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More Changes to Come on the ‘Made in America’ Front

President Biden announced new proposed standards during his recent State of the Union address.

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The White House Has a New Leader for Federal Workforce and Agency Performance Issues

Biden taps former national security official with extensive experience at outside good government groups.

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Inflation, Workforce Issues Challenge Defense Contractors Amid Security Pivot

The defense industrial base is facing workforce and inflationary headwinds just as the U.S. is refocusing its strategic lens on competition with China and Russia.

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The Challenge of Modernizing the Civil Service

What has been done over the past few years to prepare the federal workforce for the 21st century? Virtually nothing.

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USPS Opens a New Line of Credit With Treasury

The Postal Service has grown its liquidity immensely, but is eligible to borrow up to an additional $5 billion.

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Coronavirus Roundup: Watchdog Slams Trump-Era ‘Project Airbridge’ For Medical Supplies

There's a lot to keep track of. Here’s a list of this week’s news updates and stories you may have missed.

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How do You Oversee Money That's Hard to Track?

The Project on Government Oversight's Dylan Hedtler-Gaudette joins the podcast to discuss how to minimize fraud in government spending.

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Federal Officials’ Plans for the Super Bowl Have Reached the End Zone

More than 600 Homeland Security personnel are providing support for this year's game.

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3 Biden Officials Are Serving Unlawfully, a Watchdog Rules

GAO continues a standoff with the Biden administration over the rules of agency leaders serving in temporary capacities.

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Here’s What the End of the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency Could Mean for Federal Agencies

The director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention asked Congress for more authority related to health data and the workforce.  

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The Labor Secretary Is Set to Leave His Post for the NHL Players Union, Reports Say

The news comes as some House Republicans set their sights on oversight for fraud in pandemic-era benefits programs including enhanced unemployment insurance.

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The HHS to Industry: Let’s Connect on Medical Supply Chain Issues

The pandemic showed “the need for critical public health industrial investments at a scale never seen before in the United States,” an HHS official says. 

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IRS Sends Black Taxpayers at Least 2.9X More Audit Notices

Researchers demonstrate how the IRS could tweak its secret algorithm to reduce the audit disparity facing Black taxpayers.

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Senators Make Bipartisan Push to Unload or Upgrade Federal Property

Excess federal space could be leased to solar companies or universities, lawmakers say.

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Louis DeJoy Laments the Existence of USPS' Regulator

The postmaster general jokes he would be better off without the regulatory commission, which exists to protect Americans from the Postal Service's monopoly.

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Coronavirus Roundup: The Emergencies Declared Due to COVID-19 Will be Ending

There’s a lot to keep track of. Here’s a list of this week’s news updates and stories you may have missed.

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Lawmakers Want the Head of the National Drug Policy Office Back in the Cabinet 

A group of bipartisan, bicameral lawmakers is making this push ahead of President Biden’s State of the Union speech next week. 

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I Helped Balance the Federal Budget in the 1990s – Here’s Just How Hard It Will Be for the GOP to Achieve that Same Rare Feat

House Speaker McCarthy wants to put the US on a path to a balanced budget as debt ceiling negotiations begin with President Biden. Here’s why it won’t be easy to repeat what Bill Clinton accomplished.

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USDA to Use Outdoors Recreation to Boost Economy Around National Forests, Grasslands

The USDA is working on a broader push to help communities reap economic rewards from the growing recreation sector.