House Oversight and Accountability Committee
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22 of the 37 items on GAO’s list of vulnerable federal programs and broad government challenges stem from issues of mission-critical skills gaps in the federal workforce.
April 26, 2023 -
In today's Federal Newscast: The President's new federal telework guidance elicits backlash from House Republicans. The Postal Service inspector general’s office and the IRS are teaming up to stop tax-refund fraud. And the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act requires agencies to provide more accommodations.
April 17, 2023 -
Three House Oversight and Accountability Subcommittee chairmen wrote to OMB seeking data and details about how agencies are complying with the Federal Activities Inventory Reform (FAIR) Act of 1998.
April 10, 2023 -
A union-conducted survey of federal employees found that 97% of respondents were either in favor of or simply neutral to telework.
April 04, 2023 -
Current and former federal technology officials say the recent inspector general report on GSA’s Login.gov reinforced why working with the Technology Transformation Service continues to leave a sour taste in many agency’s mouths.
March 28, 2023 -
Among heated questions about federal telework, the House Oversight and Accountability Committee urged Office of Personnel Management Director to make improvements to retirement services, the Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) Program and the federal hiring process.
March 17, 2023 -
The House Oversight and Accountability Committee pressed Office of Personnel Management Director Kiran Ahuja on federal telework, hiring process reforms, the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program, the retirement case backlog and much more.
March 10, 2023 -
It’s important to prepare for congressional investigations ahead of time, but attorneys said negotiating with Congress and getting liability insurance can prove even more beneficial.
February 23, 2023 -
Federal experts praised Rep. Nancy Mace (R-S.C.) for past legislative bipartisan efforts around quantum computing and federal cyber workforce.
February 07, 2023 -
A partisan divide between the White House and Congress could have big repercussions for the career federal workforce. Here’s what agency leaders can do to prepare.
February 03, 2023 -
Few people heard of the FAA's NOTAM system until it crashed and brought aviation to a standstill earlier this month. The FAA blamed a contractor for accidentally deleting files, such that the system failed to synchronize.
January 31, 2023 -
The House is planning a floor vote for the SHOW UP Act, a Republican-led bill that would return the federal workforce to pre-pandemic office arrangements.
January 30, 2023 -
Lawmakers reintroduced the Social Security Fairness Act, aiming to repeal the Windfall Elimination Provision and the Government Pension Offset, as well as the Chance to Compete Act, seeking to revamp the federal hiring process.
January 24, 2023 -
The House Oversight and Accountability Committee looks like it will newly name and create four of five subcommittees for the 118th Congress to go along with the committee's new name.
January 23, 2023 -
With Republicans in charge of the house and Democrats the Senate, you can bet on sharp disagreements over the budget. In fact, it's not too early to worry about an impasse leading to a government shutdown.
January 17, 2023