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GovExec Daily: Despite the Supreme Court, the EPA Can Still Do Its Job
Former Regional Administrator for the Environmental Protection Agency’s Southeast Region Heather Toney joins the podcast to discuss the high court's decision and its effects on regulatory agencies.
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Border Patrol Agents Are Cleared of Striking Migrants, But Still Face Discipline for Their Harsh Actions
Four agents are facing punishment after a much publicized incident last year.
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The Justice Department is Investigating Texas’ Operation Lone Star for Alleged Civil Rights Violations
Emails obtained by ProPublica and The Texas Tribune confirm that federal authorities are probing discrimination claims involving Gov. Greg Abbott’s multibillion-dollar border initiative.
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The SBA Gave 'Shuttered Venues' COVID Relief Funds They Didn't Ask For
Poor oversight riddled the emergency program, leading to $1.5 billion in questioned awards.
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GovExec Daily: The Supreme Court Is Limiting the Regulatory State
The Brennan Center's Martha Kinsella joins the podcast to discuss the high court's decision on regulatory power.
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19 U.S. Diplomatic Posts Receive Grants for Their Sustainable Ideas
A State Department program awards up to $1 million to assist U.S. embassies and consulates for their innovative solutions to environmental problems.
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After Mass Shootings, Lawmakers Weigh Body Armor Bans
Over the past 20 years, sales of body armor have grown steadily among the general population.
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Grain Elevator Project Could Destroy African American Historical Sites, Preservation Agency Says
Following ProPublica's reporting, a federal agency says that a proposed grain elevator in Louisiana could harm a historic plantation and asks why a report was changed to minimize discussion of possible damage.
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Government Watchdogs Attack Medicare Advantage for Denying Care and Overcharging
The Government Accountability Office and the Health and Human Services inspector general’s office say seniors enrolled in the program are suffering and taxpayers are getting bilked for billions of dollars a year.
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White House Aide Cassidy Hutchinson Details How Powerful Officials Leaned on Her to ‘Figure It Out’ on Jan. 6
'I started to get frustrated because I felt like I was watching a bad car accident that was about to happen,” the former aide to the White House chief of staff said.
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GovExec Daily: Congress is Finally Addressing Burn Pits
Eric Katz joins the podcast to discuss the Honoring our Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxics Act.
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The Afghanistan Watchdog Blasts State and USAID for ‘Sudden Refusal to Cooperate’
The agencies defended their handling of requests since October and said they’ve “regularly responded” to the office over the years.
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Jan. 6 Committee Hearings Show What Went Right, not Just What Went Wrong
Coverage of the House Jan. 6 hearings focuses on what went wrong that led up to Trump supporters’ laying siege to the U.S. Capitol. A government scholar looks at what went right, both then and now.
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GovExec Daily: Will This Court Decision Gut the Regulatory State?
Conor Dirks joins the podcast to discuss the Fifth Circuit's recent decision concerning the Securities and Exchange Commission's ability to adjudicate securities fraud.
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Pandemic Response Watchdogs Urge Agencies to Focus on ID Theft
Federal agencies need to contend with outdated tech, identity proofing and data issues while also helping identity fraud victims, inspectors general told a House panel on Tuesday.
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Agency Doesn’t Have to Reconsider Benefits Decisions After Misinterpreting the Law, Supreme Court Rules
Opponents call it "inexcusable" to deny a veteran a new hearing after VA admitted it made a mistake.
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Medication Abortion and Clinics on Federal Land: Here Are Democrats’ Ideas to Protect Abortion Access
Facing a congressional stalemate, Democratic senators have asked the White House to consider a bevy of executive actions to protect abortion care ahead of an expected Supreme Court decision gutting Roe v. Wade.
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COVID Oversight Officials Request More Time and Money to Ferret Out Fraud
Democrats allege more mismanagement of pandemic funds by the Trump administration.
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GovExec Daily: The Supreme Court Says Federal Officials Are 'Absolutely Immunized' From Personal Lawsuits
Eric Katz joins the podcast to discuss a recent ruling from the high court.
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House Approves Massive $31 Billion 'Ike Dike' Project to Protect Texas Coast from Hurricanes
The U.S. House voted to authorize the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to begin planning for the massive coastal barrier project in Galveston Bay, but funding is not yet secured. The largest civil engineering project in U.S. history would permanently alter the Texas coast.
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