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How do You Oversee Money That's Hard to Track?
The Project on Government Oversight's Dylan Hedtler-Gaudette joins the podcast to discuss how to minimize fraud in government spending.
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Federal Officials’ Plans for the Super Bowl Have Reached the End Zone
More than 600 Homeland Security personnel are providing support for this year's game.
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3 Biden Officials Are Serving Unlawfully, a Watchdog Rules
GAO continues a standoff with the Biden administration over the rules of agency leaders serving in temporary capacities.
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Here’s What the End of the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency Could Mean for Federal Agencies
The director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention asked Congress for more authority related to health data and the workforce.
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The Labor Secretary Is Set to Leave His Post for the NHL Players Union, Reports Say
The news comes as some House Republicans set their sights on oversight for fraud in pandemic-era benefits programs including enhanced unemployment insurance.
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Biden Uses the State of the Union to Demand More Federal Resources and Less Legislative Brinkmanship
The president also calls for a dramatic uptick in federal watchdog spending.
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The HHS to Industry: Let’s Connect on Medical Supply Chain Issues
The pandemic showed “the need for critical public health industrial investments at a scale never seen before in the United States,” an HHS official says.
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IRS Sends Black Taxpayers at Least 2.9X More Audit Notices
Researchers demonstrate how the IRS could tweak its secret algorithm to reduce the audit disparity facing Black taxpayers.
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Senators Make Bipartisan Push to Unload or Upgrade Federal Property
Excess federal space could be leased to solar companies or universities, lawmakers say.
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Louis DeJoy Laments the Existence of USPS' Regulator
The postmaster general jokes he would be better off without the regulatory commission, which exists to protect Americans from the Postal Service's monopoly.
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Coronavirus Roundup: The Emergencies Declared Due to COVID-19 Will be Ending
There’s a lot to keep track of. Here’s a list of this week’s news updates and stories you may have missed.
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Lawmakers Want the Head of the National Drug Policy Office Back in the Cabinet
A group of bipartisan, bicameral lawmakers is making this push ahead of President Biden’s State of the Union speech next week.
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I Helped Balance the Federal Budget in the 1990s – Here’s Just How Hard It Will Be for the GOP to Achieve that Same Rare Feat
House Speaker McCarthy wants to put the US on a path to a balanced budget as debt ceiling negotiations begin with President Biden. Here’s why it won’t be easy to repeat what Bill Clinton accomplished.
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USDA to Use Outdoors Recreation to Boost Economy Around National Forests, Grasslands
The USDA is working on a broader push to help communities reap economic rewards from the growing recreation sector.
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White House Makes Debt Ceiling, Budget Demands Ahead of McCarthy Meeting
Republicans should detail where they want to see cuts, Biden officials say.
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The National Intelligence Director: Over-Classification Undermines Democracy
The ongoing investigations into handling of sensitive documents by former presidents and vice presidents have brought potential problems with the classification system back into the spotlight.
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That Time the Federal Government Was Ruled By Czars
How a term for Russian oligarchs came to be applied to American government officials.
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How Misinformed Citizens Put Government Personnel in Harm’s Way
What happens online can turn into physical threats.
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Coronavirus Roundup: Changes at the CDC; the Republicans on the COVID Panel
There’s a lot to keep track of. Here’s a list of this week’s news updates and stories you may have missed.
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VA Says Its Renewed Infrastructure Review Will Focus on Building First
Closures could still come, but that will be a "secondary matter."
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