Justice Department
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Some federal employees regularly undertake hard work against dangerous people and organizations. Federal Drive host Tom Temin highlights the efforts of two such individuals.
September 24, 2018 -
Faced with several long-term inspector general vacancies at key agencies, the number-two official of the IG community says the Trump administration has begun vetting candidates to fill those watchdog jobs.
September 21, 2018 -
It might seem like a harmless enough idea but growing marijuana on a remote patch of federal land damages forests, poisons wildlife and pollutes waterways.
September 19, 2018 -
What are the key IT priorities of the U.S. Department of Justice? How is the DOJ going from IT Modernization to its Transformation? Join host Michael Keegan as he explores these questions and more with Joe Klimavicz, Chief Information Officer, U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ).
September 17, 2018 -
Four Democratic senators have introduce a bill designed to crack down on wasteful spending by political appointees.
August 30, 2018 -
Three agencies, Labor, Justice and SSA, have released solicitations under GSA’s telecommunications contract.
August 27, 2018 -
A new report from Sen. McCaskill's office says the Trump administration's 2019 budget would cut five Inspectors General office's budgets and give nine IG offices less than what they requested.
August 16, 2018 -
Michael Horowitz, inspector general at the Justice Department, said 22 percent of all women and 43 percent of female criminal investigators reported experiencing gender-based discrimination in the department.
August 08, 2018 -
In today's Federal Newscast, a Veterans Affairs field examiner was hoping to steal nearly $700,000 from a disabled veteran.
August 01, 2018 -
Faced with an unprecedented volume of Freedom of Information Act requests, top agency FOIA officials say automation could help ease the burden of their strained workforces.
July 24, 2018 -
The Office of Personnel Management is putting a team in place to figure out how to move key services such as HR Solutions to GSA.
July 23, 2018 -
While agencies made a dent in the overall backlog of Freedom of Information Act requests last year, new data from the Justice Department shows a significant number of agencies saw their own backlogs increase.
July 20, 2018 -
A former background investigator pleaded guilty to a charge stemming from her falsification of work on background investigations of federal employees and contractors.
July 19, 2018 -
House Democrats are increasing their pressure on President Donald Trump to rescind his recent executive orders on official time and collective bargaining.
July 11, 2018 -
The Justice Department tells Sen. Mark Warner (D-Va.) that it came to a premature conclusion on a recent case.
July 10, 2018