Federal Reserve

Why that 5.9% COLA is bad news

While certainly relief to Social Security recipients, that big adjustment is a sign of a scary economy.

Federal Report

Filling the Federal Reserve Board

Budget

Chilbert to be CIO at CFPB, Sritapan moves to DHS cyber shared services office

Reporter's Notebook

FILE - In this Thursday, Sept. 24, 2020, file photo, a ballot drop box is shown where voters can drop off absentee ballots instead of using the mail outside the Detroit Pistons training facility in Detroit. NFL, NBA, NHL, Major League Baseball and college venues are serving various roles in unprecedented ways, including providing space for people to vote while social distancing on Election Day. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya, File)

Veterans group teaming up with DHS to fight foreign election interference

Federal Newscast

Wikipedia

Department of Health of Human Services building

Treasury made faster pandemic stimulus possible with push for electronic payments

IT Modernization

Federal Reserve CIO explains technology’s role in agency’s COVID-19 response

Leaders and Legends

(AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)

In this April 3, 2020, photo, a man wearing a face mask due to COVID-19 concerns stands outside a check cashing service center in the Brooklyn borough of New York. While millions of U.S. workers have already received a quick relief payment from the federal treasury through direct deposit, millions of others without traditional bank accounts must wait weeks for paper checks. Advocates for the poor say this is an opportunity to get many of those who are unbanked into the formal financial system. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)

Modernization candidate: Federal payment system

Tom Temin Commentary

Maybe SBA wasn’t best choice to deliver PPP benefits to minority businesses

Management

‘Serious concerns’ raised by recent cyber attacks at Federal Reserve

Members of the House Science, Space, and Technology Committee want answers from the Federal Reserve, about 50 cyber attacks that occurred in the past several…

Cybersecurity

Free drugs and the Economy

On this week’s Capital Impact show, Bloomberg Government analysts will examine the impact of the 340B Drug program on so-called “safety-net” hospitals,…

Budget

GAO examines lessons learned from Fed’s AIG bailout

Federal Drive

Orice Williams Brown, GAO\’s director of Financial Markets and Community Investment, joined the Federal Drive with Tom Temin and Amy Morris to discuss the agency\’s recent report on efforts by the Federal Reserve during the early days of the 2008 financial crisis.