Freedom of Information Act

Two agency inspectors general got salaries that busted legal limits on political employee pay

The inspectors general for two intelligence agencies were each overpaid by tens of thousands of dollars between 2016 and 2020.

Intelligence Community

FILE - Attorney General Merrick Garland listens during a meeting of the COVID-19 Fraud Enforcement Task Force at the Justice Department, March 10, 2022 in Washington. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and Garland on Wednesday, March 16, for the first time convened a multilateral task force known as REPO, short for Russian Elites, Proxies and Oligarchs, one of several new efforts dedicated to enforcing sanctions against Russian oligarchs over the war in Ukraine. (Kevin Lamarque/Pool via AP, File)

Garland issues new FOIA guidance as lawmakers seek GAO study of agency challenges

Agency Oversight

Members of Congress press AG Garland to get agencies to comply with FOIA laws

Federal Newscast

(AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

FILE - In this Nov. 20, 2020, file photo a U.S. Department of Homeland Security plaque is displayed a podium as international passengers arrive at Miami international Airport where they are screened by U.S. Customs and Border Protection in Miami. The damned-if-you-pay-damned-if-you-don’t dilemma on ransomware payments has left U.S. officials fumbling about how to respond. While the Biden administration “strongly discourages” paying, it recognizes that failing to pay would be suicidal for some victims. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky, File)

DHS privacy chief aims to promote ‘privacy enhancing technologies’

Agency Oversight

FILE - In this Sept. 14, 2021 file photo, a syringe is prepared with the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine at a clinic at the Reading Area Community College in Reading, Pa. Businesses that have announced vaccine mandates say some workers who had been on the fence have since gotten inoculated against COVID-19. But many holdouts remain — a likely sign of what is to come once a federal mandate goes into effect. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)

Vaccine guidance for contractors leaves many open questions

Workforce

(Jim Watson/Pool via AP)

Committee chairwoman Rep. Carolyn Maloney, D-New York, speaks during a House Oversight and Reform Committee hearing on

Capitol Hill Police issues were documented well before riots

Amelia Strauss, a policy adviser at Demand Progress, has studied the strengths and shortcomings of the Capitol Hill Police since way before the riots.

Agency Oversight

VHA cuts FOIA backlog in half, thanks to telework infrastructure

Michael Sarich, FOIA director for the Veterans Health Administration, said “FOIA programs are going to be fine if our people are fine.”

IT Modernization

Legislators look to make Oversight.gov a permanent fixture

Federal Newscast

In today’s Federal Newscast, the Oversight.gov Authorization Act would formally require the upkeep of the website where users can access all public reports released by agency IGs.

Freedom of Information Act

Two agency inspectors general got salaries that busted legal limits on political employee pay

Garland issues new FOIA guidance as lawmakers seek GAO study of agency challenges

Members of Congress press AG Garland to get agencies to comply with FOIA laws

DHS privacy chief aims to promote ‘privacy enhancing technologies’

Vaccine guidance for contractors leaves many open questions

New House bill attempts to make presidential records more easily searchable

Defense workers get ethics reminder from DoD secretary

COVID relief bill includes provisions to help federal employees

More vaccination sites staffed by military get up and running

Agencies increasingly turning down FOIA requests

Pandemic has caused major delays in FOIA requests

Capitol Hill Police issues were documented well before riots

VHA cuts FOIA backlog in half, thanks to telework infrastructure

Legislators look to make Oversight.gov a permanent fixture