Secret Service
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When we talk about a government shutdown and its consequences, the truth is that we are actually talking about a pretend shutdown — the political theater version.
September 06, 2017 -
In today's Federal Newscast, the Justice Department's inspector general says an unnamed senior official with the Executive Office for Immigration Review was involved in a scheme to hire friends and feed them information that was not public for job opportunities.
June 09, 2017 -
Staffing shortages, attrition and low morale cause perpetually ongoing problems at every level of the Secret Service, said the Homeland Security Department's inspector general. The president's 2018 budget request calls for more funding and employees, but neither the IG nor members of Congress say it's enough to turn around the beleaguered agency.
June 08, 2017 -
The White House has named Randolph Alles as the new director of the Secret Service
April 25, 2017 -
Kevin Nally, the Secret Service’s chief information officer, is focusing on five strategic IT goals, including cybersecurity, the workforce and IT service delivery.
April 13, 2017 -
Kyo Dolan, assistant to the special agent in charge of the Secret Service’s Critical Systems Protection Program, talked with Federal News Radio’s Jared Serbu on Federal Drive with Tom Temin about how the agency builds cyber threats into its protection plans.
March 31, 2017 -
Senior Correspondent Mike Causey wants to know what it's really like for federal employees in the midst of this presidential transition.
February 24, 2017 -
On the personnel front, the Trump administration had an up-and-down week. The departure of National Security Adviser Michael Flynn and the withdrawal of Labor Secretary Andrew Puzder set Washington abuzz. But the Senate confirmed Michael Mulvaney as director of the Office of Management and Budget, Steve Mnuchin as Treasury secretary, and Dr. David Shulkin as VA secretary.
February 16, 2017 -
In today's Top Federal Headlines, the Government Accountability office adds three new areas to its high risk list and removes one.
February 15, 2017 -
The Secret Service has taken significant, wide-ranging and important actions to transform the way it does business, according to recent study.
January 02, 2017 -
The Department of Homeland Security is a diverse collection of agencies performing a variety of tasks, as evidenced by its three nominees for the Service to America Medals.
October 07, 2016 -
A House Appropriations subcommittee delivered a major setback to the funding of a consolidated Department of Homeland Security headquarters campus on Wednesday.
June 09, 2016 -
The head of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee said about half of the nation's data would be at risk if the Education Department was hacked.
January 07, 2016 -
The Secret Service has been running the National Computer Forensics Institute for years. But a bill now in Congress would expand its mission. Its sponsor, Rep. John Ratcliffe (R-Texas) explains to Federal Drive with Tom Temin why he thinks the institute's expertise should be shared with law enforcement at all levels of government.
December 30, 2015 -
As agencies with crucial missions stumble out of mistakes, don't forget to celebrate the small victories.
November 18, 2015