Government Accountability Office
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The House Oversight and Reform Committee passed a bipartisan bill Tuesday that would “ban the box” and prohibit federal agencies and contractors from asking a job applicant about their criminal history until after they’ve made a conditional employment offer.
March 27, 2019 -
Citing the Government Accountability Office's plans to increase its capacity to conduct science and technology audits later this year, the Commerce Department's inspector general said staffing up GAO makes more sense than reviving the Office of Technology Assessment.
March 25, 2019 -
In today's Federal Newscast, the Veterans Affairs Department's inspector general released its review of the agency's implementation of the new Forever GI bill.
March 25, 2019 -
For a couple of decades, the Government Accountability Office has published its biennial list of high-risk federal programs. To go deeper, Comptroller General Gene Dodaro joined Federal Drive with Tom Temin this week.
March 21, 2019 -
Matt Shabat, the U.S. strategy manager for Glasswall Solutions, makes the case for how using a risk management framework can lead to real savings that agencies can use to move off legacy systems.
March 20, 2019 -
Rebecca Gambler, director of Homeland Security and Justice issues at the Government Accountability Office, joined Federal Drive with Tom Temin for some of the numbers.
March 19, 2019 -
Ryan Cote joined the Transportation Department on Feb. 4 after spending most of his career in the private sector.
March 18, 2019 -
Bipartisan support is growing for a proposed bill to remove barriers to federal employment for people with a criminal record.
March 18, 2019 -
On a the heels of Sunshine Week, a new study from the Government Accountability Office points to a variety of examples where agencies could improve compliance with their own ethics programs and shed light on basic information about executive branch political appointees.
March 15, 2019 -
Sen. James Lankford says whatever retirement changes occur should only apply to new hires. Hear this story and more in today's Federal Newscast.
March 15, 2019 -
President Donald Trump's 2020 budget request would give the Justice Department $72 million to fund stronger enforcement of immigration laws and reduce the nation's backlog of asylum cases.
March 13, 2019 -
Members of Congress may be rude, but the Government Accountability Office, the federal oversight agency, sticks to the facts.
March 11, 2019 -
In today's Federal Newscast, a group of nearly 40 senators are urging the appropriations committee to include back pay for federal contractors impacted by the last government shutdown, in an upcoming disaster relief package.
March 11, 2019 -
Too often, Veterans Health Administration officials aren't aware of adverse actions against practitioners or don't follow policy when they do know, says Kathy Larin at the Government Accountability Office.
March 11, 2019 -
In today's Federal Newscast, the Army, Navy and Air Force said they’re establishing a “tenant’s bill of rights” to help military members deal with cases of substandard on-base housing.
March 07, 2019