Government Accountability Office
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In today's Federal Newscast, while the Homeland Security Department dedicated more resources to stopping goods made by forced labor from entering the country, it still needs to address its workforce needs for the mission.
October 29, 2020 -
Everybody talks about the problem of workplace sexual harassment. But hard facts about its extent and frequency are difficult to find.
October 28, 2020 -
The National Council on Disability is calling on Congress to phase out a New Deal-era program that gives people with disabilities federal contracting jobs, but pays them less than minimum wage.
October 22, 2020 -
In today's Federal Newscast, a former top political aide to ex-EPA administrator Scott Pruitt claims EPA violated his free speech and due process rights by removing him after he raised concerns about Pruitt's excessive spending and mismanagement.
October 22, 2020 -
The Government Accountability Office sided with protesters on nearly all of the legal issues they raised, the latest turn in what's proven to be an extremely strange procurement.
October 21, 2020 -
Some challenges from the pandemic require new solutions. The pandemic has also come with its own unique workload for GAO.
October 21, 2020 -
The Open Government Data Act calls on agencies to make their data publicly available, and for OMB to track it. Some of it isn't happening says the Government Accountability Office.
October 21, 2020 -
In today's Federal Newscast, two House Democrats are introducing their own legislation that would give retirees a higher cost-of-living adjustment next year.
October 19, 2020 -
According to the study, under normal conditions on a commercial jetliner, it would take several consecutive days onboard an aircraft for one COVID-infected passenger to infect another.
October 19, 2020 -
The Director of GAO’s Financial Markets and Community Investment team, Bill Shear, spoke to Federal Drive with Tom Temin about what it's found so far.
October 14, 2020 -
In today's Federal Newscast, members of the House Energy and Commerce Committee have questions for the Commerce Department regarding it's lack of standing in owning and operating a national 5G network.
October 13, 2020 -
The Defense Department is putting $600 million into 5G in five new military installations.
October 13, 2020 -
The agency for much of this year has balanced conducting an extended tax filing season with sending more than 160 million payments worth $270 billion in pandemic stimulus funding across the country.
October 08, 2020 -
The State Department has been working to establish a new cybersecurity bureau to work with other agencies. Only it hasn't exactly told them what it's up to and that could lead to all sorts of problems.
October 07, 2020 -
In today's Federal Newscast, Congress makes another push to allow federal employees and military members to opt-out of the president's payroll tax deferral.
October 05, 2020