Government Accountability Office
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The Energy Department has a backlog of nuclear waste clean up responsibilities, with material dating back to World War II. But continuing turnover in program leadership means things just aren't happening.
May 25, 2022 -
The Department of Health and Human Services has some new authorities to hopefully help resolve the nationwide shortage of baby formula.
May 23, 2022 -
In today's Federal Newscast, some Republican lawmakers want to press pause on making remote work permanent.
May 20, 2022 -
USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack hopes to combat low morale with “robust” recruitment at relocated research facilities.
May 19, 2022 -
Several hundred IRS employees over the past decade violated the agency’s policies around unauthorized access to sensitive taxpayer information.
May 19, 2022 -
Federal oversight bodies often look for waste, fraud and abuse. But another trio of witches also bedevils the government: Fragmentation, overlap and duplication (FOD).
May 18, 2022 -
In today's Federal Newscast, House lawmakers want to change how cost-of-living adjustments, or COLAs, are calculated for many federal retirees.
May 17, 2022 -
Agencies and Congress saved more than half a trillion dollars over the past decade through the Government Accountability Office’s recommendations.
May 16, 2022 -
In today's Federal Newscast, the Postal Service settles another lawsuit stemming from the 2020 presidential election.
May 16, 2022 -
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is mainly concerned with traffic safety. That mission involves rulemaking. Going back a decade, Congress asked for 19 reports and 22 rules from NHTSA, but the agency has been slow getting all of this administration out the door.
May 11, 2022 -
When the Defense Department buys high-dollar items under negotiated procurement rules it's supposed to negotiate but the Army awarded a major contract without talking to any of five bidders.
May 06, 2022 -
The pandemic squashed international travel and that cut the State Department's passport and visa revenues by more than 41%. The fees basically fund the Bureau of Consular Affairs. Congressional auditors said the bureau has a carryover fund, but that's also in jeopardy.
May 04, 2022 -
In today's Federal Newscast, veterans are suing the Army for refusing to give soldiers with alcohol and drug addictions honorable discharges.
May 02, 2022 -
If citizens can't escape death and taxes, the IRS can't seem to avoid yearly processing problems. Even as the this year's filing season ended, the IRS was dealing with millions of returns from last year, to say nothing of slow call centers and poor in-person service.
April 27, 2022 -
Microsoft lost the 10-year top secret cloud contract competition for a second time, but decided not to protest.
April 26, 2022