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Why was Defense Secretary Austin’s hospital stay kept secret for days?
Members of Congress and Pentagon leaders were unaware for days that Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin had been hospitalized since Monday.
By Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press
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Opinion
How better traceability can help unlock $1 trillion in federal grants
More than 50 different federal agencies funnel money to over 130,000 recipients through 1,900 programs each year.
By Jason Adolf
Yes or No: Who’s in charge? Power struggles roil Washington
Meeting by meeting, questions of competence, generational change, #MeToo politics, special counsel Robert Mueller's report and the 2020 elections are animating the fight for power.
Democrats want feds to target the ‘black box’ of AI bias
The proposal, co-sponsored by Sen. Cory Booker, may face an uphill battle in the Republican-led Senate. But it reflects growing — and bipartisan — scrutiny of the largely unregulated data economy.
By Matt O'Brien
Watchdog group: DoD’s JEDI cloud is mired in murk
A report examines how the complexity of artificial intelligence and cloud technologies lend themselves to obscurity in federal contracting.
By Kelsey D. Atherton
New open government plan doubles down on old priorities
The Trump administration's first official open government policy includes eight primary initiatives to increase federal transparency.
By Jessie Bur
VA says it has never been more cooperative with Congress. So why can’t lawmakers get the answers they want?
Growing frustration between the administration's veteran program leaders and Congress could stall the legislative success they've enjoyed in recent years.
Lawmakers chide Pompeo on perceived lack of transparency
In a letter sent to Pompeo on Monday, the top Democrat on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee called for the State Department to resume daily press briefings, which have been sharply curtailed since Pompeo took over three months ago.
VA watchdog accuses leadership of withholding access to employee complaints
In response, the acting VA secretary accused the inspector general of overstepping his authority and hurting the department's image.
Why DoD continues to fail at IT
The Department of Defense once again received the lowest score on the Federal Information Technology Acquisition Reform Act.
By Jessie Bur
This week in Congress: Defense rush before Memorial Day
Defense and veterans hearings on Capitol Hill for the week of May 21.
How smart operations can strengthen federal procurement
Federal government procurement policies and systems must strive to increase transparency and consumerize the procurement experience for buyers and suppliers.
By Alex Saric