Justice Department

FILE - Michael Carvajal, director of the Federal Bureau of Prisons, testifies during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing examining issues facing prisons and jails during the coronavirus pandemic on Capitol Hill in Washington, on June 2, 2020. Carvajal is resigning amid increasing scrutiny over his leadership in the wake of Associated Press reporting that uncovered widespread problems at the agency, including a recent story detailing serious misconduct involving correctional officers. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call/Pool via AP, File)

US prisons director resigning after crises-filled tenure

The director of the federal Bureau of Prisons is resigning amid increasing scrutiny over his leadership

People

Number of feds who telework regularly went up in 2020 but not as much as expected

Federal Newscast

The government has a long way to go before it’s good with the DATA Act

Open Data/Transparency

Judges Or Auctioneer Gavel On The Dollar Cash Background, Top View, Close-Up. Concept For Corruption, Bankruptcy, Bail, Crime, Bribing, Fraud, Auction Bidding, Fines

Balfour Beatty Communities to pay millions in fines after pleading guilty to defrauding military

Defense

(AP Photo/Wayne Parry)

FILE — In this June 27, 2019 file photo, a clerk counts money at a sportbook, in Atlantic City, N.J. New Jersey's top gambling regulator is threatening to fine sports books operating in his state that ask customers to cancel requests to cash out money from their accounts, saying the practice is ongoing and

Criminal money mules are finding themselves tethered to the hitchin’ post

Management

Cadets salute during the National Anthem prior to the NCAA college football game between the Army Black Knights and Massachusetts at Michie Stadium, Saturday, Nov. 20, 2021, in West Point, N.Y. The U.S. military academies provide a key pipeline into the leadership of the armed services and have welcomed more racially diverse students each year for the better part of the last decade. (AP Photo/Eduardo Munoz Alvarez)

Service members who lose their job during deployment get more help in their corner

Federal Newscast

Exclusive

When it comes to corporate cybersecurity, the government is here to help, and prod

Cybersecurity

ATF misclassified jobs, improperly paid out law enforcement benefits, audit finds

The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives misclassified more than 90 administrative positions as law enforcement jobs — and provided special…

Pay

Pentagon warns lawmakers to make sure they raise debt ceiling

In today’s Federal Newscast, the Justice Department is bringing the power of the False Claims Act to the growing challenge of cybersecurity.

Federal Newscast

DoJ’s new Civil Cyber-Fraud Initiative to hold contractors accountable for cybersecurity

Contracts/Awards

Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco announced the Justice Department will pursue cybersecurity related fraud by government contractors and grant recipients through the False Claims Act.

Justice Department

US prisons director resigning after crises-filled tenure

Number of feds who telework regularly went up in 2020 but not as much as expected

The government has a long way to go before it’s good with the DATA Act

Balfour Beatty Communities to pay millions in fines after pleading guilty to defrauding military

Criminal money mules are finding themselves tethered to the hitchin’ post

Service members who lose their job during deployment get more help in their corner

CIOs at HHS, TSA, CTO at Justice leaving federal service

CISA on the hunt, this time for artists to decorate its new headquarters

GOP members of Congress have lingering questions about federal vaccine mandate

Senators seek ‘guardrails’ on expanded subpoena power for inspectors general

When it comes to corporate cybersecurity, the government is here to help, and prod

ATF misclassified jobs, improperly paid out law enforcement benefits, audit finds

Pentagon warns lawmakers to make sure they raise debt ceiling

DoJ’s new Civil Cyber-Fraud Initiative to hold contractors accountable for cybersecurity