions of Change awards for its customer service efforts.
May 03, 2018 -
In today's Federal Newscast, acting Veterans Affairs Secretary Robert Wilkie urges Congress to take action to permanently fund the Veterans Choice program.
April 30, 2018 -
Democratic House lawmakers, together with the largest federal employee union, have called on EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt to step down amid a growing number of federal investigations.
April 25, 2018 -
The director of the Office of Personnel Management said he wants to restore the importance of the Chief Human Capital Officers Council. Jeff Pon has asked agency and department heads to put very senior level representatives on the council that strategizes human resource policy for government employees.
April 24, 2018 -
Office of Management Director Mick Mulvaney told House lawmakers that his agency would conduct an ethics probe into spending at the Environmental Protection Agency.
April 20, 2018 -
In today's Federal Newscast, the Defense Department will be sending up to 4,000 troops to U.S.-Mexico border to assist the Homeland Security Department.
April 17, 2018 -
The Environmental Protection Agency breached multiple laws when it installed a soundproof booth in Administrator Scott Pruitt's office last year, according to a government watchdog office.
April 16, 2018 -
Federal News Radio has decided to remove the content of this article after recent investigative reports have called into question the credibility of the expert interviewed.
April 06, 2018