ethics
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A federal appeals court has heard arguments in a lawsuit that claims President Donald Trump is violating the Constitution by accepting profits from foreign and domestic officials through his hotel in Washington, D.C.
March 19, 2019 -
It's an unfortunate but when you have a workforce of 2 million people, a few of them will commit harassment, retaliate against whistleblowers or drag their partisan politics to the office.
March 14, 2019 -
In today's Federal Newscast, Rep. Tom O'Halleran (D-Ariz.) said he is on a "journey" to make sure federal agencies don't abuse federal travel plans.
March 05, 2019 -
The Office of Government Ethics has weighed in on wide variety of questions and issues that came up during the most recent 35-day government shutdown.
February 20, 2019 -
A furloughed federal employee going through their fifth shutdown over the last 30 years explains the deeper impact of the lapse in funding.
January 09, 2019 -
Absent specific guidance on the matter, federal employees walk a tricky line in accepting furlough donations and complying with existing ethics rules.
January 08, 2019 -
In today's Federal Newscast, U.S. SOCOM General Raymond Thomas III calls for a 90-day review amid a handful of ethics scandals.
December 14, 2018 -
Like all large departments, the US Postal Service has a comprehensive ethics policy and program. But how effective is it?
November 30, 2018 -
Frederic Lemieux of the Georgetown University School of Continuous Studies joins host John Gilory on this week's Federal Tech Talk for an academic approach to intelligence.
November 22, 2018 -
In the view of Mandy Smithberger, director of the Center for Defense Information at the Project on Government Oversight, it might be getting worse than ever.
November 21, 2018 -
In today's Federal Newscast, the Department of the Interior inspector general has referred one of their investigations into Secretary Ryan Zinke's actions to the Department of Justice for it to take over.
October 31, 2018 -
People who say it is next to impossible to fire a federal worker should study — and then maybe rejoice in — the Hatch Act, a much-amended 1940s law designed to keep career federal and postal workers from engaging in partisan political activity on the job.
August 16, 2018 -
The Senate has confirmed Emory Rounds as the new director of the Office of Government Ethics. The agency veteran was a surprise nominee considering the strained relationship President Donald Trump has had with the office.
July 13, 2018 -
EPA administrator Scott Pruitt is under fire from House Democrats again, this time in response to a new report that suggests Pruitt purposely delayed responses to Freeddom of Information Act requests.
June 12, 2018 -
Sexual harassment bills in the House and Senate, immigration, an agriculture bill and FAA authorizations are all on the table when Congress returns from its recess in late May. Loren Duggan of Bloomberg Government joined Federal Drive with Tom Temin to dissect it.
May 29, 2018