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How the government spends a billion dollars a year on advertising

The federal government is among the biggest spenders on advertising. At about $1.3 billion a year, it’s in the top 25 U.S. spenders.

Management

Addressing GAO’s findings on national cyber risk management gaps

Commentary

IRS underestimated cost of letting people file for free

Management

IRS could tighten up plans for some of that extra ‘modernizing’ money

IT Modernization

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How federal workplaces can better prevent harassment and avoid risk

Commentary

When the door from government-to-industry leads to a brick wall

Contracting

Feds in fatigues too fatigued to properly do their jobs, GAO says

Federal Newscast

DoD award lead times increased for higher value contracts

Contracting

Report card shows shortcomings in how DoD oversees intelligence

Agency Oversight

Cybersecurity starts in the security operations center

Federal Insights

Digital Currency, cryptocurrency, Bitcoin

Some advice so the SEC doesn’t get caught with its crypto pants down

Management

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Too many CRs will have catastrophic effects on DoD, Air Force official says

In today’s Federal Newscast: The undersecretary of the Air Force said the failure to pass all 12 regular appropriations will have catastrophic effects…

Federal Newscast

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One of the EPA’s most sacred databases could be at risk

The Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS), is one of the main tools the agency relies on for environmental…

Cybersecurity

HUD has work to do, to stop duplication of benefits

Management

It’s a program with a long name: Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery and Mitigation. It entails a lot of money from Housing and Urban Development grants: $82 billion over 10 years. But the HUD office of inspector general has found some oversight challenges in preventing duplication of benefits. For Details, Federal Drive Host Tom Temin spoke In Studio with Deputy IG Stephen Begg.