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Federal transparency improved on paper; key gaps still undermine integrity: GAO
12+ hour, 7+ min ago (307+ words) "The federal government is the American people's government. It's their tax dollars being spent, and they should know where it's going," Jeff Arkin said. Terry Gerton GAO recently testified before Congress that the executive branch still has some pretty significant…...
Mounting congressional oversight means more agencies and orgs have more to explain
9+ hour, 50+ min ago (396+ words) "Congressional investigations should be viewed not only as a legal issue, but as a strategic and reputational risk management challenge," Amanda Robinson said. Terry Gerton Your firm has tried to forecast the expectations for congressional oversight hearings and investigations for…...
CDC eases telework restrictions for disabled employees, as HHS faces 9, 000-request backlog
9+ hour, 51+ min ago (1260+ words) Statements from department officials and the Office of Personnel Management suggest HHS may have gone too far in restricting medical telework. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is giving employees with disabilities more flexibility to telework as a reasonable…...
Do D seeks to boost pay while cutting incentives, PSC moves funding in 2027
17+ hour, 19+ min ago (536+ words) A proposed pay increase for troops in 2027 comes alongside cuts to travel and incentive spending. As the Pentagon seeks to significantly boost pay for service members in 2027, it is also looking to scale back funding for various incentives and permanent…...
DHS staff to get back pay starting Friday
16+ hour, 26+ min ago (586+ words) DHS employees are set to receive back pay through April 4 thanks to re-directed funding, but future paychecks likely depend on Congress ending the shutdown. Department of Homeland Security employees who have gone unpaid through nearly two months of a partial…...
Surprise new element in DOGE's Medicaid experiment: taxpayers vs. health care fraud
18+ hour, 22+ min ago (363+ words) "This is not the first time that this type of crowdsourcing has ultimately come about through release of federal data sets," John Barry said. Terry Gerton You've done some looking into a data set that the DOGE team inside the…...
Agencies warn Iranian-linked hackers targeting critical infrastructure
18+ hour, 49+ min ago (1088+ words) Federal News Network Agencies warn Iranian-linked hackers targeting critical infrastructure They say Iranian-linked groups are targeting programmable logic controllers across multiple U. S. critical infrastructure sectors. - Agencies say Iranian-linked hackers are targeting critical industries like the U. S. energy and water sectors. The Cybersecurity…...
Designing emergency loan programs for resilience and accountability
16+ hour, 43+ min ago (412+ words) In a crisis, speed is the headline. Years later, the real test is whether each eligibility or forgiveness decision can stand on its own without anyone having to rebuild the evidentiary record from scratch. The Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) and…...
The CAS board's carrying out a mandate'and comments are now open
1+ day, 13+ hour ago (281+ words) It's "reducing the burden without really narrowing government insights into the contracts and having the assuredness of these requirements," Dan Ramish said. "Join us April 29 & 30 for Federal News Network's AI & Data Exchange where government and industry leaders will discuss how…...
New OMB IT policy memo rings familiar, but signals major shifts
1+ day, 9+ hour ago (609+ words) Terry Gerton There was an interesting memo from OMB that came out on March 31, reinforcing transparency, accountability, and oversight of federal technology, or in the vernacular M-26-10. Let's start with the high-level view of this. Why did they feel like they…...