How disaster spending plans fell short on OMB’s watch The Government Accountability Office found that a lack of Office of Management and Budget guidance resulted in insufficient documentation that disaster relief funds were spent efficiently. By: Chloe Rogers 6 days ago
Important federal records remain at risk of being lost or destroyed And one of the explanations given by the National Archives and Records Administration for its poor performance? It can’t quite figure out how many federal agencies actually exist to monitor. By: Chloe Rogers July 8
GAO: OPM’s retirement system needs its own departure plan Federal retirement application processing has met significant delays due to the Office of Personnel Management's antiquated processing operations. By: Chloe Rogers June 18
The budget could take a ‘huge hit’ from climate change The impacts of climate change could drive up the money needed for future federal budgets, and Congress lacks important information to deal with it. By: Chloe Rogers June 13
Federal agency recommends White House aide Conway be fired The U.S. Office of Special Counsel said Kellyanne Conway is a "repeat offender" of the Hatch Act by disparaging Democratic presidential candidates while speaking in her official capacity during television interviews and on social media. By: Kevin Freking and Darlene Superville, The Associated Press June 13
Watchdog finds 10 ‘critical’ IT security risks in the government Ten agencies still operate old, mission critical and poorly secured information technology, which the Government Accountability Office deemed 'critical' to modernize. By: Jessie Bur June 11
Senior DEA official gave special treatment to son, former colleagues The individuals were hired as contractors within his chain of command, despite lack of qualifications. The official also misused hundreds of thousands of dollars in taxpayer dollars. By: Chloe Rogers June 10
Why these employees are the most opioid-prescribed feds U.S. Postal Service employees account for approximately 48 percent of federal employee opioid prescription costs under the Federal Employees’ Compensation Act program. By: Jessie Bur June 10
Watchdog finds Census lacks ‘key’ risk information for 2020 A Government Accountability Office report found that while the Census Bureau is generally aware of risk to the 2020 count, they need better plans to address it. By: Chloe Rogers June 5
Feds: DeVos used personal emails for work in ‘limited’ cases The agency's Office of Inspector General, which was investigating at the request of House Democrats, said it searched the department's email system and found a "limited" number of messages to or from Education Secretary Betsy DeVos' personal accounts. By: Collin Binkley, The Associated Press May 20
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