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Did the recent shutdown do at least one constructive thing: Spotlight the lack of federal workers?
April 02, 2019 -
In today's Federal Newscast, bipartisan legislation in the House would create a panel of cyber professionals to advise the Department of Homeland Security.
April 01, 2019 -
In today's Federal Newscast, two senators want to reverse steps Congress took last year to begin a comprehensive review of medical facilities at the Veterans Affairs Department.
March 29, 2019 -
In today's Federal Newscast, staffing cuts at the IRS have limited its ability to conduct audits, according to the Government Accountability Office.
March 27, 2019 -
The White House plans on spending 5 percent more to secure federal networks and data in 2020, with more than half of the funding going toward Defense Department cybersecurity. Get this story and others in today's Federal Newscast.
March 20, 2019 -
In today's Federal Newscast, the General Services Administration is changing how it verifies that companies are eligible to do business with or receive assistance from the government.
March 19, 2019 -
In today's Federal Newscast, lawmakers want to hear from the Indian Health Service's acting director about what he's done to improve on an apparent failure of the agency to provide quality health care.
March 08, 2019 -
The five-week partial government shutdown couldn’t have come at a worse time for the IRS, National Taxpayer Advocate Nina Olson had told Congress, but following a House Ways and Means oversight subcommittee hearing Thursday, she said she remains uncertain as to whether the shutdown’s impact would warrant pushing back this year’s filing season deadline.
March 07, 2019 -
The Government Accountability Office has taken two items off its high-risk list, a governmentwide inventory of programs that put agencies on-notice about major threats of fraud, waste, abuse and mismanagement.
March 07, 2019 -
At least 10,000 federal employees from National Treasury Employees Union bargaining units have opted into one of the union's government shutdown lawsuits.
March 06, 2019 -
In today's Federal Newscast, several DC area members of Congress want to know if it's realistic for federal employees to expect more money in their next paycheck on March 15.
March 06, 2019 -
In today's Federal Newscast, Rep. Tom O'Halleran (D-Ariz.) said he is on a "journey" to make sure federal agencies don't abuse federal travel plans.
March 05, 2019 -
Innovation of federal IT springs up all over the government, including the IRS' most recent move to provide more wireless options.
February 26, 2019 -
In today's Federal Newscast, the National Treasury Employees Union asked the Office of Personnel Management when federal employees can expect to see the 1.9 percent pay raise recently signed into law.
February 26, 2019 -
The IRS is looking at ways to make paying back delinquent debts as easy as making a purchase through commonplace tools like Venmo, or Square's credit-card readers that plug into smartphones.
February 25, 2019