Financial management

Treasury giving agencies a fighting chance to prevent fraud

David Lebryk, the fiscal assistant secretary at the Treasury Department, said a new machine learning tool is reducing the chance of fraud from paper checks.

Agency Oversight

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Without full year budget, Navy to face $40B shortfall

Navy

Lawmakers flag concerns with payment delays, cost overruns for Coast Guard’s new financial system

Agency Oversight

FILE - In this Aug. 20, 2020 file photo, postal workers load their mail delivery vehicles at the Panorama city post office in Los Angeles. The Nov. 3 election will test California's commitment to voting by mail as the nation's most populous state will offer fewer in-person polling places hoping it will convince more people to cast ballots from the safety of their mailboxes during a pandemic. If it doesn't work, the state could see long lines and frustrated voters on Election Day compounded by coronavirus protocols that will make voting in person slower in a year expected to draw a big turnout. (AP Photo/Richard Vogel, File)

Postal workers reminded they cannot profit from speeches, articles or books about official duties

Federal Newscast

Four years into DoD financial audits, IG says progress has stalled

On DoD

FILE - A sign is displayed outside the Internal Revenue Service building May 4, 2021, in Washington. A private company, enQ, lets those who are willing to pay jump to the front of the line to get their phone calls answered at the IRS. That has attracted the attention of lawmakers who want the IRS to investigate the company's impact on the agency's phone capacity. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)

IRS’ quick wins by procurement, finance demonstrate power, value of RPA

Ask the CIO

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Another attempt to revive federal shared services

Reporter's Notebook

OPM wants to help formerly incarcerated people find work in federal government

Federal Newscast

Pandemic relief oversight sheds new light on persistent gaps in federal spending data

Agency Oversight

GSA’s financial ship is shaped by Badorrek’s seven-year tenure as CFO

Management

Key IT acquisition, financial executives leaving GSA, HHS

Reporter's Notebook

DoD chief financial officers can help link ‘the boardroom to the battlespace’

Deputy Comptroller for Enterprise Data and Business Performance Gregory Little considers this the right time to be in DoD financial management as staff…

Defense

Biden administration details initial vision, three top priorities under President’s Management Agenda

The Biden administration on Thursday described three broad priorities and several underlying strategies that will inform the President’s Management Agenda….

Management

Pentagon inches closer to clean financial audit

Federal Newscast

In today’s Federal Newscast, the Department of Defense is still years away from being able to pass a financial audit. But this year’s results show some glimmers of progress.