Paperwork Reduction Act

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OMB memo directs agencies to study federal customer experience barriers

The Biden administration is calling on agencies to take a closer look at the burden individuals go through when applying for federal services.

Management

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FILE - In this April 5, 2009 file photo, the Department of Health and Human Services building is seen in Washington. A government audit finds that more than 1 in 4 cases of possible sexual and physical abuse against nursing home patients apparently went unreported to police. The Health and Human Services inspector general's office faults Medicare for failing to enforce a federal law that requires nursing homes to immediately notify police. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

Data management emerges as a top performance challenge for Health and Human Services

Agency Oversight

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FILE- In this June 15, 2018, file photo, twenty dollar bills are counted in North Andover, Mass. Default on your federal student loans and the government can take up to 15 percent of each paycheck to satisfy your debt. The Education Department can also withhold federal benefits like tax returns and Social Security payments. Garnishment is an effective tool to recoup unpaid loans, private collection agencies enlisted by the Education Department took in over $841.6 million via wage garnishment in the 2018 fiscal year, but it inflicts serious financial strain on borrowers who are already struggling. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola, File)

Fewer executives, bigger bucks?

Federal Report

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customer experience

4 ways to improve your customer experience, from agencies already deep in the trenches

Technology

Senior Airman Savannah L. Waters

Taxpayer Advocate says IRS still struggles with public service

Federal Newscast

Trump admin looks to overhaul Paperwork Reduction Act to ease customer service overhaul

Agency Oversight

FILE - This Feb. 19, 2014, file photo, shows WhatsApp and Facebook app icons on a smartphone in New York. The government’s fight with Apple over an encrypted iPhone may be the first of many battles in a broader war over who gets access to individuals’ data, as more tech companies offer encrypted messaging and other services. WhatsApp, the globally popular messaging system owned by Facebook, has already run into trouble with Brazilian authorities, who arrested a Facebook executive earlier in March 2016 after the company said it had no way to unscramble a user’s encrypted messages. (AP Photo/Patrick Sison, File)

Rise of tweets, self-deleting encrypted messages concern lawmakers

Congress

GSA, OMB seek new boundaries for Web analytics

Technology