Management
How Many Feds Are Back in DC Offices? A Watchdog Is Finding Numbers.
The Government Accountability Office is studying occupancy rates in federal agencies’ headquarters.
Oversight
Here’s How the Prisons Agency Fared During the Pandemic
The Justice Department inspector general outlined opportunities for reform before the next public health emergency.
Oversight
Public Trust in Government is Low. A Congressman Wants to Fix That With More White House Transparency.
Rep. Mike Quigley, D-Ill., reintroduced bills regarding visitor logs and preservation of presidential records.
Management
Coronavirus Roundup: GSA’s Budget Request Looks to the Future of Work After the Pandemic
There's a lot to keep track of. Here’s a list of this week’s news updates and stories you may have missed.
Oversight
Failing to Invest in Climate Change Means Failure to Taxpayers, Says New Assessment
A climate assessment included in the president's budget request adheres to an executive order issued in May 2021.
Oversight
House Democrats Release a New Citizen's Guide to the Freedom of Information Act
Journalists, educational institutions, nonprofits, private corporations and members of the public make use of the records law.
Management
Biden’s Nominee to Be Archivist Goes to the Full Senate
The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee advanced the nominee on Wednesday after a Republican senator called for the vote to be postponed.
Defense
Biden Asks the Pentagon to Use Its Buying Power to Advance Gun Safety Goals
This is part of a new executive order issued as the president visits a community in California that suffered a mass shooting in January.
Management
'It's Not Just Club Fed': A Day Inside One Facility in the Strained Federal Prisons System
A visit to a Bureau of Prisons facility in Maryland showed some of the challenges the agency is facing as a new director tackles reforms.
Oversight
The Justice Department Underscores the Need for FOIA ‘Presumption of Openness’
New guidance comes at the start of the annual “Sunshine Week” promoting open government.
Management
Coronavirus Roundup: $20 Billion Requested for Pandemic and Biological Threat Preparedness
There's a lot to keep track of. Here’s a list of this week’s news updates and stories you may have missed.
Management
Accountability and Cost Efficiency Goals Amplified in Biden’s $6.9 Trillion Budget Proposal
This is just a wish list, as the administration still has to hammer out an agreement with a divided Congress.
Management
Team Maryland Champions Its State for the New FBI Headquarters
Both the Maryland and Virginia congressional delegations have meetings with the General Services Administration this week.
Defense
Republicans Want a Briefing on the Defense Department’s ‘Lax’ Financial Management
The Pentagon failed its fifth-ever audit in 2022, but department officials say they are making some progress.
Management
The Pressure Builds to Declassify Information on COVID-19’s Origins
A bill could soon be headed to the president’s desk to compel declassification.
Oversight
Afghanistan Watchdog: The Information Flow from Agencies Is Improving, But Could Still Be Better
Three federal agencies maintain they are being responsive to the watchdog.
Management
Coronavirus Roundup: Senate Votes to Declassify Information on COVID Origins, the White House Won’t Say if Biden Supports the Bill
There’s a lot to keep track of. Here’s a list of this week’s news updates and stories you may have missed.
Oversight
Lawmakers Want Watchdogs to Look Into Their Agencies’ Ethics Policies on Stock Ownership
This follows an investigation by The Wall Street Journal that found thousands of federal officials owned and traded stocks of companies that were affected directly by their agencies’ activity.
Oversight
President Biden Issues a Sweeping Anti-COVID Fraud Proposal
One piece would be to give law enforcement and oversight agencies more time and resources to go after fraudsters.
Management
Archivist Nominee Pledges to Address a Backlog That Stands in the Way of Veterans Getting Benefits
“Of utmost importance to me” is reducing the pandemic-induced pileup of records requests, Colleen Shogan told lawmakers in her second nomination hearing.
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