Oversight
Trump Indictment Won’t Keep Him from Presidential Race, but Will Make His Reelection Bid Much Harder
With a grand jury indictment of former President and current presidential candidate Donald Trump, a legal scholar explores what the law says about the consequences of such an unprecedented act.
Oversight
FBI Whistleblower Protections May Finally Catch Up With Obama-era Policy Changes
The Justice Department also wants to know how it can further increase “fairness, effectiveness, efficiency and transparency” for whistleblowers.
Oversight
Here’s How the Prisons Agency Fared During the Pandemic
The Justice Department inspector general outlined opportunities for reform before the next public health emergency.
Defense
Biden Asks the Pentagon to Use Its Buying Power to Advance Gun Safety Goals
This is part of a new executive order issued as the president visits a community in California that suffered a mass shooting in January.
Workforce
Inside a Federal Prison Facility
Courtney Bublé joins the podcast to discuss what she saw at FCI Cumberland.
Management
'It's Not Just Club Fed': A Day Inside One Facility in the Strained Federal Prisons System
A visit to a Bureau of Prisons facility in Maryland showed some of the challenges the agency is facing as a new director tackles reforms.
Management
Team Maryland Champions Its State for the New FBI Headquarters
Both the Maryland and Virginia congressional delegations have meetings with the General Services Administration this week.
Management
ICE, Prison Targeted Immigrants Seeking Medical Care, Complaint Says
The complain alleges that staff at two facilities in Nevada have engaged in retaliatory transfers and medical abuse, including refusing to treat “a severe case of trench foot" for one detainee.
Management
30 Years Later, Waco Siege Still Resonates – Especially among Anti-Government Extremists
Waco has been used as a rallying cry for decades, two scholars of domestic extremism explain.
Workforce
Postal Police Won a Grievance, but They're Unlikely to Patrol
An arbitrator overturned a 2020 memo that confined the postal police force to acting solely as building security guards.
Management
The Bureau of Prisons Needs to Do More to Address Inmate-on-Staff Sexual Harassment, a Watchdog Says
The report “affirms the years of widespread reports from across the country of this pervasive and demoralizing conduct in our nation's prisons,” a union president said.
Management
Everyone Wants the New FBI Headquarters, But Who Gets It Remains Undecided
On Wednesday, a Virginia delegation explained why their state should be chosen for the new location, and got opposition from lawmakers advocating for Maryland to win the long-running fight.
Oversight
New U.S. House Weaponization Panel to Probe FBI, IRS, ATF
Chairman Jim Johnson called on whistleblowers from throughout federal government to come forward to share information with committee
Management
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.
Oversight
Congressional Black Caucus Meets with Biden to Push for Police Accountability
Last year, at least 1,192 people were killed by law enforcement officers in the U.S., and 26% were Black people despite making up more than 13% of U.S. population
Oversight
A Watchdog Finds Missing Guns, Other Issues With the Federal Government’s Firearm Donation Program
GSA lacks a clear policy and proper oversight for its efforts to provide states with guns that federal agencies no longer need.
Management
DHS' New Limited Policy on Vehicle Chases Brings Hope for Ending Unnecessary Deaths
Nearly 100 individuals have died in car chases with federal border personnel over the last dozen years.
Oversight
Special Counsels, like Those Examining Biden’s and Trump’s Handling of Classified Documents, Are Intended to Be Independent – but They Aren’t Entirely
Special counsels can help administrations avoid the perception of bias, but politics is never fully out of the picture.
Oversight
The Commerce Dept. Needs Better Oversight of its Law Enforcement Unit, IG Found
The unit handles investigations and enforcement actions on violations related to export laws and regulations, and the bureau that houses it has become “even more important amid Russia’s war and rising U.S.-China tensions,” one analyst observed.
Management
The DHS Is Going to Have to Start Buying More Uniforms and Equipment from Small, Domestic Firms
This requirement was included in the fiscal 2023 National Defense Authorization Act.
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