Senate Committees OK Rep. Mick Mulvaney’s OMB Director Nomination
Mick Mulvaney Two Senate committees have approved the nomination of Rep. Mick Mulvaney (R-South Carolina) to lead the Office of...
GAO: DHS Should Establish Performance Evaluation Measures for NCCIC
The Government Accountability Office has urged the Department of Homeland Security to establish metrics and methods to assess the performance of the National...
IRS Offers Free Electronic Tax Preparation for Mobile Device Users
The Internal Revenue Service has said taxpayers can now access free electronic tax preparation software through mobile devices such as...
Report: US Treasury Lifts IT Product Sales Ban on Russia
The Treasury Department has lifted the ban on sales of information technology products to Russia, USA Today reported Thursday. Doug...
DoD Exempts Certain Civilian Positions From Hiring Freeze
The Defense Department has exempted certain civilian positions from the federal hiring freeze that President Donald Trump ordered in a...
GAO: CMS Implemented 3 of 11 Recommendations on Medicaid Program Integrity
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has implemented only three of 11 recommendations that the Government Accountability Office made...
CBO: Intell Authorization Bill’s Unclassified Provisions to Cost $454M Over 5 Years
The Congressional Budget Office has estimated that the unclassified provisions of the 2017 Intelligence Authorization Act will cost $454 million to implement...
House GOP Urges Trump to Clarify Federal Hiring Freeze Memo
A group of 19 House Republican members has called on President Donald Trump to clarify his presidential memorandum that imposes a...
NASA Backs Foldable Small Satellite Radiator Development
A three-member research team led by NASA technologist Vivek Dwivedi is working on a foldable radiator designed to control heat on...
GAO: GSA Should Notify Tenant Agencies of Foreign-Owned Buildings
The Government Accountability Office has called on the General Services Administration to inform tenant agencies if their high-security leased offices are owned by foreign...