Category: federal agencies

LIVE 2 PM ET: House Oversight Committee Hearing on ‘Addressing Post-Pandemic Backlogs and Delays at Federal Agencies’

The House Oversight Committee holds a hearing on “Addressing Post-Pandemic Backlogs and Delays at Federal Agencies” at 2:00 p.m. ET on June 21.   …


LIVE NOW: House Oversight Committee Hearing on ‘Addressing Post-Pandemic Backlogs and Delays at Federal Agencies’

The House Oversight Committee holds a hearing on “Addressing Post-Pandemic Backlogs and Delays at Federal Agencies” at 2:00 p.m. ET on June 21.   …


House Oversight Committee Hearing on ‘Addressing Post-Pandemic Backlogs and Delays at Federal Agencies’

The House Oversight Committee holds a hearing on “Addressing Post-Pandemic Backlogs and Delays at Federal Agencies” at 2:00 p.m. ET on June 21.   …


Federal Agencies Lag in Implementing Biden Executive Order on Improving Voter Access

Federal agencies are lagging behind in implementing President Joe Biden’s executive order (EO) aimed at boosting voter access, a report has found, as worries remain about politicizing federal agencies. On March 7, 2021, President Joe Biden signed executive order 14019 that sought to “leverage the resources of the federal government to increase access to voter…


Bump Stock Case Is Not About Firearms: Attorneys

If you believe the lifting of the ATF’s bump stock ban by the U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals is a Second Amendment question, you are mistaken, said the lead attorney for plaintiff Michael Cargill of Texas. “This case doesn’t raise any Second Amendment issues,” Richard Samp of the New Civil Liberties Alliance and lead…


White House Asks Federal Agencies to Buy More From Small Disadvantaged Businesses

The White House announced Dec. 2 that it will order federal agencies to direct 11 percent of government spending contracts to minority and underserved small businesses next year at more than twice the current level. The 11 percent increase goes well beyond the 5 percent mandated by law. This announcement is a step toward the…


Bill to Kill ‘Zombie Federal Programs’ is a ‘No-Brainer’: Sen. Joni Ernst

Sen. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) says there are far too many failed federal programs that should have been killed long ago, and adopting her proposal to make sure they are in the future should be a “no-brainer for Congress.” The Iowa Republican told reporters during a Thursday news conference that she is naming Congress as the…


Bill to Kill ‘Zombie Federal Programs’ is a ‘No-Brainer’: Sen. Ernst

Sen. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) says there are far too many failed federal programs that should have been killed long ago, and adopting her proposal to make sure that happens in the future should be a “no-brainer for Congress.” The Iowa Republican told reporters during an Oct. 28 news conference that she’s naming Congress as the…


US Agencies Scrub Websites to Protect Afghans Left Behind

WASHINGTON—Multiple federal agencies that operated in Afghanistan and worked with Afghan citizens have been hastily purging their websites, removing articles and photos that could endanger the Afghan civilians who interacted with them and now fear retribution from the Taliban. The online scrubbing campaign appeared to begin late last week when it became clear that the…


Internal Data Shows Surge in Harassment Complaints at Canada Revenue Agency, RCMP

OTTAWA—Complaints of workplace harassment and violence have risen sharply at several federal departments and agencies in recent years, according to internal data. The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) saw harassment complaints jump 82 per cent to 166 between 2016-17 and 2018-19. The RCMP says it received 1,132 harassment complaints over a five-year period, with numbers increasing…