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Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-Va.) said that before the COVID-19 pandemic, USPS and Treasury had negotiated lifting the Postal Service’s borrowing cap. But in return, he said Treasury asked for greater oversight of USPS.
April 06, 2020 -
The IRS faces a three-pronged challenge: disbursing stimulus checks, extending the tax filing season to July 15 and carrying all of this out with about half of its employees working from home.
April 06, 2020 -
In today's Federal Newscast, four preservation and conservation specialists at the National Archives and Records Administration did some quick thinking and realized the equipment they use to deal with records damaged by floods, fires, or mold could help doctors and nurses fighting the coronavirus.
April 03, 2020 -
Most Social Security benefits and retirement checks will come as planned. And federal retirees who receive Social Security benefits won't need to file separate forms to receive upcoming coronavirus stimulus checks from the IRS.
April 02, 2020 -
Federal agencies have requested an additional $45.8 billion in funding for 2020 alone, which the White House said is necessary for its governmentwide response to the coronavirus. Extra telework support is at the top of the list.
March 19, 2020 -
Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin told members at a hearing Tuesday that continued investment in the IRS’ IT modernization remains critical to “bring the IRS into the modern world.”
March 04, 2020 -
The Bureau of the Fiscal Service has taken on a larger role as a shared service provider as part of Treasury’s plan to transform the state of federal financial management over a decade.
March 02, 2020 -
In today's Federal Newscast, we get a look inside the command center of the interagency task force, responsible for tracking real-time data on the spread of the coronavirus.
February 28, 2020 -
In today's Federal Newscast, the DCSA says it's business model is getting more efficient in its first full year of operation.
February 18, 2020 -
The departments of Agriculture, Commerce, Treasury, Labor and Education and the U.S. Agency for International Development asked Congress in their fiscal 2021 budget requests to use money saved from other programs for IT modernization initiatives.
February 17, 2020 -
The president's 2021 budget request includes some $20 billion in agency program reductions and $28 billion in program eliminations. Here are several highlights from the president's most recent proposal.
February 17, 2020 -
The Office of Financial Innovation and Transformation sees itself as a catalyst among agencies, one that is “thinking about the future.”
February 11, 2020 -
In today's Federal Newscast, Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) introduced the Bogus Bonus Ban Act to try to rein in excessive spending on unwarranted bonuses to contractors who fail to meet certain standards on federal projects.
January 24, 2020 -
In today's Federal Newscast, Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) is promising big changes to federal hiring and ethics policies if she is elected president.
January 23, 2020 -
In today's Federal Newscast, the Congressional Budget Office says agencies will not have to cut their spending because of sequestration in fiscal 2020, bad news for budget hawks concerned about the national debt.
January 14, 2020